The agency now known as Quest Recovery and Prevention Services has been helping people recover from alcohol and drug addiction since 1969. It was a time when alcoholism was just being recognized as a disease by the federal government and many professional medical associations. Alcohol abuse and drug abuse were considered two separate problems at the time. For this reason, Quest started as two separate agencies, one serving people with alcohol problems, the other serving people with drug problems.

The two agencies combined in 1983 under the name of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ADA), offering men’s residential treatment, outpatient treatment and methadone maintenance. In 1989, the agency changed its name to Quest Recovery Services. In 2004 , we added Prevention Services to our name to reflect our extensive prevention programming work with schools and the community. Today we are known as Quest Recovery and Prevention Services.

Other highlights of our history:
1984 — First accreditation received from Joint Commission.
1986 — Market Street location purchased.
1988 — Weekend Driver Intervention Program begins.
1990 — Deliverance House (women’s residential treatment) is founded through funding by five community foundations and the United Way. Location is on Walnut Ave in Canton.
1997 — Corrections-based treatment programs begin.
2002 — Smith House is founded through a grant from The Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.
2003 — 3-year accreditation earned from CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities).
2003 — Stark County Student Assistance Program begins with funding from 11 community foundations.
2004 — QuestCooks! Fundraiser initiated, raising $120,000.
2005 — Men’s residential program moved to newly renovated Wilson Hall.
2006 — Deliverance House moved to new, more spacious location on Spring Ave in Canton.
2006 — Second 3-year accreditation earned from CARF.