Resources
Online Alcohol Screening Resources
AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test)
12 question self-test with assessment
CAGE Questionnaire:
4 question self-test assessment
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
"Rethinking Drinking" assessment of drinking habits & tools to cut back
Mutual-help Groups:
Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)
Local meeting finder (United States and Canada)
Online meeting finder
General Service Office: 212-870-3400
SMART® Recovery (meetings listed)
email: info@smartrecovery.org
national office: 440-951-5357
Women for Sobriety, Inc. (WFS)
(meetings are not listed on website)
national office: 215-536-8026 (for meeting location/times)
Support Groups for the Relatives, Friends and Loved Ones of Alcoholics:
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)
national office: 310-534-1815
Al-Anon/Al-Ateen
national office: 1-888-4AL-ANON
Professional Specialized Treatment
For specialized addiction treatment options you can contact your physician, current therapist or psychiatrist, health insurance company, local health department, or employee assistance program. However, if you are unable to obtain a specialist or treatment center through those means, then the following are some referral options:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Treatment facility locator
Recovery and treatment resources: Chooper’s Guide
American Psychological Association (therapy)
1-800-964-2000
(ask for your state's APA number and request to find psychologists with addiction specialties)
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (medication treatment)
1-401-524-3076
Association of Intervention Specialists (Interventionists)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Descriptions of types of addiction treatment
Frequently asked questions about addiction treatment
Inspirational Stories of Addiction and Recovery:
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services “I Am Recovery” Website
“Crying Out Now” blog featuring women’s stories
Relevant Research:
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University(CASA)
Publication: 2001 “So Help Me God: Substance Abuse, Religion and Spirituality”
Publications:
2007 “The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking”
Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence:
2007 research summary “Five Distinct Subtypes of Alcoholism Identified”
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