March 18 - 24 is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®, or NDAFW, is an annual, week-long, health observance that inspires dialogue about the science of drug use and addiction among youth. It provides an opportunity to bring together scientists, students, educators, healthcare providers, and community partners to help advance the science and address youth drug and alcohol use in communities and nationwide.
Substance dependence is the medical term used to describe the use of drugs or alcohol that continues even when significant problems related to their use have developed. Substance use disorder is caused by multiple factors, including genetic vulnerability, environmental stressors, social pressures, individual personality characteristics, and psychiatric problems, and can strike at any age. But which of these factors has the biggest influence on any one person cannot be determined in all cases.
SA101 Introduction to Addiction Counseling
SA102 Ethics and Boundaries in Addiction
SA103 Motivational Interviewing
SA104 Multicultural Counseling in Addiction
SA201 Addiction and the Family
SA202 Co-occurring Disorders
SA231 Addiction Counseling
SAC300 Current Topics in Addiction Counseling
SAC310 Professional Standards for Addiction
SAC320 Addiction Prevention: Theories and Techniques
SAC330 Interviewing and Counseling
SAC340 Professional Documentation for Addiction Counselors
SAC350 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Addiction Services
SAC360 Fundamentals of Public Health
SAC370 Community Psychology
SAC380 Human Services Organizational Systems
SAC390 Counseling Theories for Addiction Treatment
SAC400 Spirituality and Addiction
SAC410 Public Policy and Advocacy
SAC420 Process Addicitions
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for substance use/addiction and/or mental health problems.
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Find a treatment facility near you. For additional help call 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Collates resources for addiction recovery in the United States. The site includes Google Maps-based search for resources like recovery support meetings and pharmacies that offer Naloxone without a prescription.
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
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Historical polling data for American opinions on alcohol and drinking.
BJS mission: To collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
Learn about negative consequences to students’ alcohol use, including deaths, assaults, and sexual assault/date rape.
Written by Butler Center for Research staff, our one-page, topic-specific summaries discuss current research on topics of interest within the addiction treatment field.
The nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving, drugged driving and underage drinking.
Data helps SAMHSA and the nation assess the impact of the changes to US health care systems and identify and address behavioral health disparities.
"Founded in 1985, AASCB is the resource for information about counselor licensing and regulation, test development, and standards for licensing."
American Psychological Association, Division 16: School Psychology
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
RESOURCES
Overview of Harm Reduction guiding principles and practical applications.
A workbook for exploring, understanding, and managing substance use responsibly.
Best practices for understanding and implementing the harm reduction model with LGBTQ+ populations.
Harm Reduction International is a leading NGO dedicated to reducing the negative health, social and legal impacts of drug use and drug policy. We promote the rights of people who use drugs and their communities through research and advocacy to help achieve a world where drug policies and laws contribute to healthier, safer societies.
Open access, peer-reviewed, online journal whose focus is on the prevalent patterns of psychoactive drug use, the public policies meant to control them, and the search for effective methods of reducing the adverse medical, public health, and social consequences associated with both drugs and drug policies.
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