These centers provide communities with prevention information, resources and expertise. The library also shares its wealth of information and an extensive video collection with the public. Research has shown that youths with strong family ties and an awareness of the harmful consequences of substance abuse are less likely to use drugs. And prevention is a cost effective investment for the state. More than 85 percent of youth and adults reported that they were still abstinent two months after completing treatment for drug or alcohol abuse.
Treatment changes lives and saves Texas money.
It reduces the burden on the state s social, medical and criminal justice systems while strengthening families and helping individuals become healthy and productive citizens.