Substance Abuse Web Sites
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
The mission of CSAP is to decrease substance use and abuse by bringing effective prevention to every community. As the sole Federal organization with the responsibility for improving accessibility and quality of substance abuse prevention services, the Center provides national leadership in the development of polices, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use and under-age use of alcohol and tobacco. CSAP promotes a comprehensive prevention system that includes community involvement and partnerships among all sectors of society.
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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse. CSAT works to ensure access to clinically sound, cost-effective addiction treatment that reduces the health and social costs to communities and the nation.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the lead Federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people at home and abroad. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of people in the United States.
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW -- Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and the general public to information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to programs, research, laws and policies, training resources, statistics, and much more.
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Children of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF)
164 West 74th Street
New York, NY 10023
The Children of Alcoholics Foundation provides a range of educational materials and services to help professionals, children, and adults break the intergenerational cycle of substance abuse.
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National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (NAIARC)
1950 Addison Street
Suite 104, # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
General Scope: The mission of the National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (NAIARC) is to enhance the quality of social and health services delivered to infants and young children affected by drugs or HIV -- and to their parents -- by providing training, technical assistance, research, resources, and information to the professionals who serve these children and families.
The Resource Center, located at the University of California at Berkeley, receives funding from the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act.
Training Specific: For information on training opportunities via the NAIARC annual conference, the teleconference series, and other related national organizations' conference listings, please see http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/training.php.
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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
4940 Irvine Boulevard
Suite 202
Irvine, CA 92612
The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) is a service of the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau's Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.
NCSACW works to develop knowledge and provide technical assistance (TA) to Federal, State and local agencies and Tribes to improve outcomes for families with substance use disorders in the child welfare and family court systems.
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National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
11426-28 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information is a resource for publications and other materials concerning alcohol and substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment. Publication topics include the relationship between substance abuse and child and spouse abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol effects, and alternatives in treatment.
The Clearinghouse is funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
5635 Fishers Lane
MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. NIAAA also provides leadership in the national effort to reduce the severe, and often fatal, consequences of the problem through research, collaboration with related programs, and dissemination of research findings. The Institute also sponsors prevention programs to keep children of all ages alcohol-free.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
The National Institute on Drug Abuse supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA works to ensure that the foundation for the nation's drug abuse reduction efforts are based on science. National Institute on Drug Abuse is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
900 17th Street NW
Suite 910
Washington, DC 20006
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is dedicated to eliminating birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and to improving the quality of life for those affected by fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effect. NOFAS is committed to raising public awareness of fetal alcohol syndrome and to developing and implementing innovative ideas in prevention, intervention, education, and advocacy in communities nationwide. NOFAS also operates a national clearinghouse for regional, State, and local fetal alcohol syndrome organizations.
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Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMH-RC)
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
The Office of Minority Health Resource Center facilitates the exchange of information on minority health issues and serves as a national resource and referral service. The Center collects and distributes information on a broad variety of health topics, including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and infant mortality.
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Partnership for a Drug-Free America
405 Lexington Avenue Suite 1601
New York, NY 10174
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a coalition of communication, health, medical and educational professionals working to reduce illicit drug use and help people live healthy, drug-free lives.
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SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence (FASD Center)
2101 Gaither Road, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850
The mission of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence is to facilitate the development and improvement of FASD prevention, treatment, and care systems in the United States by providing national leadership and facilitating collaboration in the field.
The FASD Center is a Federal initiative of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
5600 Fishers Lane
Room 12-105, Parklawn Building
Rockville, MD 20857
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration was established to help the nation's health care system improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of substance abuse and mental illnesses. SAMHSA works in partnership with States, communities, and private organizations to address the needs of people with substance abuse problems or mental illnesses and to assess community risk factors that contribute to these afflictions.
SAMHSA is a program within the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF/HHS)
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
HHS is the Government agency responsible for protecting the health of Americans. While the website (http://www.hhs.gov) covers a much broader range of health issues, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is devoted to families and children and specific populations such as minorities, fathers, and the disabled.
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