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Useful Resources & Links

 

http://www.health.org
Prevention Online (PREVLINE): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.

 

http://www.nida.nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Contains a large variety of reports and articles on a wide array of addictions.

 

http://www.jointogether.org
Join Together: A national resource center for communities working together to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.

 

http://www.bacchusgamma.org
The BACCUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network: A group of college and university student peer education groups focusing on alcohol abuse.

 

http://www.nasadad.org
The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors: NASADAD serves as a focal point for the examination of alcohol and other drug-related issues.

 

http://www.casacolumbia.org
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University : This site brings together professional disciplines needed to study and combat all forms of substance abuse.

 

http://www.alcoholismhelp.com
A resource for people who are suffering from alcoholism and for the friends and family of alcoholics.

 

http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Web site of an organization developed and conducted by alcoholics to help themselves attain and retain sobriety.

 

http://www.adultchildren.org
Adult Children of Alcoholics: A 12-step program of men and women who come from an alcoholic or other drug-affected home seeking solutions to their problems.

 

http://www.al-anon.org
Al-Anon/Alateen: Web site for the families and friends of alcoholics.

 

http://www.na.org
Narcotics Anonymous: The official listing for Narcotics Anonymous International, a community-based association of recovering drug addicts.

 

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.

 

http://www.samhsa.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: SAMHSA is the federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability and costs to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

 

http://www.drughelp.org
American Council for Drug Education: DrugHelp is a public, nonprofit service that provides drug-prevention, alcohol-prevention and educational materials and programs.

 

http://www.cadca.org
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: Provides weekly updates along with information about public policy, membership and training activities.

 

http://www.dol.gov/dol/working partners. htm
U.S. Department of Labor's Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace: Specializing in workplace-related alcohol and drug information. This site also has information on creating partnerships and research databases.

 

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.htm
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source: Web site on tobacco, which is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

http://www.ash.org
Action on Smoking and Health: A national legal action anti-smoking organization.

 

http://www.cancer.org
American Cancer Society: This site includes information on prevention and awareness, community events, volunteerism and a variety of other topics.

 

http://www.costkids.org
Children Opposed to Smoking Tobacco: This organization was founded by a group of sixth-through-eighth-grade students who wanted to keep tobacco products out of the hands of children. It focuses on educating kids about the dangers of smoking.

 

http://www.tobaccofree.org
The Foundation for a Smokefree America: This nonprofit organization aims to educate people of all ages about smoking and tobacco use.

 

http://www.lungusa.org/tobacco
American Lung Association: ALA's Web site on tobacco information.

 

http://www.globalink.org/globdemo
GLOBALink: The International Tobacco Control Network, managed by the International Union Against Cancer, aims to serve all those active in tobacco control, cancer control and public health, using instant modern technology. It's free, but you need to become a member to participate.

 

http://www.quitnet.org
Quit Net: Provides research-based methods via the Web to support smokers trying to break the habit.

 

http://www.healingwell.com/aids
AIDS-HIV Resource Center at HealingWell.com

 

http://www.alz.org
Alzheimer's Association

 

http://www.adaa.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America

 

http://www.chadd.org
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

 

http://www.add.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association

 

http://www.cancer.org
American Cancer Society

 

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Federal Consumer Information Center

 

http://www.diversityhotwire.com
Cultural Diversity Hotwire

 

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/csa/index.hml
Office of Child Support Enforcement

 

http://www.ncadv.org
ncadv.org

 

http://www.eatingdisorders.about.com/health/eatingdisorders
Eating Disorders

 

http://www.creditcounseling.org
Consumer Credit Counseling Center of Southern New England

 

http://www.debtadvice.org
DebtAdvice.org

 

http://www.bankrate.com
Bankrate.com

 

http://www.moneyminded.com
Moneyminded.com

 

http://www.ncpgambling.org
National Council on Problem Gambling

 

http://www.gamblersanonymous.org
Gamblers Anonymous

 

http://www.counselingforloss.com
Counseling for Loss & Life Changes support and resources

 

http://www.virtual-addiction.com/public_info.htm
Public Information-Center of Internet Addiction

 

http://www.mapnp.org
Free Management Library

 

http://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health

 

http://www.aacap.org
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

 

http://www.depression-screening.org
National Mental Health Association- A screening for depression.

 

http://www.kidshealth.org
KidsHealth

 

http://www.parentsoup.com
ParentSoup

 

http://www.ctpta.org
State of Connecticut Parent Teacher Association

 

http://www.pta.org
National Parent Teacher Association

 

http://www.psychwww.com/mtsite/smexerc.html
MindTools - Stress Reduction Techniques.

 

http://www.virtualpsych.com
Stress - VirtualPsych.com

 

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/99-101pd.html
Stress At Work

 

http://www.wellnessjunction.com
WellnessJunction.com

 

Important Phone Numbers

  Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline 1-800-842-2288  
  Domestic Violence Hotline  (Statewide CT) 1-888-774-2900  
  National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233  
  Elderly Abuse in the Community 1-888-385-4225  
  Rape Crisis  (Statewide CT) 1-888-999-5545  
  VEDAS (en Espanol)  (Statewide CT) 1-888-568-8332  
 

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