Organizations

Addiction Technology Transfer Center
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) provide a national resource based on current best practices as defined by recognized experts in substance use disorders. ATTC's 13 independent Regional Centers and a National Office sponsor events and provide training for practitioners. The monthly e-zine Eye on the Field provides the latest information on treatment and research. ATTC also hosts a national treatment facility locator.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
This self-help fellowship has assisted more than 2 million people with alcohol problems since its inception in 1935. The official AA site provides publications and a directory of offices and services.

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
AAAP aims to promote excellence in clinical practice in addiction psychiatry; educate the public to influence public policy regarding addictive illness; provide continuing education for addiction professionals; and disseminate new information in the field of addiction psychiatry.

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
ASAM is dedicated to improving the treatment of individuals suffering from substance use disorders. This site includes information on patient placement criteria, pain management, practice guidelines, public policies, and publications. Publishes the Journal of Addictive Diseases, The Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM PPC-2R), and Principles of Addiction Medicine.

Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST)
The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) was developed for the World Health Organization (WHO) by an international group of substance abuse researchers to detect and manage substance use and related problems in primary and general medical care settings.

Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
Disseminates state-of-the-art scientific information about substance abuse education and research, through means such as the National AMERSA conference and the organization's journal, Substance Abuse.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
CSAP provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use, to prevent underage alcohol and tobacco use, and to reduce the negative consequences of using substances.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
Created in 1992 with a congressional mandate to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. This center offers treatment research, statistics, publications, and web resources.

College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)
CPDD serves as an interface among governmental, industrial and academic communities maintaining liaisons with regulatory and research agencies as well as educational, treatment, and prevention facilities in the drug abuse field. It also functions as a collaborating center of the World Health Organization.

Join Together
Join Together provides a comprehensive information source on substance abuse policy, prevention, and treatment.

Narcotics Anonymous World Services (NA)
NA provides membership information as well as a directory of products and published articles relating to NA.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
An information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention and treatment. NCADI staff includes both English- and Spanish-speaking information specialists who are skilled at recommending appropriate publications, posters, and videocassettes; conducting customized searches; providing grant and funding information; and referring people to appropriate organizations. The NCADI Web site includes the (NSAWI) National Substance Abuse Web Index and PREVline, a resource providing access to CSAT, CSAP, and other government publications on substance abuse.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIAAA supports biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. NIDA's Web site contains publications, communications, agency events, and links to other drug-related Internet sites.

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
The principle purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug related health consequences. The Web site provides information on their media campaign, State and local drug indicator profiles, and links to drug-related offices, drug-related data, publications, prevention, education and treatment information, and their FY 2001-2007 Strategic Plan.

PA-CO-OCCURRING.ORG
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) and the Northeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NeATTC), Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addictions (IRETA) sponsor this new resource in co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Substance Abuse Research Center
Largest U.S. foundation dedicated to improving health and healthcare of Americans. The Research Center provides access to information and news about the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs. Visit their site for research reports, publications, and funding opportunities.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illness. Visit them for information on programs, products/services, funding and statistics/data.

Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
The Substance Abuse Policy Research Program is a national program supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The mission of the program is to fund substance abuse policy research that can help reduce the harm caused by the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs in the United States.

The World Health Organization (WHO)
In 1980, a WHO expert committee stressed the need for efficient methods to identify persons with harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption before health and social consequences become pronounced. There was an urgent call for the development of strategies that could be applied in primary health care settings with a minimum of time and resources. Within this context, the WHO Collaborative Project on Identification and Treatment of Persons with Harmful Alcohol Consumption was initiated in 1982 to develop a scientific basis for screening and brief interventions in primary care settings.