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The US National Institute on Drug Abuse publishes research summaries, treatment guides, and data on substance use disorders. Reading it gives you the current scientific consensus on how specific drugs act on the brain and which treatments have evidence behind them.
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aa.org
Official site of Alcoholics Anonymous. It provides information about the AA program, how to find local meetings, and access to AA literature and recovery resources.
Narcotics Anonymous
The official site of Narcotics Anonymous, a worldwide fellowship of people recovering from drug addiction. It provides the meeting finder, the Twelve Steps and Traditions, and introductory literature explaining how the program's peer-led format works and how to attend.
Refuge Recovery
A non-theistic recovery program founded by Noah Levine that applies Buddhist practice, including the Four Noble Truths and meditation, to addiction. The site lists in-person and online meetings, guided meditation audio, and the program's core texts.
Addiction Treatment: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers
This course is designed with a singular goal: to improve the care you provide to your patients with substance use disorders. By delving into a model case performed by actors, seven Yale instructors from various fields provide techniques to screen your patients for substance use disorder risk, diagnose patients to gauge the severity of their use, directly manage treatment plans, refer out to treatment services, and navigate the various conditions that may limit your patient’s access to treatment. You will ultimately be prepared to provide compassionate and evidence-based care to a large population of patients living with addiction— a chronic, often relapsing-remitting disease, but a treatable one. This course is supported in part by SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of financial assistance awards from grant #1H79FG000023 totaling $249,900 and grant #3H79TI081968-02S1 from SAMHSA totaling $1,354,651 with 100 percent funded by SAMHSA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government. Note: The content in this course is intended solely to inform and educate medical professionals. This site shall not be used for medical advice and is not a substitute for the advice or treatment of a qualified medical professional.
SMART Recovery 4-Point Program
Learn SMART Recovery's 4-Point Program: a science-based approach to overcoming addiction and building a fulfilling life.
The Recovery Show
12-step recovery for those of us who love alcoholics or addicts. We share our experience, strength, and hope as we use the principles of the Al-Anon program in our lives. We talk openly and honestly about the problems and challenges as we face alcoholism and addiction in our friends and relatives. We share the tools and solutions we have found that let us live a life that is serene, happy, and free, even when the alcoholic or addict is still drinking or using.