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The following is
only a small sampling of the organizations offering substance abuse
recovery programs or services. For a comprehensive list,
click
here.
Alcoholics Anonymous, General Services Office, Box 459,
Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163; (212) 870-3400: A fellowship of men and women
with the primary purpose to stay sober and help other
alcoholics achieve sobriety. Find 12-step meetings in your
area on the group’s web site.
American Self-Help Sourcebook, Saint Clare's Health
Services, 100 East Hanover Ave., Suite 202, Cedarknolls, NJ 07927; (973) 326-6789:
A searchable database of more than 1,100 national,
international, model and online self-help support groups for
addictions.
Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery at Texas
Tech University, Box 41162, Lubbock, TX 79409-1162; (806)
742-2891: Provides social and financial
support to students in recovery and offers a Substance Abuse
Studies Minor. Received a federal grant from the Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment to begin replicating its
Collegiate Recovery Community
at other college campuses
around the country.
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery, 530 Silas
Deane Highway, Suite 220, Wethersfield, CT, 06109; (860)
571-2985: Aims to put a positive face
on recovery through advocacy, education and service;
creators of recovery community centers, a model that is
being duplicated nationwide; first to organize “Recovery
Walks” in which people in recovery and their family members
march each September to draw attention and support.
Faces & Voices of Recovery, 1010 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite
708, Washington, D.C. 20005; (202) 737-0690: A national recovery
advocacy campaign mobilizing people in recovery from alcohol
and drug use disorders and their family members, friends and
allies.
Friends of Recovery-Vermont, P.O. Box 1202, Montpelier, VT
05601; (802) 229-6103 or (800) 769-2798: A grassroots advocacy
organization formed in 1998 to help spread the word about
the value of recovery from drug and alcohol addictions and
the effects of addictions. Offers a speaker’s bureau, stages
recovery celebration events and provides resources for
schools and legislators.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center SpeakOUT!: Voices for Recovery, 208 West 13th St., New York,
NY 10011, (212) 620-7310: Works to create
safe and welcoming spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people in recovery.
The Legal Action Center, 153 Waverly Place, New York, NY
10014; (212) 243-1313: A non-profit law and
policy organization fighting discrimination against people
with histories of alcohol and drug use disorders and
advocating for sound public policies.
LifeRing Secular Recovery, 1440 Broadway, Suite 312,
Oakland, CA 94612-2023; (510) 763-0779 or (800) 811-4142: A California nonprofit that promotes an
alternative to spiritual 12-step programs, with groups
worldwide. Meetings are led by peer volunteers and
give-and-take dialogue is encouraged, as opposed to the
12-step's uninterrupted monologue.
Oxford House, 1010 Wayne Ave., Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD
20910; (301) 587-2916 or (800) 689-6411:
Hosts more than 1,000 recovery houses exist nationwide, with
members renting the house and running it themselves, the
only rules being to remain substance-free and contribute to
the household.
Recovery radio shows, a relatively new broadcasting
phenomena, feature music, interviews and stories of recovery
from stations across the country. Links to broadcasts can be
found at
http://www.silenttreatment.info/recovery_radio.htm.
Sober24.com: Virtual fellowship for recovery on the
Internet with daily reflections, discussion boards, chat
rooms, online meetings and software that helps those in
recovery track their progress; based on Alcoholics
Anonymous’ 12-step program. Annual membership is $12.
White Bison in Colorado, 6145 Lehman Drive, Suite 200,
Colorado Springs, CO 80918; (719) 548-1000: An American Indian-owned non-profit
organization that offers sobriety, recovery, addictions
prevention and wellness/Wellbriety learning resources to the
Native American community nationwide.
The Workplace Helpline,
(800) Workplace or (800) 967-5752: A
toll-free telephone consulting service provided by the
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, offering technical
assistance and guidance in developing and evaluating
programs and policies designed to address alcohol and drug
problems at work. Trained specialists provide advice on
policy development, supervisor training, employee education,
employee assistance programs and drug testing.
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