Our History

The Bay Area Council On Drugs and Alcohol (BACODA) was founded in 1974 by a group of concerned parents, business people, medical professionals, and civic leaders in order to establish a centralized clearinghouse for information on drug and alcohol abuse and to reduce the prevalence of these diseases in the Texas Bay Area. BACODA is a non-profit United Way agency governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Our services extend to:

• school districts
• referrals from the criminal justice system
• medically indigents
• adult and adolescent substance abusers
• family members
• and the general public

Services are offered in a confidential setting. BACODA currently serves southeast Harris County, all of Galveston County and northern Brazoria County with a total service population of 1.2 million people according to the 2000 U.S. Census information.

Our services include:

• information
• educational programs (for all ages)
• tobacco presentations
• intervention
• screening
• assessments and urinalysis
• outreach and referral
• follow up
• short-term and bilingual counseling
• working with alternative education programs for intermediate and high school students

Please Note: All BACODA services are provided on a sliding scale and no individual is denied services due to lack of funds.