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Close to Home Online - Web companion to "Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home," the revolutionary PBS series that looks at drug addiction and recovery from a scientific, cultural, and political point of view. Features original health reporting, animations, and outreach programs for people who decide they want to get help.
Web of Addictions - Provides information about alcohol and other drug addictions. Includes facts, links, meetings, special topics and contact details for specific groups.
About Drug and Alcohol Treatment - Resources and articles on drug addiction treatment, substance abuse help and information.
Addict in The Family: A Resource Guide - Addresses a widespread problem and provides answers to questions about heroin and heroin addiction. Website for the book by Dr. Andrew Byrne.
Addiction by Prescription - Information about tranquilizer addiction and mis-prescription in news articles, quotations and other references.
Addiction Care Options - Offers a hot line for detox referrals. Services include family, life stress, and support for job retention.
Addiction Doctor - Information and resources for those who wish to learn more about addiction and addiction treatment from Kevin McCauley M.D., an expert in addiction medicine.
Addiction Recovery Guide - HONcode accredited recovery resource for drug and alcohol addiction including evaluation, treatment programs, holistic approaches, residential treatment centers and an active message board.
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission - Alcohol and drug abuse information provided by the government of this Canadian province.
The Alchemy Project, Ltd. - A free resource offering articles, book reviews, audio and press news, book sales, alcohol and drug related links, plus bulletin boards and chat rooms.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (ADAPT) - Peer education group dedicated to addressing the issues of alcohol and other drug abuse in an effort to create a healthier university community.
Alcohol and Other Drug Information for Teens - FAQs on drug/alcohol abuse plus links to other help pages; created by the National Children's Coalition.
Alcohol and other Drugs: Self Responsibility - Selected chapters from the book by Ruth C. Engs. Originally published in 1987.
The Alcoholism and Addictions Resource Directory - Comprehensive directory of drug rehabs, addiction and alcoholism treatment programs, detox centers, sober houses and adolescent drug treatment.
American Baptist Churches Resolution on Alcoholism and Chemical Dependencies - Outlining the position of the church on alcoholism and substance abuse problems.
The Anti-12 Steps - Argues that by understanding these anti-steps, the 12 steps make more sense, and seem more real.
Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN) - A central point of access to quality alcohol and drug resources. Search, links and FAQs.
Behavioral Health World for Professionals - An information brokerage service for behavioral health professionals, a center for news and information on substance abuse and related mental health issues. It offers information on domestic violence, drug abuse, alcohol addiction, sexual abuse and other mental illness issues.
Behavioral Research Center of the Southwest - Non-profit agency that researches substance abuse and other behavioral health issues. A major focus is the impact of cultural factors on substance use. An environment for researchers to meet and work online.
Biological Mechanisms of Addiction - An article about repeated exposure to a drug and how it produces long term changes in nervous system.
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Forums - Open forums and news for professional addiction couselors.
Centre for Duncanian Studies - The Centre is a group of researchers who apply a Duncanian perspective to the study of alcoholism and other forms of drug abuse.
The Centre for Recovery - A UK website about drug and alcohol abuse. A specialised treatment agency offering support and information for those affected by their own or someone else's use of drugs or alcohol.
Choices - Recovery magazine supporting all 12 step programs. Includes articles, stories, resources, letters, links.
Clinical Psychology/Addictions Page - Links to information on psychology and drugs of abuse including alcohol and tobacco products.
Cocaine Addiction Treatment and Information - Cocaine addiction information, help and referrals. Crack cocaine treatment centers and detox programs, residential treatment facilities, withdrawal symptom information.
Colchester Drug and Alcohol Reference Group - Providing access to a wide range of information relating to drug and alcohol misuse.
Consumer Organization & Networking Technical Assistance - Testimony regarding the results of the research study of the New York City Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Pilot Program.
Controversies in the Addiction's Field - Compares various views of alcoholism and drug addictions. Each has a different treatment method. Out of print 1990 book by American Council on Alcoholism to download or read online.
Daily Dose - A team led by Professor David Clark, University of Wales, Swansea. Provides links to informative web-based resources relating to substance misuse.
DHHS Workplace Resource Center - US Department of Health and Human Services offers information for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse in the workplace. Includes resources for employers and employees.
Do It Now Foundation - Creates and disseminates accurate, creative, and realistic information on drugs, alcohol, sexuality, and other behavioral health topics.
Drug Abuse Resources - Drug abuse information and resources. Includes articles about cocaine, heroin, MDMA and other abused drugs as well as treatment resources and help-lines.
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Network - Drugnet is a comprehensive drug and alcohol resource. Includes a searchable links database, chat room, message boards and an online Drug and Alcohol assessment.
The Drug CD: An Interactive Guide to Drugs and Addiction - Interactive guide to drugs, addiction, and treatment.
Drugs in Sport - Portal with newsfeeds dealing with performance enhancing drugs in sport. Features links to the latest Internet articles on the subject, along with a selection of reports, resources and websites.
Dual Diagnosis - Information on treatment and program development for co-occurring dual/multiple disorders; mental illness, drug addiction and alcoholism, MIDAA(R), and MICA.
Duncanian Theory of Addiction - Examines the theory developed by Prof. David F. Duncan to explain addiction to alcohol and other drugs or to behaviors such as gambling and internet use.
The Family Awareness and Drug Education Centre - The Family Awareness Centre is an independent charitable agency devoted to those suffering from addictions of any kind.
Family Recovery through Education and Empowerment - Resources and information relating to recovery from addiction, codependency, abuse, counseling, education, and prevention.
Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals - Resources for anyone working with clients with drug and alcohol problems, as well as those providing substance misuse education and prevention services.
Grant Me The Serenity - Directory of addiction, abuse, self-help, mental health and recovery resources. Includes self-help books, recovery related gifts, daily meditations, prayers, quotes, affirmation and free downloads.
Harvard Medical School - Division on Addictions - Provides links to resources including articles, FAQs, library and archives, events, research projects.
Hired Power - Hired Power matches professionals in the field of alcoholism and drug addiction treatment with employment opportunities. On-Line resume Service.
An Integrated Treatment Approach for Severely Mentally Ill Individuals with Substance Disorders - Excerpt from paper by Kathleen Sciacca, from Chapter 6 of New Directions For Mental Health Services, No. 50, Summer 1991: Jossey-Bass, Publishers.
Interact Therapy Programs - Your Self Help Process - A resource for people (and their family and friends) affected by alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling addiction, other addictive behaviours and/or with negativity and disturbance related to abuse.
Intervention for Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Global intervention site for families and employers seeking help for individuals with alcohol, drug and other dependencies.
Join Together Online: Substance Abuse - A national resource center for communities working to reduce drug use, alcohol abuse, tobacco problems, and gun violence.
Journal of Addiction Medicine - Information about addiction and how to treat it.
Kick the Habit Campaign - BBC Online Health: Explores smoking, alcohol, drugs and other addictions and how to make healthier life choices.
Lowe Family Foundation - A Non Profit Charity - Monthly educational question and answer column and interview about timely topics with specialists in the field of alcoholism and drug addictions. Topics include: What is an intervention?, relapse, and young teenager addiction.
The Loyola Group - 20 hours of short & specific audio talks, dealing with alcohol/drug recovery topics.
The Man in the Glass - Articles on alcoholism, drug abuse and substance dependence. Information on rehabilitation, detoxification and strategies. Suited to alcoholics, addicts, friends and those interested in the disease of addiction.
Mayo Clinic: Drug Addiction - A description of signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors and treatment.
The Mental Illness Education Project. - Video tape on double trouble in recovery and recovery workshop models, from the Peer Educators Project.
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation - Information and resources on the prevention & intervention of addictions, alcohol, drug and solvent abuse, for First Nations and Inuit Communities.
National Substance Abuse Web Index - Search engine to index 26 authoritative public interest and U.S. government sites on the Internet. Find useful information on prevention, treatment, alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs on the Web.
Network International - Coalition for On-line Resources - National clearing house information on addictions, recovery, and prevention. Includes articles and directories for addictions, prevention, recovery, drug use, alcoholism, health and wellness, medical issues, and social issues.
The Neurobiology of Substance Abuse - Conducts workshops with laboratory research where students do research.
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse - Directory of referral and treatment resources for New York State
Office of Alcohol & Drug Programs - University of South Carolina educational resources for students, faculty and staff regarding alcohol and drug use.
Online Recovery Library - Resources for persons in recovery from alcoholism, addiction, and other obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
Opiate Addiction Message Board - Community forum and message boards for addictions to OxyContin, Vicodin, methadone, heroin and all opiate prescription pain killers. Share experiences, ask experts, and get answers.
OxyContin Addiction Treatment & Information - Provides OxyContin news and information, as well as OxyContin addiction community forums and treatment referrals.
Prescription Drug Addiction - An education and support resource for individuals and families dealing with addiction to prescription drugs. How to recognize a problem. Commonly abused medications.
Project CORK - Alcohol and other drug abuse information directed to health care professionals, includes a bibliographic database, bibliographies, clinical instruments, newsletters, educational tools.
PsychArts - Drug Addiction - Argues that we want immediate gratification of the desire to be free of the Problem of Immediate Gratification [the PIG]. But it takes time to develop the requisite competencies.
Recover Magazine - A magazine and web site dedicated to people recovering from all forms of addiction. Committed to informing and entertaining the recovering community.
Recovery Blues - Dual diagnosis and general recovery resources for the practitioner and client.
Recovery Central - Central resources and information for dependency and addiction prevention and recovery.
Recovery Lane - Offers addiction tools, free daily meditations, humor, hot line numbers, recovery site links, current news, recovery book store, and drug information.
Recovery Net - Includes methods of recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol.
Recovery Net Radio - News from a recovery perspective in streaming audio. Interviews with recovery authors, counselors, treatment programs and celebrity guests on addiction, alcoholism and mental health.
Rehab Referral - Site helps consumers make informed decisions about drug treatment. Includes information on specific drugs of abuse.
Self-Help for Overcoming Addictions - Practical information on breaking addictions, techniques for reducing stress and improving spirituality.
The Self-Medication Hypothesis - A theory of the causation of addictions. This site explores both Khantzian's psychoanalytic model and Duncan's behavioral model of the hypothesis.
Serenity Found - Serenity Found is an online resource for those seeking help and information on 12 Step Recovery.
Sober24 - Dedicated to providing information, services, and products to individuals and families in recovery, promoting a sober lifestyle while having fun.
Southworth Associates - Working with corporations, individuals and families to provide intervention and monitoring services for individuals with substance abuse and mental health issues.
12 Step City - A community of serenity and recovery for persons in 12 step programs, or anyone affected by addiction or alcoholism. Sober chat and online meetings
Stepping Inside Out - Recovery is an inside job made possible through the 12 Steps. Links for the searching addict, their families, and their friends. There is hope.
Stepping Stones Restoration Ministry - Non-profit Christian fellowship that ministers to the chemically dependent to find meaning and purpose for their lives.
Substance Abuse - Explore the complicated disease of addiction. Information on basic questions concerning drugs and addiction. From About.com.
Substance Abuse Non-Profit Organization - A non-profit charitable organization committed to providing patient referral, intervention and financial assistance to individuals seeking addiction and dual diagnosis treatment.
Substance Misuse Resources - This site is about the abuse of drugs and alcohol. It aims to stimulate informed discussion, and thereby help people to understand and deal with the problems they caused.
Teen Drug Abuse - Information and treatment resources for teens and parents of teens struggling with drug abuse.
The Treatment Directory - Information about alcohol and drug abuse treatment for adults and adolescents including listings of residential centers and detox facilities.
Virtual Clearinghouse on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs - This site is a collaborative effort of a number of organizations with interest in disseminating credible information about the nature, extent and consequences of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.
Volunteers of America - Greater Los Angeles - Helps homeless veterans and others achieve independent living and self sufficiency in a clean and sober housing environment, job readiness, placement and other supportive services for individuals recovering from chemical dependency.
Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs - A think tank promoting debate and policy initiatives in the field of substance misuse in Wales, UK. Includes history, press releases, current events, links, and contact details.
The Wired Initiative on Substance Misuse - The WIRED Initiative has been developed to help individuals, families and communities tackle drug and alcohol misuse.
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace - Searchable database on substance abuse, state and territory laws, drug-free workplace advisor.
Workplace Substance Abuse - The Small Business Workplace Kit provides resources and information to help employers make their workplaces alcohol and drug free. A program by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Drug Abuse and Addiction - Addiction newsletter for mental health professionals, patients, and families. (April 2, 1999)
Group Forms to Fight Double Trouble - News story from The Grand Island Independent on the formation of a recovery group. (June 26, 1998)


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