Reference websites include:

 

Addiction Center - https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/addiction-brain/

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) -         http://www.drugabuse.gov/

 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) -       http://www.samhsa.gov/

 

DrugFree.org (teen substance abuse) -      http://www.drugfree.org/

 

National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCAAD) -      http://ncadd.org/

 

http://www.drugwatch.com/students/ (Student Substance Abuse-Check out the infograph)

http://www.drugwatch.com/2015/07/29/drug-abuse-in-america/ (Drug Abuse in America)

 

 

Links to Additional Resources, from the Parent Addiction Network

There are many resources on the web for people with drug use disorders as well as for parents of an affected loved one. The following links are some of the favorites of Parent Addiction Network 

 

National and Regional Sites:

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) -   http://www.samhsa.gov/

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) -   http://www.drugabuse.gov/

• DrugFree.org  -   http://www.drugfree.org/     

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• National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCAAD) -   http://ncadd.org/

• Faces and Voices of Recovery -   http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org

• Nar-Anon -   http://www.nar-anon.org/naranon

• Families Anonymous -   https://www.familiesanonymous.org/Addiction Research Institute

Wisconsin Specific Sites

• Citizens Rallying for Change on Alcohol/Drugs (Family Service Madison) -  http://www.crcadanecountywi.com/

• Green County Department of Human Services AODA -   http://gchsd.org/alcohol-other-drug-abuse-aoda

• National Alliance on Mental Illness, Green County -   http://www.namigreencounty.org/

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Substance Abuse Services -  https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/aoda/index.htm

• Good Drugs Gone Bad, (Northeast Wisconsin Coalition raising awareness about prescription drug abuse) -   http://www.gooddrugsgonebad.com/

Sites Developed by other Parents and Families:

• Parents of Addicts Resource Center -   http://www.barrylessin.com/

• Parents for a Change -   http://www.parents4achange.net/

• Learn to Cope -   http://www.learn2cope.org/

• Family Healing Strategies -  http://www.familyhealingstrategies.com/

• Moms Tell -   http://momstell.com/

 

Connect with other parents -    http://intervene.drugfree.org/