Here is a list popular Substance Abuse and Treatment and reference sites. We hope these links help your decision making process or aids your personal efforts to educate yourself on the nature of addiction and treatment.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
Find treatment, lots of resources, free publications
www.samhsa.gov/about/csat.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
a wealth of information including statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/
Knowledge Application Program (KAP)
SAMHSA Resources to increase knowledge
https://www.kap.samhsa.gov/
National Clearinhouse of Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
Information and Publications for family, youth, school, workplace and community
https://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
MedicalAssistedTreatment.com
Educational resources, advocacy
https://www.medicalassistedtreatment.com/4436/index.html
MethadoneSupport.org
advocacy, education
https://www.methadonesupport.org/
ARMMAT
Advocates of recovery through medication technologies; educational materials, watchdogs
https://hometown.aol.com/armmat/index.html
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA)
Become a CMA (Certified Methadone Advocate)
https://www.methadone.org/certification/faq.html
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Science, news, resources
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Science, resources, pubs; a wealth of data
https://www.nida.nih.gov/
Parents: The anti-drug
Resources for parents
https://www.theantidrug.com/
Personality 100
online personality assessment
https://www.personality100.com/
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
state of Texas site
https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/default.shtm
Hopelinks
Drug treatment centers in Texas
https://www.hopelinks.net/drug-rehab/texas.html
National Mental Health Consumer’s Self Help Clearinghouse
self help resources
https://www.mhselfhelp.org/
Co-Dependency Anonymous
Co-Dependency assessment, meetings
https://www.coda.org/
Narcotics Anonymous
self help, 12-step, drugs
https://www.na.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous
self help, 12-step, alcohol
https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/?Media=PlayFlash
The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States
www.jointcommission.org
To report a complaint:
www.jointcommission.org/report_a_complaint.aspx