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The mission of Chester County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services is to ensure that quality alcohol and other drug intervention and treatment, as well as alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention programs are provided for citizens in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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Chester County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services Recognizes:
Parents Who Host, Lose The Most!
Parents Who Host, Lost The Most is a public awareness campaign which spreads community awareness on the dangers of hosting underage drinking parties. For more information on the awareness campaign,
click here.
Several Chester County Community members and organizations participate in the Parents Who Host, Lose The Most (PWH). For a description of events, see below!
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Downingtown
Communities That Care
(DtownCTC)
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DtownCTC partnered with Joe Burns Beverage in Downingtown to spread education and awareness on the consequences of buying alcohol for minors by placing PWH stickers on beer cases.
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o find out more information on the initiatives Downingtown CTC is working on for the PWH campaign, check out their website!
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West Chester
Communities That Care (WCCTC)
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WCCTC partnered with The Beer Mill in West Chester Borough to spread education and awareness on the consequences of buying alcohol for minors by placing PWH stickers on beer cases.
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o find out more information on the initiatives WCCTC is working on for the PWH campaign, check out their website!
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Recovery Works!
Looking back on my life in early recovery, I remember feeling so ashamed that my life had taken such a horrible turn, as I had lived such a "normal" life as a child. I was raised in a good home with strong morals, and most importantly, a loving family. However, my curiosity for the unknown definitely got the best of me. I began hanging around a rough crowd and I remember my mom always telling me, "You're only as good as the company you keep". Fast forward to my early 20s and my opioid pill dependency had turned into a full blown heroin addiction.
As people in active addiction tend to do, I found myself doing things I had never imagined doing, just for one more. Breaking the law became a part of my every day life, which eventually caught up to me, and I found myself behind bars. Though I fought it tooth and nail at the time, being stipulated to long-term treatment ultimately saved my life.
Of course I've hit some road blocks along the way, but nine years later, and I have three beautiful, healthy children and a career I am proud of. Some may see it as irony, but to me, it's just one person in recovery helping another, as I am currently a counselor at the same long-term treatment facility that saved my life nine years ago. Of course life is not all rainbows and butterflies, but I can truly say my hardest day clean is nothing compared to my best day living in active addiction. Being dependent on heroin is an absolutely horrible way to live life and to be free from that life, I am truly grateful.
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Do you know...
Any women with children either in treatment or who have completed treatment?
Chester County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services in partnership with Gaudenzia Inc. continues women with children wellness promotion throughout the spring!
Events include: Bowling, Please Touch Museum, Dutch Wonderland, A Beach Trip, and Campus Fair.
All events are FREE
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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Drug Take Back Day: A Success in Chester County!
On Saturday, April 29th, 10 temporary medication collection box sites located throughout Chester County collected
1,280 lbs. of medication!
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What's Happening in Chester County?
Summer 2017
Click here for learning opportunities and community awareness events during the month of June in the Drug and Alcohol field and the Mental Health field.
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Chester County Commissioners:
Michelle Kichline
Kathi Cozzone
Terence Farrell
Vincent H. Brown, Executive Director
Department of Drug and Alcohol Services
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