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A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free is a public education Web site developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to communicate to pare... Details >

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Compulsive gambling is the obvious symptom of an emotional disorder. The emotional factors involved are: inability or unwillingness to accept reality, emotional insecurity, basic immaturity, and lack ... Details >

Gam-Anon International Service Office  

Addiction is a chronic, progressive, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive use of one or more substances that results in physical, psychological, or social harm to the individual .... Details >

U.S. Department of Labor

Recovery is the process of overcoming both physical and psychological dependence on a psychoactive drug, with a commitment to sobriety.... Details >

U.S. Department of Labor

Screening is a preliminary evaluation that attempts to determine whether key features of drug abuse are present in an individual. Assessment is a thorough evaluation designed to definitively establish... Details >

U.S. Department of Labor

Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network is dedicated to identifying and advancing opportunities for improving addiction treatment. ... Details >

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) defines drug addiction treatment as an application of planned procedures to identify and change patterns of behavior that are maladaptive, destructive... Details >

U.S. Department of Labor

AlcoholScreening.org is a free service of Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health. AlcoholScreening.org helps individuals assess their own alcohol consumption pattern... Details >

Join Together  

Buprenorphine (Suboxone® and Subutex®) is used to treat addiction to opioids, including prescription pain relievers like oxycodone and codeine. Use this locator to find physicians and treatment progra... Details >

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Narcotics Anonymous Helplines can be located by geographical region throughout the world. Choose the country, state, or province and look for the city you desire. ... Details >

Narcotics Anonymous