U.S. SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES
These are U.S. Substance Abuse Resources.
Please also see:
International Substance Abuse Resources || Anxiety Related || Crisis Intervention
Depression || Dissociative Disorders || Eating Disorders (U.S. and Int'l) || Erotomania
Self Injury || Traumatic Stress Disorders || Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
Health Care Resources || General Mental Health Resources
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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Blending Perspectives and Building Common Ground
A report to Congress on Substance Abuse and Child Protection, April 1999.
Childhood Victimization and Risk for Alcohol and Drug Arrests
Study by the National Institute of Justice and Indiana University's Biomedical Research Committee.
Children of Alcoholics: Caged, Silenced Songbirds
Healthology Press, June, 2001
Children's Health/Substance Abuse
Informational articles from the Medmem Medical Library.
Drug-Exposed Infants
The Future of Children, Spring 1991
Drug Use and Dependence
Information on the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs from the Merck Manual.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Adoption
Adoption issues for infants born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Continues to Be A Major Public Health Concern
Reuters Health, May 23, 2002
Hazelden Closing Speaks to Dilemma in Youth Treatment
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 2002
House of Death
HealthScout, July 8, 2001
Improving Substance Abuse Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment Financing for Children and Adolescents
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 2001.
Insurance Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Children and Adolescents: A Consensus Statement
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 2000.
Lethal Cocktail: The Tragedy and the Aftermath of GHB - Part 1
The Detroit News, December 1999
- Lethal Cocktail: The Tragedy and the Aftermath of GHB - Part 2
The Detroit News, December 1999
Licensed for Life
by Zak Mucha, from the Chicago Reader, about an innovative high school drunk driving education program.
Long-Term Alcohol Abstinence Reverses Some Brain Structural Changes
Reuters Health, November 19, 2001
Meth Crisis
Information from the California Dept. of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
Neonatal Drug Withdrawal
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, June 1998.
Researchers Find Clues Linking Child Abuse to Addiction
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly 14(2), 2002
Risk And Reality: The Implications of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs
Report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the U.S. Department of Education.
Study: 1,400 Students Killed In Alcohol Related Accidents
The Associated Press, April 9, 2002
Substance Abuse and Addictions
Information from the American Medical Association.
Use Of 'Date Rape' Drug Surges
USATODAY, January 28, 2002
Welfare Ban for Drug Felons Harms Children, Study Says
Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2002
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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Alcohol Abuse & Crisis Intervention Line
Toll-free: 1-800-234-0246
Club Drugs
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
Phone: (301) 443-1124
www.clubdrugs.org
Info on raver and "club" drugs, including MDMA, GHB, Ketamine, meth, and hallucinogens.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
NCBDDD, CDC
Mail-Stop E-86
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: (404) 498-3947
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/
An information and research program of the Centers for Disease Control's, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
11420 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD. 20852
Toll-free: 1-800-729-6686
www.health.org
National Drug Information, Treatment & Referral Line
Toll-free: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
2904 Kerbey Lane
Austin, TX 78703
Phone: (512) 480.8953
Toll-free: 1-800-269-4237
www.inhalants.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304
www.niaaa.nih.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Blvd., Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
Phone: (301) 443-1124
www.nida.nih.gov/
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
900 17th Street, NW, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 785-4585
www.nofas.org
National Women's Resource Center for the Prevention & Treatment of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Abuse
515 King Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 836-8761
Toll-free: 1-800-354-8824
www.ask.hrsa.gov/orgdetail.cfm?id=1696
Referrals and information targeting the needs of female adolescents and adults.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency
Parklawn Building, Room 12-105
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-4795
www.samhsa.gov
