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“If there is one thing I learned, it’s that I can’t do it alone.”

-25 years old

“The program taught me how to nurture myself and therefore my children…”

-First Steps Perinatal Day Treatment Client

“I’ve got a good life now. My family, my friends, this school, they all came out of my being an addict and wanting a better life.”

-Clean & Sober School Graduate

Programs and Services

The Drug Abuse Alternatives Center (DAAC) offers a wide range of treatment programs and services in Sonoma and Lake Counties. DAAC has been serving Sonoma County since 1969 and now provides services at approximately 30 locations.

All of DAAC's treatment programs are licensed and/or certified by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug programs.

To learn more about our available programs and services, please select one of the following categories:

For Adults

DAAC offers both Outpatient and Residential treatment options for adults with alcohol and other drug problems. Programs and services include outreach, education and prevention efforts, assessment, individual, family and group counseling, a Methadone Maintenance and Detoxification program, a weekly Needle Exchange service, a Drug Court program (for non-violent adults involved in the criminal justice system) and a supervised Sober Living House. Health Services, including HIV and Hepatitis C education, testing, and counseling, are available to all clients.

For Teens and Parents

DAAC offers a number of Outpatient programs and services for adolescents with alcohol and other drug problems. Services include outreach, education and prevention efforts, assessment, individual, family and group counseling and School-Based Programs. We also offer a Juvenile Probation Program for non-violent adolescents involved in the criminal justice system. Health Services, including HIV and Hepatitis C education, testing, and counseling, are available to all clients.

Additionally, DAAC's Parents Supporting Parents program facilitates free weekly meetings in Santa Rosa to support and educate parents dealing with unacceptable adolescent behaviors.

For Pregnant or Parenting Women

DAAC offers Perinatal Day Treatment programs in both Sonoma County for pregnant and/or parenting women with problems of chemical dependency. DAAC also operates a Transitional Living Center which provides safe and drug-free housing for pregnant and/or parenting women and their children for up to nine months. Health Services, including HIV and Hepatitis C education, testing and counseling, are available to all clients.

Our experienced staff can guide family and friends of an individual with alcohol and/or other drug problems through a structured and facilitated intervention process. The goal of this process is to get the individual into an appropriate treatment program and help his or her family and friends through the process. For information on facilitated intervention, please contact Monica Haimowitz, Youth and Family Services Director, at (707) 544-3295.

If you or someone you love has an alcohol or other drug problem, the Drug Abuse Alternatives Center (DAAC) can help.

Sonoma County:  (707) 544-3295 or toll-free (877) 888-DAAC (3222)