Non-profit Organizations, Community Organizations and Government Agencies
From The Recovery Self Help Project
There are many nonprofit organizations worldwide that provide help in the form of free assistance, resources, educational programming, research data, treatment options, and support initiatives to help those who have or are affected by the addiction. Below is a listing of some of these service organizations and their contact information.
Adult Children of Alcoholics Worldwide Service Organization www.adultchildren.org P.O.Box 3216 Torrance CA 90510 310-534-1815 Al-anon/Alateen www.al-anon.org 1600 Corporate Landing Parkway Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand www.alcohol.org.nz Level 13, ABN Amro House 36 Customhouse Quay PO Box 5023 Wellington 6145 04-917-0060
Alcohol and Drug Problems Association of North America www.adpana.com 307 North Main St. Charles MO, 63301 314-589-6702
Alcohol Beverage Medical Research Foundation 1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 407 Baltimore, MD 21204 410-821-7066
Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org P.O. Box 459 New York, NY 10163 212-870-3400
American Council on Alcoholism www.aca-usa.org 1000 E Indian School Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85014 800-527-5344 info@aca-usa.org
American Foundation for Addiction Research www.addictionresearch.com P.O. Box 2112 Carefree, AZ 85377 480-368-2688
Co-Dependents Anonymous (for Alcoholism Help) www.coda.org PO Box 33577 Phoenix, A.Z. 85067 (602) 277.7991
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) www.dare.com 9800 La Cienega Blvd., Suite 401 Inglewood, CA 90301
Mother’s Against Drunk Driving www.madd.org 511 E. John Carpenter Freeway. Suite 700 Irving, TX 75062 800-GET-MADD (438-6233)
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) www.naatp.org 313 W. Liberty Street, Suite 129 Lancaster, PA 17603-2748 717-392-8480
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) www.ncadd.org 12 West 21st Street New York, NY 10010 800-622-2255
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health www.niaaa.nih.gov 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304 Bethesda, MD 20892-9304 301-443-3860
National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome www.nofas.org 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 910 Washington, DC 20006 202-785-4585
Partnership for a Drug-Free America www.drugfree.org 405 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1601 New York, NY 10174 212-966-1560
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ncadi.samhsa.gov P.O. Box 2345 Rockville, MD 20847 800-729-6686
Welch Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs www.welshcouncil.org.uk 58 Richmond Road Cardiff CF24 3AT 029 20493895
Women for Sobriety – Alcoholism Help www.womenforsobriety.org P.O. Box 618 Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-8026
White Bison www.whitebison.org 6145 Lehman Drive Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 719-548-1000
Other Helpful Websites
RecoveryUSA.net Provides drug and alcohol addiction recovery information, a meetings directory, and community connections.
SelfGrowth.com Online self-improvement encyclopedia.
Self-Renewal.com Information on alcohol and drugs, including practical techniques that can help break addictions, reduce stress and enhance spirituality.
Saint Jude Retreat House: SoberForever.net A social/educational program designed to address drug and alcohol abuse. Program has an 80% success rate.
Sober Sources Network Directory of information and resources covering alcoholism, addiction and mental health issues. Government-Agency Web Sites
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is supported by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) as a national resource to promote and distribute alcohol and other drug information on prevention, intervention and treatment to a wide variety of audiences.
E-Books is a new library included within the NCADI Web site (www.health.org/multimedia/ebooks/). It includes documents about helping children stay drug-free. Readers download and install Microsoft Reader in order to obtain the documents.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) NIAAA is one of 18 institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical research agency of the Federal Government. NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. NIAAA also provides leadership in the national effort to reduce the severe and often fatal consequences of these problems.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Established by Congress in 1992, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. SAMHSA works in partnership with States, communities and private organizations to address the needs of people with substance abuse and mental illnesses as well as the community risk factors that contribute to these illnesses.
SAMHSA operates two Centers that disseminate information of particular relevance for helping COAs. The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use, to prevent underage alcohol and tobacco use, and to reduce the negative consequences of using substances. The Center for Drug Abuse Treatment works to ensure access to clinically sound, cost-effective addiction treatment.
Government-Sponsored Web Sites
Freevibe Freevibe helps youth understand the dangers of substance abuse and make responsible decisions with their lives. The site engages visitors to submit their own "Anti-Drugs," provides an opportunity to discuss the effects of drugs and peer pressure and offers an online community for learning about staying drug-free. A special section of the site (www.Freevibe.com/headsup/help_resource.shtml) provides information for young people who live with a parent who uses drugs or drinks too much. Freevibe also features an animated Webisode series, Summit High, which follows five freshmen students as they adjust to high school.
Girl Power! A site inaugurated in 1996 by the Department of Health and Human Services to deliver positive health messages to pre-teen (age 9-14) girls. Its "locker room" includes an ongoing section for children coping with addiction, called "You Are Not Alone." (www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/notalone/index.htm.)
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign The Congressionally-funded National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is an unprecedented effort designed to educate and empower youth to reject illicit drugs. The Media Campaign targets youth ages 9-18, parents and other adults who influence choices young people make to lead drug-free lives. MediaCampaign.org provides Campaign stakeholders with information about drug-prevention programs, activities and strategies. The site includes the Campaign's press releases, announcements, quarterly newsletter, downloadable anti-drug Web banners and template materials that can be easily adapted by stakeholders.
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: Parents: The Anti-Drug TheAntiDrug.com provides parents and other caring adults with strategies and tips on raising healthy, drug-free children. This award-winning site encourages parents to help their children with these difficult issues by offering information from behavioral experts as well as other parents. Information from TheAntiDrug.com is available in Spanish at www.LaAntiDroga.com and accessible in Korean, Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese from the homepage of TheAntiDrug.com.
¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina! This bilingual site for Hispanic girls ages 9-14 and their mothers and caregivers is designed to help the girls build and enhance their own self-esteem, mental health, decision-making and assertiveness skills, and to prevent the harmful consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs.
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