Resources

Community Bridges is dedicated to providing outreach and education to the community at large. Our services reach the mainstream public through our education efforts and our clinical services provide quality treatment for substance use disorders for men and women.

Prevention is the key to combating substance abuse. We believe addiction is a disease that carries tremendous consequences for individuals, families, the workplace, and the community as a whole. The truth is that addiction is a chronic, relapsing, and treatable disease.

 

Local Resources

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (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. The web site includes links to the three centers, plus research publications online, including the annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. There are three Centers in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):

• The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) – www.samhsa.gov/about/cmhs.aspx
  This website includes information on HIV/AIDS, homelessness, and other CMHS programs related to persons with co-occurring disorders
• CMHS Clearinghouse:
  Knowledge Exchange Network
  P.O. Box 42490
  Washington, DC 20015
  1-800-789-2647
  Fax:  301-984-8796
  www.mentalhealth.org
• The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) – www.samhsa.gov/csap
  This website includes information on CSAP’s Prevention Decision Support System, regional Centers for the Advancement of Prevention Technologies, Model Prevention Programs, and more.
• The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) – www.samhsa.gov/csat
  This website includes information on the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers, Recovery Month observances, the National Treatment Plan and more. SAMHSA’s Clearinghouse for Substance Abuse:National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information
  P.O. Box 2345
  Rockville, MD 20847-2345
  1-800-729-6686
  Fax: (301) 468-6433
  http://store.samhsa.gov/home

SAMHSA’s Public Education Campaigns:

• Pride – for GLBT populations  http://store.samhsa.gov/home
• Reality Check – information on marijuana for adults concerned about youth   http://store.samhsa.gov/home

 

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  6000 Executive Blvd. – Willco Building
  Bethesda, MD  20892-7003
  www.niaaa.nih.gov
  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.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  6001 Executive Blvd
  Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9561
  www.drugabuse.gov
  NIDA’s mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
  Executive Office of the President
  Office of National Drug Control Policy
  Washington, D.C. 20503
  http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
  The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation’s drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.
• National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
  www.mediacampaign.org – TheAntiDrug.com was created This ONDCP campaign is a multi-dimensional effort designed to educate youth to reject illegal drugs.  Education and support is provided to parents and other adults to help youth resist illicit drug use.  This is an extensive website with various multi-media resources by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids.
• Working with the nation’s leading experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention, www.TheAntiDrug.com serves as a drug prevention information center, and a supportive community for parents to interact and learn from each other. The site provides parents and other adults caregivers access to:

• Helpful articles and advice from experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention
• Science-based drug prevention information, news and studies
• Support from other parents striving to keep their children drug-free
• Perspectives of teens themselves

 

NON-GOVERNMENT

• The Alliance Project
  1954 University Avenue West, Suite 12
  St. Paul, MN 55104
  Phone : 651-645-1618
  http://www.defeataddiction.org/
  The Alliance Project is developing a consumer based advocacy network with a broad cross-section of organizations that share common concerns about the devastating disease of alcohol and drug addiction and the dramatic lack of proper public response to this growing health crisis.
• Nar-Anon Family Groups
  Nar-Anon Groups: Arizona Meetings
  http://nar-anon.org/The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else’s addiction. As a Twelve-Step Program, Nar-Anon offers help by sharing experience, strength, and hope. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend.
• Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups
  http://www.al-anon.alateen.orgThe primary goal of Al-Anon/ Alateen is to help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Similarly, Alateen, is a recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members.
• Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse At Columbia University
  633 Third Avenue, 19th floor
  New York, NY 10017-6706
  Phone: 212-841-5200
  www.casacolumbia.org
  CASA informs Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives. They assess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement; encourage individuals and institutions to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction; provide advocates with tools succeed.
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
  901 North Pitt Street, Suite 300
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  Phone: 800-54-CADCA
  www.cadca.org
  CADCA, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, is a membership organization of more than 5,000 community coalitions nationwide that are addressing the problems of drugs and violence.  CADCA’s mission is to create and strengthen the capacity of new and existing coalitions to build safe, healthy and drug-free communities through technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies, marketing programs, conferences and special events.
• Drug Strategies
  1575 Eye St. NW  Suite 210
  Washington, DC  20005
  202-289-9070
  www.drugstrategies.org
  Drug Strategies is a research institute that promotes more effective treatment strategies and promotes efforts to reduce demand for drugs through prevention, education, treatment, law enforcement and community initiatives.
• Join Together
  The Partnership at Drugfree.org
  352 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor
  New York, NY 10010
  Phone:212-922-1560drugfree.org/join-together
  Join Together, a collaboration of the Boston University School of Public Health and The Partnership at Drugfree.org, delivers substance abuse and addiction news that impacts your work, life and community.
• Legal Action Center
  236 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 505
  Washington, DC 20002
  Phone: 202-544-5478
  www.lac.org
  The Legal Action Center is the only non-profit law firm and policy organization in the United States that fights to protect the legal rights of and improve public policies and services for people with histories of alcoholism or addiction, people with HIV and AIDS, and people with arrest or conviction records.

• Mesothelioma Community Resource NetworkCommunity Bridge is proud to be part of the Mesothelioma Community Resource Network, as part of the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance, a coalition of addiction and pain resources, mesothelioma treatment providers and caregiver resources. To learn more about addiction resources for cancer patients click here.
• NAADAC- The Association for Addiction Professionals
  901 N. Washington St., Suite 600
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  Phone: 800-548-0497
  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.
• National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA)
  340 East Second Street, Suite 409
  Los Angeles, CA 90012
  Phone: 213- 625-5795
  http://www.napafasa.org
  National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA) is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to addressing the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) populations on the continental U.S., Hawaii, the six Pacific Island jurisdictions, and elsewhere.
• National Association for Children of Alcoholics
  11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100
  Rockville, MD  20852
  Phone: 888-554-2627
  www.nacoa.net
  NACOA’s mission is to advocate for all children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies. NACoA works to raise public awareness; provide leadership in public policy at the national, state, and local levels; advocate for appropriate, effective, and accessible education and prevention services; and facilitate and advance professional knowledge and understanding.
• National Association of State Alcohol/ Drug Abuse Directors
  808 17th Street, NW, Suite 410
  Washington, DC 20006
  Phone: 202-293-0090
  www.nasadad.org
  NASADAD is the association for state alcohol and drug abuse directors.  NASADAD fosters and supports the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every State.