Substance Abuse Treatment

"Finding an alcohol & drug treatment center can be difficult, because of the vast number of treatment centers that are accessible to New Yorker' residence. You may not know where to look, what to look for, or even how to begin your search. As if it is not difficult enough to admit that you need a alcohol or drug treatment program, now you face the frightening task of finding the right center. However, you can have help narrowing down the choices.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug Enforcement Administration
Food and Drug Administration
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Alcohol & Abuse & Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
U.S. Department of Education

Research
Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse
Mary Jeanne Kreek, Biology of Addictive Diseases
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Alcohol & Abuse & Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Research Institute on Addictions

Related Sites
American Council for Drug Education
Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)

Collect, analyze and disseminate information of the nature and extent of substance abuse and related problems.
Dual Diagnosis

Offers information on Dual Diagnosis including articles, training, events, and directory of programs.
Hazelden Foundation
Higher Education Center for Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention

Provides nationwide support for campus alcohol and illicit drug prevention efforts. 
Join Together Online
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
MADD
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors

National Association for Children of Alcoholics

National Clearinghouse on Alcohol & Drug Information

National Council on Alcohol & Drug Dependence

National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare


With public and "member only" sections, this site offers users, policy, educational and membership resources.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month

National Families in Action


Providing accurate information to parents and young people.
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition

PRIDE

Project Cork Institute


Promotes the education and training of health care and human service professionals in the issues related to substance abuse.
Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse


Division of the American Psychological Association
Smoke-Free Kids


Details on President Clinton's signing of FDA regulations to prevent children's use of tobacco. Also tobacco Questionnaire.

Self-Help Sites
Alcoholics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous

Al-Anon/Alateen

Secular Organizations For Sobriety (SOS)

Rational Recovery Center