Substance Abuse
Aberdeen Area Youth Regional Treatment Center
Alcohol & Drug Use After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Why Not?
Newsletter about drug and alcohol use in persons with TBI. This newsletter is also available in Spanish.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site includes information and links to resources related to alcohol abuse.
Desert Visions Youth Wellness Center
Provides basic information about dual diagnosis. A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a dual diagnosis. Find help in your state.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence
Web site provides information and resources on the prevention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, a term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications.
Information on how HIPAA regulations affect practices for community treatment providers, consumers, single state agencies, public and private payers of alcohol, substance abuse and mental health services and professional and trade associations.
Indian Health Service Division of Behavioral Health
Mental Health Resources for Returning Veterans & Their Families
Information for returning Veterans and their families from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) about prevention, treatment and recovery support for mental health and substance use disorders. Includes resources for military families coping with trauma.
National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
Information on course and treatment of alcohol abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome and rehabilitation of alcoholism and alcohol abuse.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Information and current research on drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Home page for the President's efforts on drug control and treatment, with links to reports on substance abuse and treatment efforts.
Persons with Disabilities & Substance Abuse: SAMHSA Publications
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Problems with Alcohol Use
Fact sheet from the National Center for PTSD on the link between PTSD and alcohol abuse.
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Division of Workplace Programs
Provides information and resources about drug-free workplaces and related topics.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Home Page
Information on SAMSHA, the federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
Provides information on drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs throughout the U.S. and allows visitors to find treatment facilities in their communities.
Working Partners for an Alcohol & Drug-Free Workplace
Provides information on the U.S. Department of Labor's initiative to raise awareness about the impact drugs and alcohol have on the workplace.
Working Partners for an Alcohol- & Drug-Free Workplace: Laws
A brief outline of aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 related to employees and drug and alcohol abuse.
Working Partners for an Alcohol- & Drug-Free Workplace: Workers in Recovery
Provides information and addresses misconceptions regarding hiring people recovering from substance abuse.