Deteriorating conditions were one reason Health Quest was forced to close its doors in the early 1990s. The building remains vacant. The program is designed to keep kids from experimenting with alcohol and other drugs. Chemical People's after-school program aims at keeping children busy and away from alcohol or drugs while their parents work. From prevention to treatment, the north state harbors dozens of programs aimed at helping people overcome alcohol problems.
Most local experts agree that adult drinkers have plenty of options.
While young people have probably always drunk, the ramifications of alcohol use car accidents, health risks and addiction, for example have gotten worse, experts claim. Educational programs through schools and churches teach kids the dangers associated with alcohol use. We have counseling services, activities and mentor programs in schools. That is, if there's room. Many times existing centers are so full there's a six-month waiting list just to get a bed.