Drug Abuse and Dependence - Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| American Council for Drug Education | |
| 164 West 74th Street | |
| New York, NY 10023 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-488-DRUG (1-800-488-3784) |
| Email: | acde@phoenixhouse.org |
| Web Address: | www.acde.org |
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The American Council for Drug Education provides current scientific research, prevention materials, and programs on tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs and their effects. It offers programs and services for teens and provides information to parents, employers, educators, health professionals, policy makers, and the media. |
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| LifeRing | |
| 1440 Broadway | |
| Suite 312 | |
| Oakland, CA 94612-2023 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-811-4142 510-763-0779 |
| Fax: | 510-763-1513 |
| Email: | service@lifering.org |
| Web Address: | www.lifering.org |
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LifeRing is a network of support groups for people with alcohol or drug problems. Support groups meet about an hour each week. LifeRing is abstinence-based, like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA), but does not rely on a "higher power" concept for recovery. |
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| Nar-Anon World Services | |
| 22527 Crenshaw Boulevard | |
| Suite 200 B | |
| Torrance, CA 90505 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-477-6291 (310) 534-8188 |
| Fax: | (310) 534-8688 |
| Email: | naranonwso@hotmail.com |
| Web Address: | http://www.nar-anon.org/ |
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Nar-Anon is an organization dedicated to helping family and friends of people suffering from drug addiction to cope with addiction. Support group meetings are available in most communities at various times. Contact Nar-Anon or check your local phone book for meeting dates and times. |
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| Narcotics Anonymous World Services | |
| P.O. Box 9999 | |
| Van Nuys, CA 91409 | |
| Phone: | (818) 773-9999 |
| Fax: | (818) 700-0700 |
| Email: | fsmail@na.org |
| Web Address: | http://www.na.org/ |
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Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based support group that serves people recovering from drug addiction with more than 31,000 weekly meetings in over 100 countries worldwide. NA provides an environment in which people recovering from drug addiction can help one another stop using drugs and find a new way to live. Meetings are available in most communities at various times. Contact NA or check your local phone book for meeting dates and times. |
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) | |
| 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-9561 | |
| Phone: | (301) 443-1124 |
| Email: | information@nida.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.drugabuse.gov |
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This organization provides information for the public on drugs. It contains information about how certain drugs affect the brain. |
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| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | |
| 1 Choke Cherry Road | |
| Rockville, MD 20857 | |
| Phone: | (240) 276-2420: Substance abuse prevention (240) 276-1660: Substance abuse treatment 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357): Toll-free referral helpline |
| Web Address: | www.samhsa.gov |
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SAMHSA provides information on substance abuse prevention and treatment. Its Web site is the gateway to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (http://prevention.samhsa.gov) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (http://csat.samhsa.gov). |
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