Prevention is better than cure. This adage is very aptly implemented in the field of addiction treatment nationwide. Connecticut, in particular, has several prevention initiatives of its own. These programs are based on the theory of trying to thwart addiction as much as possible and in as many people as possible. The main intentions are to reduce the total amount of substance abused in the state and the total number of people abusing substances in the state. Another important thing they try to achieve is that people must get into substance abuse, if at all, at an increased average age than they are doing at now.

There are two main target age groups for the prevention initiative of addiction treatment in Connecticut. These target groups are the 11 to 17 years and the 18 to 25 years. The youngsters of the 11 to 17 years age group are considered to be the most vulnerable population in Connecticut in terms of alcoholism and substance abuse. Everything from setting up special counseling cells in schools that try to address individual issues of children who are into addictions to educating parents on substance abuse is a part of this initiative. This program tries both individually and as a group to eradicate, or at least lessen, the problem of substance abuse in Connecticut.

For the older age group, the initiative mainly acts by providing support groups that they can lean back upon in times of addiction. They provide help in addiction recovery to all those who approach them as well as identify problems in people who do not come in for treatment. All these initiatives are tied in with the centers of drug and alcohol rehab in Connecticut which provide the active form of the treatment.

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