The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council of Orange County (ADAC), formed in 1972 by concerned community members, is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to address the disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions by:
EDUCATING the general public about alcoholism and drug addiction as a treatable family disease;
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ADVOCATING on behalf of alcoholic and other drug dependent people and those suffering the effects of alcoholism and other drug addictions; and
PREVENTING the diseases of alcoholism and other drug dependencies and the abuse of alcohol and other drugs through education and information dissemination.