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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  

Al-Anon and Alateen meetings are held in most communities to help families of alcoholics. Search these listings to find information and meetings held locally and throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puert... Details >

Al-Anon Family Groups, Inc.  

This guide provides information and help for parents trying to raise drug-free children. Features include: advice, tips, information, documents and links.... Details >

National Families in Action  

Do you smoke? Take the Nicotine Addiction Test to find out how much you depend on nicotine. ... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

This tool helps you assess your level of nicotine addiction.... Details >

University of Maryland Medical Center  

The NIDA Goes Back to School campaign offers parents and teachers the latest science-based drug abuse publications and teaching materials. ... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

Search this directory to find programs in your state that treat addiction and dependence on opioids, such as heroin or prescription pain relievers. ... Details >

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

These links are to web sites sponsored by registered Narcotics Anonymous service committees and groups throughout the world. Some sites provide information concerning meeting locations.... Details >

Narcotics Anonymous  

This document links to a national directory of drug abuse and alcoholism treatment programs and related hotlines.... Details >

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network