Smokefree.gov, created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides ideas about how to stop using tobacco. Includes downloadable resources and contacts for online and phone counseling.
Visit Mental Health America’s site for information on mental health, getting help, and taking action.
To locate mental health and addictions treatment facilities in your community, use the “Find a Provider” feature on the National Council’s website
This site features information on local resources for getting help for a substance use concern, fact sheets, and further information for friends, family members, parents, and youth on having a conversation about substance use.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is the lead agency for US research on alcohol use disorders and health
Provides links to information for parents, teens, health professionals, teachers, and others about drugs of all types.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website has information about substance use disorders of all kinds. It has information for the public, including families, health professionals, schools, and individuals. It also includes a treatment finder to locate a substance use treatment provider in your area.
These websites were developed by the Boston University School of Public Health. They provide online tests about your own, or someone else’s, level of drug use, including advice about cutting down or getting professional treatment.
These websites were developed by the Boston University School of Public Health. They provide online tests about your own, or someone else’s, level of drug use, including advice about cutting down or getting professional treatment.
Provides information and support for the family members and friends of people with alcohol problems. Includes a list of meetings in the United States and Canada
This searchable database of more than 1,100 self-help and caregiver support groups includes many for addictions and other substance use disorders. Also listed are local self-help clearinghouses worldwide, research studies, information on starting face-to-face and online groups, and a registry for persons interested in starting national or international self-help groups.
These websites will give you information on Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous and will give you the website and contacts for groups in your area
Visit Mental Health America’s site for information on mental health, getting help, and taking action
This site includes information about eating disorders, how to seek treatment, and support groups for people suffering from eating disorders and their families
To locate mental health and addictions treatment facilities in your community, use the “Find a Provider” feature on the National Council’s website.
This site has stories of recovery from eating disorders, information about seeking treatment, and additional resources for school professionals and caregivers
The National Institute of Mental Health website has links to information about eating disorders
This website has links to information abouteating disorders.
This searchable database lists 1,100 self-help andcaregiver support groups, including many foreating disorders. Also listed are local self-helpclearinghouses worldwide, research studies, information on starting face-to-face and online groups, and a registry for persons interested in starting national or international self-help groups
Following the 12-step approach used by Alcoholics Anonymous, Eating Disorders Anonymous can help people struggling with eating disorders. The website lists meetings nationwide
Following the 12-step approach used by Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous can help people struggling with compulsive eating and binge eating. The website lists Overeaters Anonymous meetings nationwide.