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“Call the Mental Health Delegate Line if you are seeking help for yourself, a family member, a friend, etc. (available 24-Hours a day, 7 days a week) to obtain the following service(s):
• Information, consultation, guidance, technical advice and referral
• A Mobile Crisis Team for on-site assessment and intervention
• Referral to a nearby Crisis Response Center for evaluation, treatment and recovery services”
“Follow me as I live la vida loca (but sober). The hottest nightclubs, the sickest parties, after hours clubs, and shot after shot after shot. Always chasing the next high – that’s what my life was like up until I made the choice to get sober. YOLO was my theme song and I thought I was living every day to the fullest, but I was wrong. It’s only now that I’ve chosen to live the sober life, that I get to enjoy every moment and live my most authentic self each day.”
“Calling the police may not always be the best option for certain emergencies. For example, when experiencing a situation that may benefit from a non-police approach, like a behavioral health crisis, cases of domestic abuse, resources for LGBTQ+ residents, and information for undocumented immigrants or people with limited English proficiency.”
“Angels in Motion started with one woman’s efforts to rescue her child from the disease of addiction. While searching the streets of Kensington (a neighborhood in Philadelphia), for her son, Carol Rostucher saw that many other children and loved ones were suffering and lost as well.”
“Brush With the Law has evolved into a community re-entry arts program that aims its focus on community service by seeking out city beautification projects.”
“Camp Mariposa is a national addiction prevention and mentoring program for youth who have been impacted by substance abuse in their families. Camp Mariposa is offered free of charge to all families.”
“My Child is an Addict: A Parent-to-Parent Podcast, was conceived and developed by three fathers whose children are addicts. Joined by several other parent support group participants, their hope is that by sharing their stories other parents and family members are offered a little encouragement and heartfelt support as we all travel this most challenging journey together. You are not alone.”
“Find Hope When You Are Concerned about Your Child’s Drug or Alcohol Use.
Information and inspiration for parents to help motivate their child to change.”
“Our cards are handmade and designed with the intention of bringing light to an otherwise very dark subject. Some are serious, some are humorous, some are even a little silly…but all address the issue of recovery and hope.
Our artists are from the recovery community and donate their time and creativity to the development of each of our recovery cards. Likewise, we do not receive any compensation for our efforts and all profits from our cards are donated to recovery programs and scholarships.”
“Live every Friday at 3 pm, Gary Hendler talks about the disease of addiction with a guest co-host each month. They discuss addiction’s effect on family, friends, and society at large. Most importantly, Clean and Sober deals with recovery.
You can now listen to Clean and Sober Radio on demand! >> Click here to subscribe to our podcast.”
“The Coalition Against Drug Abuse features extensive information about drug addiction & alcoholism, and offers a number of resources to aid in recovery.”
“The term ‘comorbidity’ describes two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person. They can occur at the same time or one after the other. Comorbidity also implies interactions between the illnesses that can worsen the course of both.”
“DASPOP is a statewide coalition of drug and alcohol abuse prevention, education and addiction treatment programs, practitioners, student assistance professionals, employee assistance professionals, other allied professionals, county and statewide drug and alcohol associations, as well as individuals, families, and concerned citizens.”
“Promoting the safe disposal of unused or expired medications. Use this site to search for prescription drug take-back locations in your county. Use either your zip code, or your county to help you find your local prescription drop-offs. To perform a search statewide do not provide a county or zip code.”
“Empowering Parents has been giving our readers ‘straight talk and real results’ since 2007. We are committed to providing parents and caregivers with sound advice using the same Cognitive Behavioral Therapy principles that The Total Transformation and our other programs are based upon.”
“Epidemic is a series of weavings thematically connected by the struggles, the despair, and the stories of hope surrounding addiction. Each weaving is created with strips of fabric on which people affected by addiction write a wish, a prayer, a dream, a memory. The messages of love and loss are knotted and woven together, then threaded onto and suspended from sticks found in parks in Kensington, the neighborhood where I was born and raised.”
“We offer a portfolio of integrated technology, programs and tools to strengthen individualized addiction support, getting more people well and reducing costs.”
“The purpose of The Global Commission on Drug Policy is to bring to the international level an informed, science-based discussion about humane and effective ways to reduce the harm caused by drugs to people and societies.”
“GRASP was founded to help provide sources of help, compassion and most of all, understanding, for families or individuals who have had a loved one die as a result of substance abuse or addiction.”
“I want to reach out to other survivors of chaos, abuse and dysfunction so I created Growing up Chaotic. It is my mission with Growing up Chaotic to provide: Inspiration, Hope, & Guidance to you, the one that is determined to survive and thrive despite growing up in toxicity – i.e. a childhood immersed in alcohol, drugs and physical, emotional or mental abuse. My goal is to create a community hell bent on breaking, cracking and demolishing the cycle of dysfunction.”
“Heroes in Recovery celebrates the heroic efforts of those who seek the addiction and mental health help they need without feeling ashamed or isolated. This grassroots movement is intended to remove the social stigma and to connect those in recovery through sharing our stories and engaging in community together.”
“As humans, we are all healing from something. Perhaps you are in recovery from addiction, trauma, eating disorder, anxiety, codependency, or loss. Perhaps you are simply looking for a likeminded community of individuals who share a common desire for lifelong growth. Whatever the reason, we are happy you have found us.”
“Our mission is to bring the SOLUTION into the conversation in hopes of helping the millions of people who remain untreated and help the world understand that addiction is not a moral failing.”
“Life Unites Us is changing the conversation about opioid addiction. Powered by real stories from across Pennsylvania, we’re showing that opioid addiction impacts people from all walks of life and that it is a treatable medical condition just like heart disease, arthritis, or diabetes. Recovery is not only possible, it is probable.”
“Through MYM’s educational programs, our speakers deliver a powerful and effective message of inspiration and hope based on their shared journeys in coping with a mental health issue. Their real life accounts help to reduce the stigma and destructive behaviors often associated with mental health issues and illness.”
“By moms and for moms, our mission is to help moms with addicted children find strength, wisdom, perspective, sanity and hope.”
“We created MySoberRoommate to help people. One of MSR’s founders, a therapist working in addiction recovery, watched many of his clients struggle and grow frustrated trying to find sober roommates. Surprisingly, we couldn’t find a roommate matching service for people committed to living a clean lifestyle that also protected their personal information. Thus, MSR was born!”
“Our mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.”
“National Institute on Drug Abuse’s site for adolescents ages 11 through 15 (and their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse.”
“We provide support and guidance to families like yours struggling with their son’s or daughter’s substance use. We are the only national nonprofit committed to supporting the whole family as they address every aspect of substance use and addiction, from prevention to recovery.”
“PHAN is focused on making our health care system more affordable and accessible for all Pennsylvanian’s. PHAN works to expand access to and improve the quality of the Commonwealth’s health coverage options. Since 2007, PHAN has brought consumer voices into discussions of health equity, reaching vulnerable populations in rural and underserved communities.”
“The Recovery Research Institute is a leading nonprofit research institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, dedicated to the advancement of addiction treatment and recovery.”
“A sober photographer’s photo and audio story series on individuals living in recovery from addiction and alcoholism.”
“Understanding Marijuana. SAM seeks to align marijuana policy and attitudes about the drug with 21st-century science, which continues to show how marijuana use harms the mind and body. We also seek to expand awareness about an ever-growing marijuana industry that will stop at nothing to increase addiction – and its profits.”
“The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.”
“This website provides visually interesting and interactive pages that help us to understand concepts such as:
• The Brain’s Reward Pathways
• Drugs and the Reward Pathway
• Addiction and Genes
• Timing and Circumstances
• Challenges and Issues”
“Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the devastation that addiction causes families.”
“Stories unite those touched by addiction – and offer hope to others. We are grateful to the parents and individuals who courageously share their families’ stories of healing.”
“Transformation Yoga Project serves people impacted by trauma, addiction, and incarceration through trauma-sensitive, mindfulness-based yoga.”
“We our a radio program dedicated to those suffering from the disease of addiction to alcohol and drugs. Hosted by Jerry and Rich.”
“This site contains the full text of more than 300 articles, 8 monographs, 30+ recovery tools, 9 book chapters, 3 books, and links to an additional 17 books written by William White and co-authors over the past four decades as well as more than 100 interviews with addiction treatment and recovery leaders. The purpose of this site is to create a single location where such material may be located by those interested in the history of addiction treatment and recovery in the United States.”
