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Overeaters Anonymous----- National Meeting Locator

Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service

General  Federal Aid-Support & Links to Supportive Services

www.SoberCity.com

Alcoholics Victorious (Christian)

SAMHSA news on Children from Addicted homes

ASAM Directory (American Society of Addiction Medicine)

Trauma Foundation Alcohol-Related Injury and Violence

Additional American Medical Association information on Alcoholism and Addiction 

American Public Health Association           
http://www.apha.org/

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
www.niaaa.nih.gov

Jews in Recovery from Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies is a web page designed for Jews and their families whose lives have been affected by alcohol and drug abuse and for those who have tried to help.

WebMD - This is a comprehensive health website with both prevention and treatment information for the general public.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/
 
The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx
 
The World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int/en/*

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms

US State Health Agencies - Links Find your local states Health Agency link

Your States Health Ranking

Family Alcohol

Genetics & Risks

Learn more on research related to genetics,
UCSF Family Alcoholism and Genetics Project, provides more information and the ability to support research in this area.

NIAAA Alcohol Alert: Underage Drinking: A Major Public Health Challenge

NIAAA Alcohol Alert: Changing the Culture of Campus Drinking

The Hidden Consequences of College Drinking—A Fact Sheet for Parents [Adobe PDF]

How Does Alcohol Affect the World of a Child

Addiction

Addiction Science

Addiction Brain Disease

State Substance Abuse Directory

ACTION in Recovery!   William White Recovery Glossary-a tool to explain recovery terms.

Get Info On Talking to your kids about Alcohol from NIAAA

Warning labels -HOPE for our children. 
Youth safety and health are sold cheap

State Costs of Underage Drinking
Louisiana      Find your Your State

Alcohol Beverage Control Enforcement: Legal Research Report

Domestic Violence, Juvenile Justice Info Support
Links and information for each state including state profiles

Juvenile Justice System:  National Center for Juvenile Justice

Youth Runaway-Crisis
The goal of the NRS is to ensure that young people in crisis have one central place to call for help. www.nrscrisisline.org
Facts on Firearms and Domestic Violence

Facts for Women and alcohol

Domestic Abuse Help

Child help USA Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-CHILD  (1-800-422-4453)

National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE          
1-800-787-3224 TDD


Nolo- Law for all-self help online with legal issues

Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA) (301) 504 5719

Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center 888 439 3300

HUD Housing Counseling Referral Service 800-569-4287

HUD Housing Discrimination Hotline 800-669-9777

HUD-OWNED Homes Hotline 800-767-4483

HUD USER (research reports) 800-245-2691

HUD Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET) 800-998-9999

HUD Community Connections 800-998-9999
(clearinghouse for HUD community planning and development)

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information 800-394-3366

National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (301) 608-8098

National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-SAFE

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 800-537-2238

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness 800-444-7415

VA Veterans Benefits Information Hotline 800-827-1000

Link to All States-Government Websites

FirstGov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

The Census Bureau
 

Reports and Support Information:

The National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)  http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
 
A Call To Action: Changing The Culture Of Drinking At U.S. Colleges

Preventing Problems Related to Alcohol Availability: Environmental Approaches

Guide To Community Preventive Services

Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility

Landmark report and call for action by the NAS 9/03 read overview here

College Alcohol-Substance Abuse:
Underage Drinking, seeding the public health crisis related to alcohol consumption.

National Directory by State of Resources for Parents of College Students

College Drinking & Alcohol Policy for Prevention Information

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

Know the Signs -Alcohol Poisoning

Alcohol Health Risks

Talk to your Kids about Alcohol--Info from the NIAAA

Alcohol at the check out, iced down seem like a bad idea?
CDC Report on effect on our kids!


Youth
Tips for Teens on Alcohol-Fact Sheet
What is Bullying?
Parents Can Help Stop Bulling
More Info  Links       

Housing

HUD - People with Disabilities

Oxford House is a concept in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home.  www.OxfordHouse.org

Sober-Recovery  Housing
Directory of Oxford Houses Across the U.S. Download

Federal Fair Housing Act  related to  Oxford House

Housing Halfway Houses, 3/4 houses, Oxford House, Homeless Resources, etc.
 

This cost is a reflection social ills/consequences of a lack of treatment and preventions services.  One of the great barriers for addicts, is the stigma of being an addict, the shame and misunderstanding my those in their communities. 

Substance abuse is not a moral failing but a public health crisis in the Untied States. People who use alcohol and other drugs, start using, and move to abusing then finally to addiction.  There are many opportunities to intervene with help before a person person hits bottom.  Harms to individuals, and others can be reduced.

HIV/AIDS

AIDS Info

AVERT

CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)

HIV/AIDS Bureau-Links

HIV/AIDS Espanol/Spanish Web Links

HIVAIDS Information for Providers

HIV Guidelines: NYS Department of Health AIDS Institutes

HIV Statistics - AIDS Statistics

Office of AIDS Research, NIH

Treatment Improvement Exchange

UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and National Drug Court Institute (NDCI)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Programs

Office of Justice Programs (OJP)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Medical Encyclopedia Also available in: Spanish
Browse the medical encyclopedia for information on conditions and diseases -- including definitions, causes, incidence, and risk factors.... Details >
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Louisiana Specific Resources

State Estimates of Substance Use From the 2002–2003 NSDUH, SAMHSA

Monitoring the Future (State of the Nation so to speak on alcohol and other drug use by youth in the U.S.)

Facts For Teens on Alcohol and other Drugs

Inhalants-Huffing

National Directory of State Organizations-Healthfinder

Links to all  Federal Clearinghouse Info Directory

Alcohol Policy (Laws)  Information

State Costs of Underage Drinking
Find your Your State
 
The Marin Institute
Environmental Prevention Work

Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS)
http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov

Reducing Underage Drinking Legislation The STOP Underage Drinking Act was introduced in the 108th U.S. Congress on July 21, 2004.
View the bill

Underage Drinking Enforcement by State

College Drinking Environmental Policy Report

Parents Poll-Concerned Over Alcohol Ads Poll finds that parents of teens think alcohol ads have a serious effect on teen drinking habits  or Download the Peter Heart Survey, Alcohol Advertising troubling to parents.

Fact Sheet on Marketing Alcohol to Youth

Fact Sheet: Effects of Alcohol on Brains of Adolescents

Alcohol Policy Information System

Alcohol Ads-Youth Fact Sheet

University of Minnesota Alcohol Epidemiology Program

Alcohol Policies In The United States: Highlights From 50 States

National Action Alert-Stop Alcohol Roll Back Tax!

National Parity

Alcohol Cost Calculator for Kids
http://www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/kids/

FACE: Truth and Clarity about Alcohol
http://faceproject.org/

 

Federal Government

White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/

United States House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/

United States Senate http://www.senate.gov

United States Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov%5c/

United States Department of Defense http://www.defenselink.mil/

United States Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/

United States Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/

United States Department of Health & Human Services http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov/

United States Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov/index.html

United States Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/

United States Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/

United States Department of State http://www.state.gov/

United States Department of Transportation http://www.dot.gov/

United States Treasury http://www.treas.gov/

United States Department of Veteran Affairs http://www.va.gov/

Health Hotlines from the National Library of Medicine

Help Lines for Domestic Abuse

Domestic Violence
& Stalking
1-800-799-SAFE
or #HOPE on Verizon
wireless phones:
toll and airtime free

Sexual Assault
& Incest
1-800-656-HOPE

Child Abuse
1-800-4-A-CHILD

Gay & Lesbian
National Hotline
1-888-THE-GLNH

GLBT Hate Crimes
1-800-616-HATE

Abuse of Elderly
1-800-677-1116

Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA) (301) 504 5719

Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center 888 439 3300

HUD Housing Counseling Referral Service 800-569-4287

HUD Housing Discrimination Hotline 800-669-9777

HUD-OWNED Homes Hotline 800-767-4483

HUD USER (research reports) 800-245-2691

HUD Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET) 800-998-9999

HUD Community Connections 800-998-9999
(clearinghouse for HUD community planning and development)

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information 800-394-3366

National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (301) 608-8098

National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-SAFE

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 800-537-2238

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness 800-444-7415

VA Veterans Benefits Information Hotline 800-827-1000

Glossary, Legislative Terms

Check out Thomas for Federal Legislation!
Track and follow bills in your area of interest, free online public service.

Find and Write your U.S. Congressman/person

Find and Write your U.S. Senator

National News
ABC News
CNN
ESPN
MSNBC
USA Today
Vatican Newspaper
Wall St. Journal

Eating Disorders (MEDLINEplus)

Get Fit - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Improving Oral Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)


Consumer Complaints:

Federal Trade Commission

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

National Injury Information Clearinghouse, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.

CASA-Columbia University's Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
www.casacolumbia.org

Partnership for a Drug-Free America
www.drugfreeamerica.org

Prevention Researcher
www.integres.org/prevres

Monitoring the Future
www.monitoringthefuture.org