Substance Abuse
Overview
Alcohol
Tobacco
Marijuana
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin/Morphine
Amphetamines
Hallucinogens

Additional Resources
Drug Enforcement Admin.
Ntl. Ins. on Drug Abuse
CSAT
SAMHSA
Treatment Locator
Policy Research Prog.
L.A. Public Health
United Way of Los Angeles
Pac. Asian Alc. & Drug Prog.
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Other Resources

• Join Together Online - a national resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence
  
• Dual Diagnosis - A site for practitioners working with substance abuse and co-occuring disorders (MH/SA)
  
• INFO LINE - improves access to health and human services for Los Angeles County residents by helping people find and effectively use human services
  
• Mental Help Net - a free service to the worldwide mental health community of professionals and laypeople
  
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - With more than 220,000 members, NAMI is the nation's largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons affected by serious mental illness
  
• Drug Rehabilitation - Scripps McDonald Center - Drug rehabilitation resources
  
• California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs - provides leadership, policy, coordination and investments, in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive statewide alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services delivery system
  
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - the Government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - one of the largest repositories of science based substance abuse prevention, education and policy information on the Internet
  
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) - improves the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse by ensuring access to clinically sound, cost-effective addiction treatment
  
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) - decreases substance use and abuse by bringing effective prevention to every community
  
• National Institute on Drug Abuse - leads the Nation bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction
  
• Los Angeles County Department of Health Services - protects health, prevents disease, and promotes health and well-being for all persons in Los Angeles County
  
• CARF The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission - an independent, not-for-profit accrediting body promoting quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons receiving services
  
• California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives, Inc. - Educates the public about the need for quality alcohol and other drug abuse services to meet community needs
  
• UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center - investigates psychosocial and epidemiological issues pertaining to drug use and conducts evaluations of interventions for drug dependence
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous - a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism
  
• Narcotics Anonymous - an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 28,000 weekly meetings in 113 countries
  
• Cocaine Anonymous World Services Online - a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction
  
• Al-Anon/Alateen - helps families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend
  
• Pacific Asian Alcohol and Drug Program - A program of Special Service For Groups (SSG) organized by a group of community citizens concerned with the problem of alcohol and drug abuse in the Pacific Asian community of the greater Los Angeles area