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Human Services: Addiction Counseling: Web Resources

Associations, Organizations, and Statistics

American Counseling Association
The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession.

American Public Human Services Association
APHSA’s members are experts in administering, overseeing, and aligning programs that build resilience and bolster the well-being of people through access to food, health care, housing, employment, child care, community support, and other key building blocks.

American Psychological Association
APA promotes the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives.

American Society of Addiction medicine
The ASAM aims to promote connection, advocacy, education and treatment for addiction.

Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
The Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) is an internationally renowned research center in addiction research.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education
D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Hazelden Betty Ford is a mission-driven, community-oriented behavioral healthcare organization.

Websites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Opioids
See the basics about illicit and prescription opioids including fentanyl and understanding the opioid overdose epidemic.

East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Offers recovery support services including face-to-face recovery coaching, phone recovery coaching, internet recovery coaching, recovery support groups, alcohol and drug education services and referrals to ancillary services.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA is the lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction.

SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.

Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
The Council is designed to play a central role in the regulation of behavioral health services and social work practice in Texas and is guided by the seasoned wisdom of its member boards in abiding by its mission and philosophy.

Texas Health and Human Services - Mental Health and Substance Use
Texas Health and Human Services division for mental health and substance use--includes resources for treatment, prevention, and intervention.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

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National Association for Addiction Professionals
NAADAC’s members are addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals working to create healthier individuals, families and communities through prevention, intervention, quality treatment and recovery support.

National Association of Social Workers
NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
Recovered.org aims to deliver insightful and clinically accurate information on addiction and treatment.

National Families in Action
NFA is a 501-(c)-3 non-profit, non-partisan, non-religious organization with the mission to protect children from addictive drugs with science.

Society of Addiction Psychology
SoAP promotes advances in research, professional training, and clinical practice within the broad range of addictive behaviors including problematic use of alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs and disorders involving gambling, eating, sexual behavior, or spending.