Alcohol & Drug Treatment and Prevention Resources

• The Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State (ASAP): www.asapnys.org
• American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependency (AATOD): www.aatod.org
  The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependency (AATOD) works with federal agencies and state substance abuse authorities on issues concerning methadone policy. AATOD also develops training symposia on methadone maintenance geared toward physicians, clinicians, and management staff.
• American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM): www.asam.org
  ASAM’s mission is to educate physicians and to improve the treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and other addictions.
• The Association For Addiction Professionals (NAADAC): www.naadac.org
  NAADAC's mission is to lead, unify and empower addiction focused professionals to achieve excellence through education, advocacy, knowledge, standards of practice, ethics, professional development and research. The organization also serves as an advocate on behalf of addiction professionals and the people they serve.
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP): www.samhsa.gov
  The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use, prevent underage alcohol and tobacco use, and reduce the negative consequences of using drugs and alcohol. Through service capacity expansion and knowledge development, application, and dissemination, CSAP works to strengthen the Nation's ability to reduce drug and alcohol abuse and its associated problems. CSAP is one of three Centers in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT): www.samhsa.gov
  The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment works to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse by ensuring access to clinically sound, cost-effective addiction treatment that reduces the health and social costs of addiction to communities. CSAT supports the nation's effort to provide multiple treatment modalities, evaluate treatment effectiveness, and use evaluation results to enhance treatment and recovery approaches. CSAT is one of three Centers in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA): www.cadca.org
  CADCA is a national organization composed of over 5,000 community coalitions of businesses, parents, media, law enforcement, schools, religious organizations, health providers, social service agencies, and the government. Its mission is to create and strengthen the capacity of new and existing coalitions to build safe, healthy and drug-free communities.
• Children’s Defense Fund (CDF): www.childrensdefense.org
  Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown. CDF pays particular attention to poor and minority children, and those with disabilities. CDF also focuses on drug and alcohol abuse among parents and families in the child welfare system.
• Drug Strategies: www.drugstrategies.org
  Drug Strategies supports private and public efforts to reduce the demand for drugs through prevention, education, treatment, law enforcement and community initiatives.
• Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR): www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org
  Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) serves as a point of coordination and a resource to organizations in the alcohol and drug addiction research, treatment, and prevention fields, and especially the recovery communities.
• The Johnson Institute: www.johnsoninstitute.com
  The Johnson Institute focuses on removing obstacles that keep people and families from recovering from the problems caused by addiction to alcohol and other drugs by fostering a better understanding about alcoholism, promoting avenues into recovery through professional and effective treatment programs, and promoting the power and possibility of recovery.
• Join Together: www.jointogether.org
  Join Together supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation. It’s many services include Join Together Online, a website that displays news and articles related to drug and alcohol abuse.
• National Association for Children of Alcoholics: www.nacoa.net
  The National Association for Children of Alcoholics is a national, nonprofit membership organization working on behalf of children of alcohol and drug dependent parents. The organization advocates for all children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies.
• National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP): www.nadcp.org
  The National Association of Drug Court Professionals seeks to reduce substance abuse, crime and recidivism by promoting and advocating for the establishment and funding of drug courts and providing for collection and dissemination of information, technical assistance, and mutual support to association members.
• National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD): www.nasadad.org
  NASADAD’s membership includes State Drug and Alcohol Agency Directors, and its mission is to foster and support the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every State.
• National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse: www.casacolumbia.org
  The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) works to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives. The Center assesses what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement, and provides this information to lawmakers and the public.
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD): www.ncadd.org
  NCADD fights to reduce stigma and to educate Americans that alcoholism and other drug addictions are preventable and treatable.
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): 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. NIAAA also works to reduce the severe and often fatal consequences of these problems by conducting policy studies that have implications for alcohol problem prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation activities. NIAAA is one of the 18 institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the main biomedical research agency of the Federal Government. NIH is a component of the Public Health Service within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): www.nida.nih.gov
  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supported science addresses questions about drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed care, and from DNA to community outreach research. NIDA also works to ensure the rapid and effective transfer of scientific data to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners and the general public. NIDA is one of the 18 institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the main biomedical research agency of the Federal Government. NIH is a component of the Public Health Service within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS): www.oasas.state.ny.us
• Partnership for Recovery: www.partnershipforrecovery.org
  The Partnership for Recovery is a coalition of non-profit alcohol and drug treatment providers dedicated to improving access to professional treatment for all Americans suffering from the disease of addiction.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov
  SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. SAMHSA serves as the umbrella under which substance abuse and mental health service Centers are housed, including: the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). SAMHSA also houses the Office of the Administrator, the Office of Applied Studies, and the Office of Program Services.
• Therapeutic Communities of America (TCA): www.tcanet.org
  Therapeutic Communities of America is an association of drug and alcohol abuse treatment organizations working together to promote the understanding of the self therapeutic community (TC) methodology for the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse.
• White House Office of National Drug Control Policy: www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
  The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation’s drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illegal drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences. The Director of ONDCP also evaluates, coordinates, and oversees both the international and domestic anti-drug efforts of executive branch agencies and ensures that such efforts complement state and local anti-drug activities. The Director advises the President regarding changes in the organization, management, budgeting, and personnel of federal Agencies that could affect the Nation’s anti-drug efforts.