Provides information, education and prevention programs about alcohol and drug abuse and alcoholism including the symptoms of alcohol, drug abuse and addiction, screening and diagnostic procedures and methods of treatment. Also makes referrals to available support groups for drug abuse, alcoholism and gambling addictions. Provides information about smoking cessation as well as offers prevention classes for other organizations.

Provides evidence based substance abuse prevention and education services in schools and through community and summer youth programs.

Recovery Coaching program offers clients comprehensive support in all aspects of wellness and recovery. Working closely with certified professional coaches, clients learn how to build and utilize strengths to overcome potential challenges in sobriety.

Tobacco cessation services to both adult and adolescent patients.

Provides information to help anyone who wants to quit smoking, along with smoking ordinances and the law.

Offers information and presentations to the public on various health topics including tobacco and substance abuse prevention, nutrition education, HIV/AIDS prevention, rabies, and injury and safety prevention. Included is providing information prevention and protection from Lyme disease, West Nile virus or Equine Encephalitis, and tracking the number of those infected in order to help prevent or reduce such diseases.

Provides counseling and outpatient treatment services for individuals experiencing substance use disorders. Offers special treatment services which include MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment), Women's Programs, Adolescent Program, MICA (Mentally Impaired Chemically Addicted) Program, Opiate Treatment Services, and Gambling Program. Also provides DWI evaluations and offers prevention education related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use for youth and adults, including the Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program for At-Risk Youth.

* Offers public and professional health education on the prevention and control of lung diseases in adults and children.

* Offers Tobacco Cessation Education.

* Offers professional guidance regarding establishment of smoking restriction policies.

* Provides educational materials on lung diseases, smoking and air pollution.

* Work with and through other agencies to set up services needed to find, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients.

* Offers public and professional health education on the prevention and control of lung diseases in adults and children. * Offers Tobacco Cessation Education. * Offers professional guidance regarding establishment of smoking restriction policies. * Provides educational materials on lung diseases, smoking and air pollution. * Work with and through other agencies to set up services needed to find, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients.

* Provides Preventive services through: Parenting services for adult caregivers, age 18 years and older: Active Parenting Program. Parenting Inside and Out (PIO). Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). PAX tools, evidence-based, trauma-informed strategies to improve cooperation and self-regulation with youth. Children and youth prevention/intervention services: Bounce back, focuses on social problem solving, psychoeducation, and relaxation, while adding additional components for children grade K-5. Boy's council, a strengths-based group approach to promote boys and young men safe and healthy passage through pre-teen and adolescent years for adolescent grades 6-12. Girls Circle, helps adolescent girls deal with a variety of issues that include bullying, the pressures of social media, early puberty, gender exploration and binge drinking. SPORT, single-session substance use prevention program, includes physical activity, sports participation, and practicing stress control. Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, 10-session intervention for youth who have been exposed to traumatic events and are suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for adolescent's grade 6-12. Teen Intervene, a brief early interventions for teens who display the initial stages of alcohol or substance use involvement, for adolescent's grades 6-12. Vape Intervention, students explore motivations for using e-cigs, gain knowledge about the risks of vaping nicotine or other substances. Adult services: Empowered Health Consciousness. Ripple Effect of Thriving, group sessions for adults. Resilience and Thriving, offers resilience skills and go from coping to thriving for adult caregivers 18 years and older.

Provides primary prevention programs and services to build and sustain good health and improve the overall lifestyles of soldiers, family members, retirees, and DA civilians. Services include fitness testing, metabolic and body composition assessments, and stress management classes.

* Provides cancer information. Information specialists provide responses to a range of cancer questions, including:

• cancer research and clinical trials
• cancer prevention
• risk factors
• symptoms
• early detection
• diagnosis
• treatment
• living with cancer
• quitting smoking

Provides state of the art program specifically designed for teenagers who want to stop smoking.

Erie County's ATUPA (Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act) Program is part of a comprehensive state wide enforcement program designed to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use, and to attempt to prevent tobacco access to youth less than 18 years of age. The program coordinator maintains an up to date listing of registered and unregistered tobacco retail dealers and vendors (including cigarette vending machines) within the County. All facilities are visited yearly by program personnel to verify that they are properly registered with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to sell tobacco products; that proper signage regarding the sale of tobacco products to minors is conspicuously posted; and that tobacco products are properly and safely stored to prevent access to unauthorized individuals. Additionally, at least one compliance check per year with underage youth is done at each facility where tobacco products are available for sale, to verify that such products are not being sold to minors.

Substance abuse prevention program for Wyoming County. Professional prevention specialists deliver evidence-based prevention programs to Wyoming County school districts and communities. Programs include responsible server training, underage gambling awareness, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs training, substance abuse prevention skills training, teen intervention, and more. Encourages partnerships between traditional and nontraditional groups in the community such as youth, schools, probation, businesses, libraries, media, youth-serving agencies, and faith-based organizations, parents, and other concerned adults. Through such partnerships, this community-based coalition provides prevention strategies that target under-age drinking, cigarette smoking, vaping, marijuana use, prescription drug abuse, and use of heroin and other drugs.

Laryngectomy support group for the WNY area. Members of the New Voice Club also visit approximately 40 Buffalo area schools each year, teaching youth how to avoid picking up a deadly tobacco addiction.

Works to discourage tobacco use in the community. Initiatives include smoke-free housing listings, advocacy for tobacco-free outdoor air, and preventative education to reduce youth exposure to tobacco and tobacco products.

Provides education and support in areas of disease and injury prevention. Areas may include nutrition, dental health in children, STDs, worksite wellness, HIV/AIDS, cancer screening and education, teen pregnancy, family planning, lead poisoning prevention, physical activity, communicable and chronic diseases, rabies control, tobacco use prevention and cessation, and car seat safety.

Offers a smoking cessation program specifically designed for adults desiring to quit smoking. Teaches skills and techniques that have proven to help smokers quit in a group clinic setting or through an online program and self-help book.

Addresses public environmental needs including general sanitation of parks, campgrounds and public pools; oversight of public food establishments, teen tobacco prevention, water testing and general public health complaints.

Provides prevention, education, training, and information and referral services in efforts to increase awareness of issues regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, abuse, and dependency. Also offers gambling prevention information.

Education and prevention about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs for teens.

The Cessation Center works closely with hospitals and healthcare institutions in Putnam, Orange, Westchester and Rockland to reduce the risk of tobacco related diseases.