Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, Incorporated is a non-profit community based substance abuse recovery agency that has been providing quality services to the residents of Greater New Bedford since 1983.  The agency offers people seeking help finding recovery and their families a broad range of counseling, education, intervention, prevention, advocacy, outreach and referral services, as well as supportive services and meeting site for social and psychological needs of our clients and community.  Services are available to individuals from all ethnic and religious backgrounds and are provided without regard to income.

Recovery begins with the first step....

PAACA is often seen as the MASH unit in the war on drugs because we are the entry point or triage center for people entering the continuum of care.  With a 30-year history of one addict helping another, we are able to provide services that conventional treatment agencies are unable to because of the support of our many volunteers.