Professional Resources

Click above to download "Addiction is a Family Illness," a presentation given by Kristine Hitchens, LCSW-C, LCADC, CCDC, Director of Family Services.

www.asam.org
ASAM is the nation's medical specialty society dedicated to educating physicians and improving the treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and addictions.

 

Chronic Pain Recovery Resources

http://www.chronicpainanonymous.org/

 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov
The United States Department of Health and Human Services provides The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) mission is to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for substance abuse and mental illness.

 

Alcohol Policy MD
www.alcoholpolicymd.com
This website is dedicated to promoting physician and community action on alcohol and health. The organization envisions a world where underage alcohol use will be eliminated, and all people will be protected from the negative consequences of alcohol consumption, promotion and distribution.

 

Employee Assistance Professionals Association
www.eapassn.org
EAPA is the world’s largest, oldest, and most respected membership organization for employee assistance professionals. EAPA hosts an annual conference, publishes the Journal of Employee Assistance, and offers training and other resources to enhance the skills and success of its members and the stature of the employee assistance profession.

 

National Association for Addiction Professionals
www.naadac.org
NAADAC is the largest membership organization serving addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals, who specialize in addiction prevention, treatment and education. With nearly 11,000 members and 46 state affiliates, NAADAC's network of addiction professionals spans the United States and the world. NAADAC's members work to create healthier families and communities through prevention, intervention and quality treatment.

 

National Association of Science Writers
www.nasw.org
The National Association of Science Writers has a charter to "foster the dissemination of accurate information regarding science through all media normally devoted to informing the public.” Over the years, its officers have included both freelancers and employees of most of the major newspapers, wire services, magazines, and broadcast outlets in the country. Above all, NASW fights for the free flow of science news.

 

National Advisory Council Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholim

www.niaaa.nih.gov
The National Advisory Council Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism advises, and makes recommendations to the National Institute of Health on program and policy matters in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

 

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
www.naatp.org
For more than 25 years since its founding in 1978, the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), which represents nearly 275 not-for-profit and for-profit providers (free standing and hospital based programs, which offer a full continuum of care from outpatient, partial hospitalization and inpatient rehabilitation regimes), has acted as the voice of private alcoholism and drug dependency treatment programs throughout the U.S.

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov
The National Institute on Drug Abuse or (NIDA) is part of the National Institutes of Health. Its mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.

 

Partnership for a Drug-Free America
www.drugfreeamerica.org
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit coalition of communication, health, medical and educational professionals working to reduce illicit drug use and help people live healthy, drug-free lives.

Addiction Listing Services
www.addictionsearch.com
www.soberrecovery.com

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