Hospital & Health Care - Houston, Texas, United States
The Palmer Drug Abuse Program (PDAP) has operated in Houston for more than 40 years, providing free drug and alcohol prevention, education and recovery services to young people ages 12-25 and their parents. At PDAP's six satellite locations, young people struggling to recover from substance abuse receive, free of charge, 12-step based support meetings, individual and family counseling, recovery-based social and recreational activities and recovery support focused on developing life skills and coping skills. Parents also are offered the support necessary to play a positive role in the recovery of their children. The mission of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program is to be the most effective prevention and recovery program helping young people and families avoid or recover from the devastating effects of drug and alcohol abuse.