Helpful Links:
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Founded in 1935, AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Their website offers media resources, members’ services, and contact and meeting information.
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention: The Parent Connection
www.higheredcenter.org/parents/
The Parent Connection provides resources for parents with college aged children including several guides and tips for talking to children about alcohol and other drugs as well as addressing the college environment.
Bacchus & Gamma Peer Education Network
www.bacchusgamma.org/
Bacchus and Gamma is a university and community based network focusing on comprehensive health and safety initiatives and actively promotes student and young adult based, campus and community-wide leadership on healthy and safe lifestyle decisions concerning alcohol abuse, tobacco use, illegal drug use, unhealthy sexual practices and other high-risk behaviors.
Boulder County Alcohol Diversion
www.co.boulder.co.us/health/commhlth/diversion.htm
The Alcohol Diversion Program addresses underage possession and consumption of alcohol and drugs by strengthening personal decision-making, self-awareness, and family communication. If there is court involvement, completion of the program can provide a diversion from court proceedings for a first-time offender.
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
prevention.samhsa.gov/
CSAP provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs and services for substance abuse prevention and is one of three centers funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/alcohol/
The CDC seeks to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability. The site includes links to 12 centers, and Institutes and Offices within the CDC.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest
www.cspinet.org/alcohol/index.html
This organization helps focus public and decision-maker attention on high-leverage policy reforms to reduce the devastating health and social consequences of drinking.
College Drinking- Changing the Culture
www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/
Created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov is a resource stop for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.
The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
www.higheredcenter.org/
The Higher Ed Center for Alcohol helps college and community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence.
Marijuana Anonymous
www.marijuana-anonymous.org
Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction. Marijuana Anonymous uses the basic 12 Steps of Recovery founded by Alcoholics Anonymous.
Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA)
www.movingtoendsexualassault.org/
Boulder County's only rape crisis center. MESA serves over 1,000 individuals annually.
National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Partners
www.nalgap.org
NALGAP is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of alcoholism, substance abuse, and other addictions in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. They provide information, training, networking, support, and advocacy for addiction and related problems.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
www.health.org
Also called PREVline, NCADI is funded by CSAP and provides frequent updates on prevention resources, publications, various SAMHSA-sponsored campaigns and NCADI research briefs.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Dedicated solely to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, they include publications, databases, news and events, grant information and other resources.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov
One of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health, NIDA includes information on drugs of abuse, and a range of NIH Scientific publications available online.
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
www.ncadd.org/
NCADD provides education, information, help, and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention, and treatment through a nationwide network of Affiliates.
Substance Abuse Facility Locator
http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/
A Service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health, this website provides a state by state treatment facility locator for those dealing with substance abuse.
Women for Sobriety, Inc.
www.womenforsobriety.org./
Women For Sobriety, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome alcoholism and other addictions.