Referral to Treatment

Resources

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
SAMHSA's searchable directory of of more than 10,000 addiction treatment programs, including residential treatment centers, outpatient treatment programs, and hospital inpatient programs for drug addiction and alcoholism.

Help with the Treatment Locator
A SAMHSA-sponsored Web page that helps interested persons locate treatment providers in their local area. The background information is a helpful introduction.

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide
NIDA's guide based on results of an extensive body of research and designed to foster more widespread use of scientifically based treatment components.

NIDA InfoFacts: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
This fact sheet provides research findings on effective treatment approaches for drug abuse and addiction.

Behavioral and Psychosocial Treatments for Drug Abuse
This fact sheet from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence explains the major behavioral and psychosocial treatments used with opium abusers, cocaine abusers, and persons addicted to nicotine via tobacco products.

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
This Web site contains a page on substance abuse treatment as well as a set of useful sources for treatment effectiveness.

HBO Addiction
The cable TV channel HBO has a Web page with information on addiction and seeking addiction treatment that offers suggestions on how to choose effective treatment options. This information is comprehensive and written for lay audiences.

Drug Abuse Treatment Outcomes Study (DATOS)
The DATOS Web site summarizes many of the most often cited methods of addiction treatment and their effectiveness. This study was conducted from 1996-2001.

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
CSAT is a center within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). CSAT promotes the quality and availability of community-based substance abuse treatment services for individuals and families who need them.

Referral to specialized treatment is provided to those identified as needing more extensive treatment than offered by the SBIRT program. The effectiveness of the referral process to specialty treatment is a strong measure of SBIRT success and involves a proactive and collaborative effort between SBIRT providers and those providing specialty treatment to ensure access to the appropriate level of care.

This page has a number of resources for referral to treatment. It includes the SAMHSA Treatment Locator, a national directory of treatment programs. This page also includes summaries of previous research on treatment effectiveness and useful guides to addiction treatment written for clinicians as well as lay audiences.