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Nancy Reagan
Answer the 20 questions to help determine whether you’d like to pursue what Al-Anon and Alateen have to offer. Read the 12 Steps and the 12 Traditions of Al-Anon. This site is available in an array of languages, including French, Russian, English, Swedish, and several others. Follow the link to the official Al-Anon/Alateen home page.
Explore this site if you feel you are affected by someone else’s drinking, or if you grew up with a problem drinker. You’ll find 20 questions to answer to determine whether you have a problem. You’ll also find 20 questions for the person who grew up with an alcoholic. Answer them to determine whether you’re still affected. There’s a special section for teens and one for professionals.
From the home page, choose either the English, Spanish, or French versions of the text, and continue. You’ll find 12 questions you can answer to help determine whether A.A. might be helpful. You’ll also find local contact information and a special section for professionals.
Betty Ford Center is the first and most famous of addiction treatment centers, and this is its home page. Here you’ll find information about the inpatient and outpatient programs at Betty Ford Center. There’s also a codependency treatment plan, along with news of upcoming events and an upcoming alumni event.
A nonprofit organization with a focus on assisting people in developing skills they need to live a lifestyle free from substance abuse. Provides free residential, treatment, education, and prevention services to people over the age of 18.
This is the home page of the D.A.R.E. to keep kids off drugs people. There’s information for kids, parents, and educators. Find out how law enforcement is cooperating in your community and elsewhere to stop drugs. This is a Family Friendly Site.
This page, part of the Mayo Clinic’s Health O@sis site, provides a clear explanation of nicotine dependence. Do you have a habit, or are you truly dependent on the drug nicotine? Find out here. Also use the Search button to find other pages of interest in the Mayo Clinic site.
This is a fun site about a serious topic. Aimed at high school and college students, the site presents the facts about binge drinking, alcohol and health, and alcohol and drugs. After reading all the facts, you can do the self-assessment to determine whether you’re at risk. If so, there’s an extensive list of resources to contact.
An educational program that helps people reduce alcohol consumption. Includes a self-evaluation form and phone number to contact Drinkwise for more information.
Provides information about addictive behavior: theories of habit strengths, persistence, and change. Also offers tips for managing problematic behavior.
Learn the facts about marijuana addiction. Take the quiz to find out whether you need help. Learn the 12 steps for recovery. Benefit from the shared experiences of others. Find out how to join Marijuana Anonymous.
If you want to quit smoking, check here for cyber-support. Whether you use the patch, taper off, or quit cold turkey, it never hurts to share your experience with others who are exactly where you are. Read about the triumphs and trials of other quitters, and gain support in your own effort.
This site is devoted to women addicted to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs or who suffer from mental illness. There are documents on fetal alcohol syndrome and abuse of women as well as a searchable bibliographic database and a library of women’s resources.
Check this site for answers to your FAQs about drugs. There’s helpful information for parents, and they promise that, unlike some other Internet information, theirs is accurate and up-to-date.
This site contains articles and advice for parents and adolescents who are caught in the maelstrom of drug use. There’s advice from parents who have been there and a select list of links where you can find more help.
Provides information for those people battling substance abuse, or who know someone battling substance abuse. Contains press releases, publications, forums, and calendars of upcoming events.
Table of contents includes Alcoholics Anonymous information, other 12-step recovery programs, events, treatment centers, commercial recovery sources, and mailing lists.
Two brothers, one a recovering alcoholic, the other recovering from drug use, sponsor sober group vacations for others. Check it out and join them for fun in the sun that includes speakers and workshops.