Modoc County Health Services
Alcohol & Drug Services

Modoc County Alcohol & Drug Services

is a full partner in the three collaborative

justice courts in Modoc County:

  • Adult Drug Treatment Court (Includes those on Prop 36 probation)
  • Dependency Drug Treatment Court
  • Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Treatment Court

Treatment Services for Adults:

  • A biopsychosocial assessment
  • Process using the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM)
  • Individual counseling
  • Relapse Prevention Groups
  • Women’s Recovery Groups
  • 12-Step Education Groups
  • Social Activity Groups
  • Domestic Violence Diversion program for men referred by the courts
  • Referral to out-of-county residential treatment facilities (funding may be provided, depending upon assessmentand availability of funds)

Treatment Services for Youth:

 

  • A biopsychosocial assessment  process using the Adolescent  Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and The American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM)
  • Individual counseling
  • Alcohol & Drug Diversion Program (for students enrolled in the Modoc Joint Unified School District)

Examples of Prevention Services and Activities:

  • Participation in the Modoc Prevention Collaborative
  • Collaborative partner in the Teen Health Coalitions
  • Educational presentations to staff of partner agencies, civic groups, classrooms, youth groups, and others regarding topics related to alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment
  • Strengthening Families Program forparents and youth, ages 6-12 (collaborative with partner agencies)
  • Strengthening Families Program forparents and youth, ages 13-17(collaborative with partner agencies)
  • Collaborative partner in the Modoc County Children’s Fair

Addiction: Defining the Disease

The Science of Addiction

Overview of Substance Abuse Treatment Concepts

A&D

Mission Statement:  Modoc County Alcohol and Drug Services is dedicated to providing drug and alcohol prevention, education, early intervention, treatment and referral services for all residents of Modoc County.  The goal of our program is to ensure that all residents, regardless of socio-economic status, gender, race, ethnicity, culture or disability, have access to needed services.

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Alcohol & Drug Services Staff
 
Deputy Director:
  • Tara Shepherd, MA,CAS
Counseling Staff:
  • Carolyn Quezada, AA, CAS
  • Sondra Tate, AA,CAS
  • Carol McCulley, CAS
  • Melissa Gallardo, AA

Administrative Staff:

  • Sandra Dunn, Fiscal Officer
  • Juana Sherer, Account Technician
  • Peggy Clevinger, Office Specialist
 

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LINKS

California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs

SAMHSA Registry of Evidence-Based Practices

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Modoc Teens