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- About ADP
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The Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs is responsible for administering prevention, treatment, and recovery services for alcohol and drug abuse and problem gambling.
If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, drugs or gambling, there are services available throughout California to help you get on the road to recovery. We hope you will come to rely on this website as a resource to understand the problems associated with alcohol or drug use or problems associated with gambling.
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Co-Occurring Disorders
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Individuals with COD have one or more disorders relating to the use of alcohol and/or other drugs of abuse as well as one or more mental disorders. A diagnosis of COD occurs when an individual has both mental illness and a substance use disorder. Although the disorders may impact each other, neither is merely a sympton of the other. (Read more)
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Announcements
Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs – Counselors Licensing and Certification Law
The Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs is sponsoring legislation to create a new alcohol and other drug counselor certification and licensing system. While SB 707 (DeSaulnier) was held in Senate Appropriations Committee last year, we will continue our work with stakeholders and to develop and introduce a bill this year.
ADP - Draft Treatment Standards for Substance Abuse Disorders
ADP has completed drafts for review of the "California's Best System Practices" and "Treatment Standards for Substance Use Disorders". These drafts are available on our Treatment Standards Development page and we invite you to provide input.
ADP Offices Closed on Fridays due to Furloughs
The Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs will be closed on the second, third and fourth Fridays of each month due to furloughs. Staff will return the following Monday except for holidays. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. You may continue to access treatment services online (Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Assistance). If this is a medical emergency, please call 911.
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