East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

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Friday, September 14, 2018

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Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition Symposium & Networking Event-Updated

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Please join us for a conversation on the state of women’s healthcare in Texas on September 26th from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., featuring speakers from the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.The goal of this event is to provide women’s healthcare providers in the Longview area with updates on issues currently impacting family planning services and family planning providers in Texas, as well as to facilitate a networking event for healthcare providers to meet with each other and discuss key challenges and opportunities... (Continue Reading)

Waskom, ETBU police train to combat teen drinking

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

On Tuesday, September 4, East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (ETCADA) and the Harrison County Community Coalition organized and hosted a Controlled Party Dispersal Training for local Law Enforcement in Harrison County. ETCADA partnered with the Waskom Police Department, Texans Standing Tall, and the San Antonio Vice Unit who provided the classroom and demonstrative training for the officers in attendance. Officers spent two hours in classroom training and two hours practicing different scenarios of house parties and how they should respond to different situations. The training was beneficial... (Continue Reading)

Harrison County Community Coalition Partnership hosts Burritos over Booze

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

“There’s more ways to have fun than underage drinking” is the message the Harrison County Community Coalition Partnership is bringing to college students this week, as the anti-drug and alcohol group kicked off its inaugural “Burritos over Booze” campaign at Texas State Technical College-Marshall, Tuesday.“Our Harrison County coalition came up with this idea on their own,” said Nathaniel Olson, coalition program manager for East Texas Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, also known as ETCADA.“We’re at TSTC today and then we’re going to be at Wiley College on Sunday,” said... (Continue Reading)

Secondhand smoke poses greater risks for teens: Study

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

More than 1.1 billion adults worldwide smoke cigarettes and, though laws that limit public and workplace smoking are lessening the amount of exposure to the public, an estimated 9.6 million U.S. adolescents are exposed to tobacco smoke, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.Since the 1960s, researchers have been looking at the health effects of secondhand smoking and have linked this exposure with an increased likelihood of getting ear infections, lung infections and even contributing to poor lung development in small children.Additional research has demonstrated secondhand smoke exposure... (Continue Reading)

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Event Calendar

Sep
22

Uncle Fletch Hamburger Festival Athens TX (Henderson County)

Athens, Texas is the Official Home of the Hamburger. Uncle Fletch Davis invented the Hamburger and shared his inventio... Read More »
Sep
25

Panola County Senior Expo-Carthage TX (Panola County)

The fifth annual Panola County Senior Expo will be at the Carthage Civic Center on Tuesday, September 25 from 9 a.m. t... Read More »
Sep
26

TEXAS WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE COALITION: LONGVIEW WOMEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

This meeting will present an overview of key issues impacting family planning access and the progress of our state's ... Read More »
Oct
2

Waskom's National Night Out-Waskom TX (Harrison County)

The Waskom police and fire departments will host the annual community National Night Out event on Tuesday, Oct. 2 from... Read More »
Oct
6

45th Annual Hallsville Western Days-Hallsville TX (Harrison County)

It's time once again for Hallsville Western Days! The event dates back to 1972, and was originally a horse show and ta... Read More »
Oct
6

18th Annual Frankston Community Health Fair-Frankston, TX (Anderson County)

Mammograms, Blood Drive donations, vaccines, children�s services, and much more will be available at The United Method... Read More »
Oct
13

36th Annual FireAnt Festival Marshall TX (Harrison County)

Mark your calendars now as the 36th Annual FireAnt Festival is coming to beautiful Downtown Marshall on Saturday, Octo... Read More »
Oct
13

Delta County Cotton Harvest Festival 2018-Cooper TX (Delta County)

Delta County Cotton Harvest Festival will again bring musical entertainment, carnival, auction, tons of vendors with a... Read More »

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Contact Us

Longview Location - Main Office
Call Us: (903) 753-7633
TTY: (903) 247-9651 | (800) 441-8639
708 Glencrest Lane, Longview, TX. 75601

Pittsburg Location
Call Us: (903) 753-7633
211 Mill St., Pittsburg, TX 75686

Tyler Location
Call Us: (903) 504-5674
1820 Shiloh Rd., Suite 1015, Tyler, TX 75703

Paris Location
450 SW 4th Street, Suit 210 & 220
Paris, Texas 75460

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