Addiction Resources
The addiction resources on this page are support groups and national lists of care. Groups include Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, SMART Recovery, LifeRing and Women for Sobriety. You can also call SAMHSA’s treatment locator (1-800-662-HELP). Our team will email area resource guides if you ask.
Many people and families tell us our free consultation helped. It helped them find a good treatment provider that fit their means and their lives. We still offer this free service. We have also spent endless hours on quick addiction resource guides. Each one lists the help in one area. This guide will help you find what best fits your needs.
Enter your email and the guide you want, then submit. We will email the resource as requested. Don’t see your area? Ask our team to create a custom list just for you.
Where can I find an addiction support group?
Check with each organization for details.
If no groups meet near you, an online support group may be your best option.
- You can also contact Alcoholics Anonymous (AA, http://www.aa.org). Ask whether AA meetings near you are open to people recovering from drugs other than alcohol.
- Dual Recovery Anonymous http://www.draonline.org
- LifeRing http://www.unhooked.com
- Narcotics Anonymous http://www.na.org
- Rational Recovery http://www.rational.org
- Secular Organizations for Sobriety http://www.cfiwest.org/sos/index.htm
- SMART Recovery http://www.smartrecovery.org
- Women for Sobriety, Inc. http://www.womenforsobriety.org
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) runs a Web site ( http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov). It shows where to find drug and alcohol treatment programs across the country. These include live-in, outpatient, and hospital programs. You can also get this by calling 1-800-662-HELP.
- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) does more than stop suicide. It can help with many other problems, too, like drug and alcohol abuse. It can link you with a nearby expert.
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness ( http://www.nami.org) and Mental Health America ( http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net
) are groups of nonprofit self-help groups. They help patients and families who face many kinds of mental illness. Both have State and local branches across the country. They can be a big help if you have both addiction and a mental illness. - Two doctor groups have tools to find a doctor on their Web sites. The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is at http://www.aaap.org. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is at http://www.aacap.org.
- The Partnership at Drugfree.org ( http://www.drugfree.org) gives parents facts and help on teen drug use and addiction. It helps them prevent or step in on a child’s drug use. It also helps them find treatment for a child who needs it. They offer a free helpline for parents (1-855-378-4373).
- The American Society of Addiction Medicine (http://www.asam.org) is a group of doctors. They work to make addiction care easier to get. Their Web site has a list of addiction medicine experts across the nation.
- NIDA’s National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network ( http://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/organization/cctn/ctn
helps people who want to join a clinical trial. Each trial tests a new way to treat drug abuse. Or visit http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. - NIDA’s DrugPubs Research Dissemination Center (http://www.drugpubs.drugabuse.gov
) offers booklets, pamphlets, fact sheets, and more. They cover drugs, drug abuse, and treatment. - The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (niaaa.nih.gov) has facts on alcohol, drinking, and care for alcohol problems (niaaa.nih.gov/search/node/treatment).
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common support groups for addiction?
The support groups on this page are Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, SMART Recovery, LifeRing, Women for Sobriety, Dual Recovery Anonymous, Rational Recovery and Secular Organizations for Sobriety. Check with each group for meeting times. If no group meets near you, try an online group. Some AA meetings are open to people quitting drugs other than alcohol.
How can I best support a loved one who is struggling with addiction?
Start with good facts and a plan. Parents can call the Partnership at Drugfree.org helpline (1-855-378-4373). It helps them stop or step in on a child’s drug use. NAMI and Mental Health America help families who face addiction and mental illness at once. Our team also offers a free consultation. It helps families find a provider that fits their means and their lives.
How do I find addiction treatment near me?
Call SAMHSA at 1-800-662-HELP or use its online locator. It lists live-in, outpatient and hospital programs for drug and alcohol problems across the country. The American Society of Addiction Medicine keeps a list of addiction medicine experts across the nation. You can also ask for one of our area resource guides by email. Or ask our team to build a custom list for you.