Drug Treatment

Incarceration of substance abusers has grown dramatically in the twenty years since CCA began working in the field. Prisons are an ineffective intervention into the cycle of drug abuse and crime associated with the drugs. CCA offers comprehensive services including drug treatment and treatment readiness programs for court involved substance abusers in New York City and Syracuse in order to rebuild families, strengthen communities and address problems caused by drug abuse and by drug-related crime and violence.

"When Janice came in, her self-esteem was zero; she was very angry, fearful and fragile," says Janice's case manager. - more...