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etcada <br />EAST TEXAS COUNCIL ON <br />A,LCOHCLISM AND DRUG nBUSL <br />ETCADA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN PARIS <br />FY08 Se tember 2007 - Au ust 2008 <br />OSAR (Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral) <br />29 <br />After-Hours Crisis Calls <br />$ <br />School-Based Prevention Education <br />691 <br />Youth Individual Sessions <br />Tobacco Compliance Checks <br />149 <br />Total Services <br />46 <br />923 <br />OSAR (Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral): Licensed Chemical <br />Dependency Counselors provide confidential services for individuals seeking <br />treatment for alcoholism and/or drug addiction. <br />After Hour Crisis Calls: 24-hour Help line that offers free, confidential and <br />immediate assistance. <br />School-Based Prevention Programs: Using research-based curricula with proven <br />outcomes, trained ETCADA staff facilitate drug and alcohol prevention programs in <br />elementary schools. These programs are designed to reduce the onset of the use of <br />alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by youth. <br />Tobacco Compliance Checks: ETCADA staff provides education for retailers who <br />sell tobacco products to ensure that youth under age 18 are not allowed to purchase <br />tobacco and to ensure retailer compliance when receiving "tobacco stings" by law <br />enforcement. <br />Community Presentations: Our professional staff accepts invitations from <br />organizations, churches and schools to educate people about alcoholism and drug <br />addiction and to make them aware of prevention and intervention services available <br />throughout East Texas. <br />° 000079 <br />