Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO CHANGE LIVES BY EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS RELATED PROBLEMS AT HOME, SCHOOL AND WORK WITH PROVEN, PRACTICAL RESOURCES, PREVENTION EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. OUR VISION: IS TO BE THE PREMIER RESOURCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY BY CHANGING LIVES, AND SAVING FUTURES.
SPECIFIC COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE HISTORY OF DRUG ABUSE, DRUG/DWI LAWS, DYNAMICS OF DRUG USE, DRUGS OF ABUSE, HOW DRUGS WORK, COST OF USE AND ABUSE, HEALTH ISSUES, HIV, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, DEGLAMORIZATION OF DRUGS, VALUES AND BEHAVIORS, PAST AND DESIRED BEHAVIORS, GETTING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE, RESOURCE OPTIONS, AND PERSONAL ACTION PLANNING. THE CURRICULUM CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: SOCIETAL VALUES RELATED TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BY MINORS, THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL ADVERTISING ON YOUNG PEOPLE, THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON YOUNG PEOPLE; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTOR VEHICLE AND OTHER ACCIDENTS AND ALCOHOL USE; RELEVANT LAWS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE, POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY MINORS, DRINKING PATTERNS AND PROBLEMS OF YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING ABUSE AND ADDICTION AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS. TRAINING OF INSTRUCTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE USE OF THE CURRICULUM IS ON GOING. THE SASSI IS OFFERED FOR GATHERING INFORMATION, ORGANIZING, AND USING IT TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN INDIVIDUAL HAVING A SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE DISORDER. IT CAN IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY. IT IS A BRIEF, EASILY ADMINISTERED PSYCHOLOGICAL QUESTIONNAIRE WITH OUR RESPECTABLE COUNSELORS. SPECIFIC COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE ALCOHOL/DRUG AND TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEMS, TEXAS LAWS RELATING TO DWI, EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL/DRUGS ON HUMANS, ALCOHOL/DRUGS AND DRIVING TASK ABILITIES, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, SYMPTOMS OF DEPENDENCY, SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE, COSTS OF DWI, AND DECISION-MAKING. THE VICTIM IMPACT PANEL IS LIVE AND PRESENTED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN PERSONALLY AFFECTED BY A DWI. THE PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE A PERSONAL TESTIMONY ON THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF DWIS. THE PROGRAM PURPOSE IS TO INTERVENE IN THE ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSING LIFESTYLES OF THE OFFENDERS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE ENTRY INTO TREATMENT WHERE INDICATED AS WELL AS TO PREVENT FURTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE RELATED PROBLEMS. OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO UNIQUELY MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS. OUR FEES ARE BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE THAT CONSIDERS OUR CLIENTS INCOME AND RESOURCES. YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT OUR PROGRAM WILL MEET YOU INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. WE ALSO OFFER AFTER-CARE TREATMENT AS WELL. CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR EVALUATION. WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW TREATMENT CENTERS THAT OFFERS A SLIDING SCALE FEE BASED ON YOUR INCOME. OUR OPIOID TRACK IS GOOD PROGRAM WITH GOOD OPTIONS. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR WHO USES THE CRAVCHEQ(NALTREXONE PELLET IMPLANT) THAT WILL NOT LET ABUSERS GET HIGH. WE FOLLOW UP WITH AN INTENSIVE 9 MONTH TREATMENT PLAN. THIS PROVEN TRACK HAS A STAGGERING 80 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE. THE REASON IT IS SO STAGGERING IS THAT IN TRADITIONAL TREATMENT (IOP OR SOP) YOU CAN HOPE FOR A 30 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE. THIS IS A GREAT SOLUTION TO A LONG STANDING PROBLEM. IT WORKS NOT ONLY ON OPIOIDS BUT ALCOHOL AND HEROINE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Juan M Mejia Jr | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
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