Here is a list popular Substance Abuse and Treatment and reference sites. We hope these links help your decision making process or aids your personal efforts to educate yourself on the nature of addiction and treatment.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
Find treatment, lots of resources, free publications
www.samhsa.gov/about/csat.aspx

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
a wealth of information including statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/

Knowledge Application Program (KAP)
SAMHSA Resources to increase knowledge
http://www.kap.samhsa.gov/

National Clearinhouse of Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
Information and Publications for family, youth, school, workplace and community
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/

MedicalAssistedTreatment.com
Educational resources, advocacy
http://www.medicalassistedtreatment.com/4436/index.html

MethadoneSupport.org
advocacy, education
http://www.methadonesupport.org/

ARMMAT
Advocates of recovery through medication technologies; educational materials, watchdogs
http://hometown.aol.com/armmat/index.html

National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA)
Become a CMA (Certified Methadone Advocate)
http://www.methadone.org/certification/faq.html

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Science, news, resources
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Science, resources, pubs; a wealth of data
http://www.nida.nih.gov/

Parents: The anti-drug
Resources for parents
http://www.theantidrug.com/

Personality 100
online personality assessment
http://www.personality100.com/

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
state of Texas site
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/default.shtm

Hopelinks
Drug treatment centers in Texas
http://www.hopelinks.net/drug-rehab/texas.html

National Mental Health Consumer’s Self Help Clearinghouse
self help resources
http://www.mhselfhelp.org/

Co-Dependency Anonymous
Co-Dependency assessment, meetings
http://www.coda.org/

Narcotics Anonymous
self help, 12-step, drugs
http://www.na.org/

Alcoholics Anonymous
self help, 12-step, alcohol
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/?Media=PlayFlash

The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States
www.jointcommission.org

To report a complaint:
www.jointcommission.org/report_a_complaint.aspx