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CSAP supports SAMHSA's vision--A Life in the Community for Everyone. Through the use of the Strategic Prevention Framework, SAMHSA/CSAP works to decrease substance use and abuse by bringing effective... Details >
This office was created in October 1992 with the Congressional mandate to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. SAMHSA/CSAT works cooperat... Details >
Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a large-scale, ongoing drug abuse data collection system sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The major objectives... Details >
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol... Details >
The Rural Information Center (RIC) provides information and referral services to local, state, and federal government officials; community organizations; rural electric and telephone cooperatives; lib... Details >
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment policies, progr... Details >
Inquiries on mental health, drug abuse, or alcohol can be directed to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) , formerly the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Admini... Details >
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace is a U.S. Department of Labor initiative that raises awareness about the impact drugs and alcohol have on the workplace and provides informatio... Details >
Al-Anon is a mutual support program for persons who are affected by the compulsive drinking of a family member or friend. Alateen, a part of Al-Anon Family Groups, helps teenage sons and daughters of... Details >
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of men and women who share their experiences with each other, so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoh... Details >
The Center of Alcohol Studies (CAS), founded in the early 1940s, conducts research on alcohol, and other substance use/abuse, disseminates information, and engages in professional and public education... Details >
The Children of Alcoholics Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1982, was created to serve and educate the millions of young and adult children from alcoholic families. The Foundation's pu... Details >
The Do It Now Foundation, founded in 1968, is a nonprofit, private organization utilizing innovative approaches to drug education. Aimed primarily at the 13 to 30 age group, the Foundation attempts t... Details >
Families Anonymous (FA) was founded in 1971 as a mutual support group for families of people involved in drug abuse and related behavioral problems. Group meetings and discussions are modeled on the ... Details >
The mission of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention is to support institutions of higher education (IHEs) in their efforts to combat illegal alcohol and other drug (AOD) u... Details >
Founded in 1991, Join Together works to advance effective alcohol and drug policy, prevention, and treatment. This is a nonprofit organization funded primarily by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson ... Details >
The Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free initiative is alerting the Nation to the critical public health problem of alcohol use by children and mobilizing action to prevent it. The Leadership init... Details >
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, formed in 1978, is a national membership organization that represents grassroots organizations and individuals working to assist and empower battered ... Details >
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.(NCADD), founded in 1944, is a national, nonprofit organization combating alcoholism, other drug addictions, and related problems. NCADD's ... Details >
The Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco (LCAT) is a non-profit 501C3 tax exempt, national organization created in 1989 by a group of Latino public health professionals and community activists from t... Details >
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is a national, non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness about fetal alcohol syndrome, the leading known cause of m... Details >