The Substance Abuse Action Council (SAAC), is a partnership comprised of community members from fourteen municipalities located in central Connecticut. Those towns are Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Colebrook, Harwinton, New Britain, New Hartford, Norfolk, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Torrington and Winchester. Please click on "Our Towns" located on the left of this page to visit them.

SAAC's purpose is to assess the needs of the region, establish and implement an action plan to develop and coordinate services in the field of substance abuse, and advocate for the resources needed to accomplish such plans. The services, described as a continuum of care, include community awareness, prevention and education, intervention, treatment and aftercare. The goal is to eliminate substance abuse in central Connecticut.