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Resources

An excellent source of literature, tapes and educational materials for recovering individuals and their families:

Hazelden Foundation
Box 176
Pleasant Valley Road
Center City, MN 55012-0176

1-800-COCAINE
A 24-hour, 7-days-a-week telephone hotline owned and operated by National Medical Enterprises. They provide information on drug abuse and treatment referrals.

1-800-HELP-LINK
This is a computer-assisted and confidential Fair Oaks Hospital information and referral service.

Nationwide referral to self-help groups and meetings for families of recovering substance abusers:

Families Anonymous
P.O. Box 528
Van Nuys, CA 91408
Phone: (818)989-7841

Distributes pamphlets, fact sheets and statistics on drug use in America:

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
Phone: 1-800-SAY-NO-TO

Program with a school team approach designed to help schools prevent drug and alcohol abuse:

United States Department of Education
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Program
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-4101
1-800-843-4971
A drug-free workplace help line. Provides assistance to businesses, industries and unions who wish to develop and implement comprehensive programs in the workplace

Office of Substance Abuse Prevention
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockwall II
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301)443-0365

Self-Help Groups Based on the 12-Step Program

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)
2225 Sepulveda Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone:(310)534-1815

Al-Anon Family Groups
P.O. Box 862
Midtown Station
New York, NY 10018-0862
Phone: (212) 302-7240

Alateen
P.O. Box 862
Midtown Station
New York, NY 10018-0862
Phone: (212) 302-7240

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
Phone: (212) 302-7240

Cocaine Anonymous
6125 Washington Blvd.
Suite 202
Los Angeles, CA 90230
Phone: (213) 559-5833

Co-Dependents Anonymous
P.O. Box 5508
Glendale, AZ 85312-5508
Phone:(602)979-1751

Narcotics Anonymous
World Service Office
16155 Wyandotte Street
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: (818) 780-3951

Women for Sobriety
Box 618
Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone: (215) 536-8026

Resources for Information About Drug Abuse

American Council for Drug Education
5820 Hubbard Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 984-5700

Drug Abuse Research Center
UCLA
1100 Glendon, Suite 3763
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310)825-9057

Drug Enforcement Administration
1405 First Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20537

Parents for Drug-Free Youth
8730 Georgia Avenue, Suite 200
Silver Springs, MD 20910
Phone: 800-554-KIDS

Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE)
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 210
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404)577-4500

SMART MOVES
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
771 First Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212)351-5906

Therapeutic Communities of America
1555 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: (703)875-9639

The Matrix Center
12304 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025 P
hone: (310)207-4322

National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth
1423 Jefferson
Springfield, MO 65802
Phone: (417)836-3709

Amity
P.O. Box 32200
Tucson. AZ 85751-2200
Phone: (602)749-0146

American Society of Addiction Medicine
12 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
Referrals to physicians and psychiatrists with special knowledge of
the needs of recovering people.

Children of Alcoholics Foundation
P.O. Box 4185
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163-4185
Phone: (212)754-0656

Drugs and Crime Data Center and Clearinghouse
1600 Research Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (800)666-3332

Fighting Back National Program Office
2553 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232-5305
Phone: (615)343-9603

National Association for Drug Abuse Problems
355 Lexington Avenue New York. NY 10017
Phone: (212)986-1170

National Council on Alcoholism
12 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10017

National Head Start Association
201 N. Union Street, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703)739-0875

Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Executive Office of the President
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: (202)467-9800

Phoenix House Foundation Office of Publication
164 W. 74th Street
New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212)595-5810