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Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment National Helpline
800-662-HELP
Through this
toll-free, confidential service, supported by the Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
trained specialists provide information on alcohol and drug abuse and
available treatment options. They also provide referrals to treatment
programs, self-help and family support groups, and crisis centers nationwide.
The twelve step program was originally developed by alcoholics anonymous. As
a result of its wide spread success it has been adopted for use by many other
organizations to aid in the recovery of other addictions. Here you can find AA's
twelve steps and traditions.
Alcoholics Anonymous
- The official AA site. Learn more about AA.
Alcoholics Anonymous
- An
unofficial AA site with information on local meetings nationwide. Find one near
you.
Al-Anon-Alateen - The official site for
family members of alcoholics.
Cocaine Anonymous -
CA World Services Inc. The official cocaine anonymous site.
Gamblers
Anonymous - The official web site for GA.
Marijuana Anonymous - The
official MA web site.
Narcotics Anonymous - The
official NA web site.
Nicotine
Anonymous - Official site. Use the twelve steps to overcome a
nicotine addiction.
Overeaters
Anonymous - Official site, dedicated to breaking food addictions.
12 Step Meetings - Amazingly
list meeting sites and times, of most all twelve step programs all over the
world. Find a meeting near you.
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These programs are alternatives to AA. Although AA is a great program for
most people, it doesn't work for everyone, explore the alternatives.
Addictions & Life Page - Sponsored
by Addictions and Life Organization.
Christians in Recovery -
A twelve Step program for Christians.
JACS Home Page - A site for Jewish
alcoholics & chemically dependent persons.
Rational Recovery - An
alternative to AA. RR offers a wealth of addiction recovery resources.
(Non-twelve step)
SMART Recovery - Self Management And
Recovery Training. Another alternative to AA. (Non-twelve step)
SOS Home Page
- Save Our Selves. An alternative to AA, SOS focuses on recovery without
religion. (Non-twelve step)
Unofficial SOS Information
- Like the name says. Sponsored by Jim.
Women For Sobriety, Inc. - An
AA alternative for women.
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This menu contains links to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Agencies of all the
states and territories of the United States of America. You will find that most
states have their own website with a comprehensive list of treatment centers in
your area. All the states provide phone numbers and e-mail at the very least. If
you are looking for a treatment program this is where to start, just choose your
state.
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This is information on addiction in general. Many of these sites are
sponsored by the U.S. government, or Universities studying addiction.
Center on
Addiction and Substance Abuse - The National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia University. An excellent resource that is well
designed with lots of useful information.
Closing
in on Addiction - from Scientific American. Highly recommended,
information on addiction (alcohol, tobacco).
Club Drugs -
A service of the NIDA. Worth a visit.
The
MAST Test - Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test, also has information
on alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
National
Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information
- National
Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information - This is a government
database with tons of information on Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco (nicotine).
Also accessible from PREVLINE.
National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - A rather unorganized resource from
the National Institutes of Health.
National
Institute on Drug Abuse - A wonderful resource direct from Uncle Sam.
Principals of Drug Addiction
Treatment - PODAT is government sponsored and is highly recommended to
anyone looking for treatment information.
PREVLINE - sponsored
by SAMHSA. Primarily geared toward teens. A good resource for young and old
alike.
Quit
Smoking Methods & Resources - A home page with information on quitting
smoking.
SAMHSA -
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency. An agency of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. Another great resource.
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AA Chat
-
AA Recovery
Online - This chat room is available to anyone looking for recovery,
support, or information. There is a weekly AA Meeting on Wednesdays at10:30pm
EST 7:30pm PST.
Internet Alcohol Recovery
Chat - Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, scheduled chats on
Thursday nights (at 10 PM Eastern Time in the U.S.), but this Chat room is
available to everyone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Note - you will need a
java capable browser)
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Alcoholism
Chat - Sponsored by About.com.
Friends
of Bill W - Sponsored by Yahoo.com.
Living in Recovery
- Sponsored by Talkcity.com.
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As the title implies these sites are unrelated to the subject of addiction,
but were helpful in the development of this site. Our thanks to:
Java Script
Source - A great source for free java scripts.
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