Departmental Functions

What Areas of Government is this Office Responsible For? 

The Mahoning County Alcohol and Drug Board Addiction Services (ADAS) Board  was established by State legislation that became law on October 10, 1989. The Board comprises eighteen volunteers who live in Mahoning County and have an interest in addiction recovery issues. The ADAS Board is the planning agency for alcohol and other drug addiction recovery services for the County. It assesses and evaluates the service needs for prevention, education, and treatment programming within the County. 

The Board sets priorities, develops a plan for the operation of such programs, and enters into contracts with local providers for services to residents who cannot afford to pay. The following is a list of contract agencies funded by the ADAS Board to provide alcohol & drug abuse prevention, education and rehabilitation services:

• Meridian Services, Inc.
• Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic:
• Youngstown Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Programs, Inc.  

The ADAS Board manages about $2.8 million in State and Federal funds allocated to Mahoning County. Currently, no tax local tax dollars are supporting the prevention, education, and rehabilitation services to the residents of our community. 

The ADAS Board has accomplished the following: conducted a county-wide comprehensive alcohol and drug needs survey; developed a five year strategic plan to address community needs; developed a detoxification program for the indigent; increased residential programming; developed a management information system to collect and track client billing and activity.    We also provide administrative support for both the felony and misdemeanor drug courts that operate in Mahoning County.