Non-Profit Organizations Related to Substance Abuse

Adult Children of Alcoholics
A Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes.

Al-Anon
A Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition recovery program for family members and friends of alcoholics.

Alateen
Alateen is Al-Anon's recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members.

Alcoholics Anonymous
An international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. A.A. members share their experience with anyone seeking help with a drinking problem; they give person-to-person service or "sponsorship" to the alcoholic coming to A.A. from any source. The formal A.A. program, set forth in the Twelve Steps, is discussed at A.A. group meetings.

The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University
Located on the Butler Hospital Campus in Providence, Rhode Island, the Brown University Center promotes the identification, prevention, and effective treatment of alcohol and other drug use problems through research, education, training, and policy advocacy.

ChildTrends.org
A non-profit research center dedicated to a two-fold mission: conducting research to improve the lives of children and families, and communicating research findings to federal, state, and local officials; service providers; the media; foundations and business leaders; the academic community; and the general public.

Children of Alcoholics Foundation
A national non-profit organization that provides a range of educational materials and services to help professionals, children and adults break the intergenerational cycle of parental substance abuse.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
A membership organization of some 5,000 community anti-drug coalitions, CADCA offers its members technical assistance and training and represents them in the public policy arena.

Faces and Voices of Recovery
Formerly known as The Alliance Project, this coalition of grassroots advocacy organizations seeks to change public perceptions by demonstrating the hope and reality of long-term recovery from addiction.

Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Located on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University, the Indiana Prevention Resource Center (IPRC) serves Indiana's alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) prevention programs through the provision of information, materials, consultation, and technical assistance. As Indiana's designated RADAR Network (Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource Network) State Center, it also provides information, government publications, and referral services to all Indiana residents.

Join Together
Funded primarily by a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to the Boston University School of Public Health, Join Together supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation. It promotes comprehensive strategies that respond to the harms related to substance abuse, such as domestic violence, unemployment, crime, loss of workplace productivity, and gun violence. It produces a variety of informational products including reports, newsletters, and community action toolkits.

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free
A nationwide coalition of more than 30 state governors' spouses, federal agencies, and public and private organizations working to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15. The initiative was founded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
A nationwide organization of alcoholism and drug abuse professionals, NAADAC is committed to increasing general awareness of alcoholism and drug abuse and enhancing care of individuals through treatment, education, and prevention programs.

The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
NASADAD's purpose is to foster and support the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every State.

National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
A nonprofit trade association serving the education, advocacy and networking needs of more than 800 community providers of mental health and addiction treatment services.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc (NCADD)
Founded in 1944 by Marty Mann, the first woman to find long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates.

National Families in Action
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, NFIA is a drug education, prevention, and policy center founded in 1977. Its mission is to help families and communities prevent drug use among children by promoting policies based on science. It maintains a drug-information center and a Web site, and publishes numerous articles, pamphlets, books, and a quarterly digest, Drug Abuse Update.

National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCA)
LCAT is a national organization dedicated combating alcohol and tobacco problems and their underlying causes in Latino communities through research, policy analysis, community education, training and information dissemination.

Web of Addictions
Produced by Andrew L. Homer, Ph.D. and Dick Dillon, Web of Addictions is a Web site dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions.