U.S. Resource Links

Alcohol Use Resources

Alcoholics Anonymous

www.aa.org
An international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.

Al-Anon

https://al-anon.org
A mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, families and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situations, whether or not the alcoholic admits the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.

AlcoholScreening.org

https://alcoholscreening.org
Helps individuals assess their own alcohol drinking patterns to determine if it is likely to be harming their health or increasing their risk for future harm. Through education and referral, the site urges those whose drinking is harmful or hazardous to take positive action.

American Academy of Addictive Psychiatry

www.aaap.org
An organization for  psychiatrists, faculty, medical students, residents and fellows and related health professionals committed to evidence-based clinical practices and research in the prevention, identification and treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders.

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Find a Specialist
www.aaap.org/patients/find-a-specialist

Listing of AAAP Members by state.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

www.samhsa.gov

The agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities. Treatment locators are available for substance use, behavioral health, early serious mental illness, and opiod use.

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SAMHSA’s helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.

Substance Use Resources

American Academy of Addictive Psychiatry

www.aaap.org
An organization for  psychiatrists, faculty, medical students, residents and fellows and related health professionals committed to evidence-based clinical practices and research in the prevention, identification and treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders.

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Find a Specialist
www.aaap.org/patients/find-a-specialist

Listing of AAAP Members by state.

Cocaine Anonymous

www.ca.org
A twelve-step program for people who seek recovery from drug addiction. It is patterned very closely after Alcoholics Anonymous, although the two groups are unaffiliated.

Narcotics Anonymous

www.na.org
A nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.

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Find a Meeting
 www.na.org/meetingsearch

National Institute on Drug Abuse

www.drugabuse.gov
Provides links to information for parents, teens, health professionals, teachers and others about various drug use problems.

Never Use Alone

www.neverusealone.com
800-484-3731

National overdose prevention lifeline. Toll-free national overdose prevention, detection, life-saving crisis response and medical intervention services for people who use drugs while alone. Never Use Alone’s peer operators are available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. No stigma. No judgment.

Partnership for Drug Free Kids

https://drugfree.org
The go-to organization for families addressing every aspect of substance use and addiction, from prevention to recovery. Includes a Parent Helpline.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

www.samhsa.gov
The agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities. Treatment locators are available for substance use, behavioral health, early serious mental illness, and opiod use.

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SAMHSA’s helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.

Industry Resources

Entertainment Community Fund

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/services-and-programs/addiction-and-recovery-services

New York City 
212-221-7300, ext. 114
[email protected]

Chicago
312-372-0989
[email protected]

Los Angeles
323-933-9244, ext. 455
[email protected]

Are you or your family member an entertainment professional interested in looking at your relationship with alcohol and drug use? Provide caring support in helping you achieve and maintain a healthy relationship with alcohol and drugs. Can work with you to develop an individualized plan that can include sobriety, abstinence or moderation.

MusiCares

https://www.musicares.org/get-help/addiction-recovery

Operates a Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Program that recognizes those issues unique to music professionals at any stage of their career. Offers eligible individuals financial assistance and resources for psychotherapy, coaching and psychiatric expenses, inpatient and outpatient treatment, detox and sober living costs.

Faith Based Resources

Buddhist Based Recovery

https://www.refugerecovery.org
A practice, a process, a set of tools, a treatment, and a path to healing addiction and the suffering caused by addiction. The main inspiration and guiding philosophy for the Refuge Recovery program are the teachings of Siddhartha (Sid) Gautama,

Christian Based Recovery

https://www.celebraterecovery.com
A Christ-centered, 12 step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind. Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling our life.

Jewish Based Recovery

https://jewishboard.org/listing/jacs-jcsrecovery/
Dedicated to encouraging and assisting Jewish alcoholics, chemically dependent persons and their families, friends and associates to explore recovery in a nurturing Jewish environment.

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