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Please see our "referrals"
page for referral information about sources of help for alcohol/other drug
problems and related problems (including suicide prevention
and alcohol/other drug overdose
information) in additional to the “links” provided below. The “recovery
groups” area provides information on “self help” and “mutual aid”
groups that may be helpful for teens, parents, and other family members seeking
help for alcohol/other drug problems.
National Resources and Referrals - Please also see our "referrals"
page for information in additional to the links below.
Licensed substance abuse treatment
and counseling programs:
Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): SAMHSA’s “Treatment Facility Locator” provides a
comprehensive listing of licensed substance abuse and mental health treatment
programs nationwide, with maps of the location.
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/.
(freebie!)
Mental Health Services:
Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration/National Mental Health Information
Center/Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS): CMHS provides
a mental health service locator (bottom of home page) and other mental health
information, resources and statistics.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/. (Freebie!)
Psychology Today has an on-line nation-wide
therapist directory with information about therapists providing services in a
variety of specialty areas, including chemical dependency/substance use
disorders. http://therapists.psychologytoday.com.
Please also see National resource and
referrals, above, or see our "referrals"
page. In addition:
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) can provide
help in finding low cost or free health care and mental health care, which is
described on their web site for “How Can I Get Free or Low Cost Health Care for
Me & My Family.” (please note: there are not currently specific resources
for low cost or free substance abuse/addiction services listed; there is
information on help in obtaining insurance or other health care needs.) http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2943_52115---,00.html.
Michigan Mental Health
Networker On Line: The Networker includes private practice providers
and agencies for mental health and substance abuse services in several
The Michigan State
Government Substance Abuse Quality Assurance and Licensing Section of the
Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services: Information about Michigan substance abuse
licensing and a list of Michigan state-licensed substance abuse programs is
available at http://www.cis.state.mi.us/bhs_car/sr_sal.asp.
Please also see National or Michigan
resource and referrals, above, or see our "referrals"
page (which includes phone numbers.)
In addition:
Ozone House Youth and Family Services provides help for teens
in crisis and for their families. http://www.ozonehouse.org.
United Way
Washtenaw 211 provides a web site with service provider information at http://washtenaw211.org.
Terminology and “Street” / Slang Terms
(Many of the drug descriptions in sites listed
under “Alcohol/Other
Drug Facts” include slang/street terminology.)
An Addiction Recovery Glossary:
The Languages of American Communities of Recovery
by William White: Just as addicts and alcoholics often have a “language” that
is shared and understood by others in the “culture of addiction,” so too do
people in recovery from chemical dependency have a “language” shared and
understood by others in the “culture of recovery.” This document
lists and describes words and phrases common to members of the “culture of
recovery.”
Office of National Drug
Control Policy (ONDCP):
The ONDCP includes a comprehensive directory of "street terminology"
for drugs and drug paraphernalia. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/.
Partnership for a Drug Free
Drug
Schedules (Legal Classification)
The sites listed below provide fact sheets and/or
publications with facts about various substances. Several of the sites listed in “Alcohol,
Tobacco and Drug Information …" and in “Sites
Especially for Children, Teens and Young Adults”
also include facts sheets or publications with facts about alcohol, tobacco and
other drugs. A handout with
alcohol/other drug/paraphernalia information is posted here.
American Council for Drug Education (ACDE): (http://www.acde.org/.) Basic Facts about Drugs
page.
Dawn Farm: A section with
facts about alcohol and other drugs.
MSNBC: Interactive Guide to Illegal Street Drugs.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(NCADI) (http://ncadi.samhsa.gov.):
Facts and publications
about drugs. (freebie!)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (http://www.drugabuse.gov/.) Drugs of Abuse page. (freebie!)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP): (http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/.)
“Drug
facts” page. (freebie!)