The following are Burlington County, State and
Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Help and Resource Links.
The resources listed are private and public agencies whose program’s
primary mission is alcohol, tobacco and other drug addiction services.
This directory does not evaluate the resources listed. Provision
of information about a resource does not constitute endorsement,
nor does omission of a resource signify disapproval.
This list may not be all-inclusive.
Please advise us of any suggested additions or other changes. Thank
you.
Organization |
Description |
Addiction
Professionals Certification Board of NJ
www.certbd.com |
The Certification Board is
a non-profit, consumer protection organization located in East
Brunswick, New Jersey. Our Primary Mission is to certify addiction
professionals in the State of New Jersey, and to maintain standards. |
Addiction Resource Guide
www.hubplace.com/addictions |
This site contains a comprehensive
directory of addiction treatment facilities nationally. Each
listing includes a detailed personality profile of the facility. |
Adult Children of Alcoholics
www.recovery.org/acoa/acoa.html |
A 12-step program of women
and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional
homes who meet to find freedom from the past and ways to improve
today. |
Al-Anon/Alateen
www.al-anon.org |
Hope and help for families
and friends of alcoholics.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholicsanonymous.org |
Hope and help for alcoholics. |
Alcoholics Anonymous (New
Jersey)
www.newjerseyaa.org |
New Jersey meeting lists and
other statewide information |
Alcoholism: Clinical and
Experimental Research
www.alcoholism-cer.com |
Founded by NCADD, Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research gives readers direct access
to the most significant work now being done concerning the nature
of management of alcoholism |
American Council for Drug
Education
www.acde.org |
Substance prevention and education
agency that develops programs and materials based on the most
current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society. |
American Society of Addiction
Medicine
www.asam.org |
The nation’s medical
society dedicated to educating physicians and improving the
treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and other
addictions.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms (BATF)
www.atf.treas.gov |
Agency that enforces the federal
laws and regulations relating to alcohol and tobacco products.
Under U.S. Department of the Treasury. |
Center for Alcohol and Addiction
Studies at Brown University
http://center.butler.brown.edu/ |
Promotes the identification,
prevention, and effective treatment of alcohol and other drug
use problems in our society through research, education, training
and policy advocacy. |
Center for Disease Control
and Prevention
www.cdc.gov |
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an
agency of the Department of Health and Human Services established
to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling
disease, injury and disability. |
Center for Science in the
Public Interest
www.cspinet.org |
Nonprofit education and advocacy
organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional
quality of our food supply and on reducing the carnage caused
by alcoholic beverages |
Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention
www.samhsa.gov/csap |
CSAP’s mission is
to provide national leadership in the Federal effort to prevent
alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems
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Center for Substance Abuse
Research (CESAR)
www.Cesar.umd.edu |
A University of Maryland research
center which collects, analyzes and disseminates information
on the nature and extent of substance abuse and related problems
in Maryland and nationally. Conducts policy-relevant research
on specific initiatives to prevent, treat, and control substance
abuse. |
Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT)
www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat2002
|
CSAT, under the auspices of
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration,
is Congressionally mandated to expand the availability of effective
treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. |
Cocaine Anonymous
www.ca.org |
A fellowship of men and women
who share their experience, strength and hope with each other
so that they may solve their common problem and help others
to recover from their addiction; the primary purpose is to stay
free from cocaine and all other mind altering substances, and
to help others achieve the same freedom. |
College Drinking Prevention
www.Collegedrinkingprevention.gov |
The National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism provides strategies and solutions to prevent
the harmful consequences of college drinking, based on research. |
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions
of America
www.Cadca.org |
CADCA is the premier membership
organization of over 5,000 Community Coalitions nationwide,
each fighting the problems associated with substance abuse and
violence – one community at a time.
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Council on Compulsive Gambling
of New Jersey, Inc.
www.1000casinos.com
|
They have been helping problem
and compulsive (pathological) gamblers and those affected by
this illness since 1983. The Council on Compulsive Gambling
of New Jersey, Inc. is one of the leaders in providing professional
and compassionate services to a wide range of audiences. Their
mission is to provide prevention, education and referral services
to anyone affected by this illness. |
Do It Now Foundation
www.doitnow.org |
Nonprofit publisher of alcohol,
substance abuse, and health. Target audiences include middle
school, high school and college students and their families. |
Dual Recovery Anonymous
www.draonline.org |
An independent, twelve-step,
self-help organization for people with a dual diagnosis of chemically
dependence and an emotional or psychiatric illness. Address
how both illnesses affect all areas of life. |
Employee Assistance Professionals
Association (EAPA)
www.eapassn.org |
Largest and oldest professional
association for persons in the employee assistance program field,
representing more than 7,000 individuals and organizations with
an interest in employee assistance in 107 chapters around the
globe. |
Facing Alcohol Concerns
through Education (FACE Initiative)
www.faceproject.org |
A national non-profit organization
that focuses specifically on alcohol issues; conducts work in
media development, training, and national advocacy.
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Fighting Back
www.fightingback.org |
Created to test the hypothesis
that a broad collaboration of elements could develop a central
strategy to harness and focus their collective resources to
significantly reduce their most serious substance abuse problems. |
Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov |
This web site contains information
that FDA had developed to inform retailers and consumers about
the regulation which prohibited the sale of cigarettes and smokeless
tobacco to children. |
For Kids Only
www.health.org/feature/kidsarea |
This web area is targeted to
youth ages 8-12 years old and focuses on substance abuse prevention.
There are opportunities to have interactive fun and learn about
the dangers of alcohol, drugs and tobacco. |
Hazelden Foundation
www.hazelden.org/index.cfm
|
Hazelden is a non-profit organization
dedicated to helping people recover from alcoholism and other
drug addiction. We provide residential and outpatient treatment
for adults and young people, programs for families affected
by chemical dependency, and training for a variety of professionals.
Hazelden is also known as the world’s premier publisher
of information on this subject and related areas. |
Higher Education Center
for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
www.edc.org/hec/ |
Provides support to all institutions
of higher education in their efforts to address alcohol and
other drug problems. Receives funding from the U. S. Department
of Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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International Council on
Alcohol and Addiction
www.icaa.ch |
A nonprofit organization which
brings together many national bodies and a wide range of professionals
in different disciplines who exchange knowledge, ideas, advice,
guidance, expertise, and research, facilitated by its conferences
and other activities in the field of dependencies. |
Intervention Resource Center
www.interventioninfo.org |
A site for friends and family
of those who abuse alcohol and other drugs. |
Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically
Dependent Persons and Significant Others
www.jacsweb.org |
A voluntary mutual-help group
for Jews in recovery from alcohol and other chemical abuse.
Through JACS, recovering Jews and their families connect with
one another, explore their Jewish roots, and discover resources
within Judaism to enhance their recovery. |
Join Together
www.jointogether.org/sa |
Join Together, a project of
the Boston University School of Public Health, is a national
resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and
gun violence.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
www.rwjf.org |
Largest US foundation devoted
to improving the health and health care of all Americans, concentrates
grant making in three areas: assuring that all Americans have
access to basic health care; improving care and support for
people with chronic health conditions; and promoting health
and disease prevention by reducing the harm caused by substance
abuse. |
Johnson Institute
www.johnsoninstitute.org |
Improves and expands the public’s
understanding of addiction as a treatable illness, and promote
the power and possibility of recovery from alcoholism, and other
drug addiction. |
Leadership to Keep Children
Alcohol Free
www.alcoholfreechildren.org |
National campaign to prevent
alcohol use by children 9-15, spearheaded by 32 Governor’s
spouses and three emeritus spouses; provides current research
statistics and breaking news pertaining to alcohol use by children,
as well as State-specific information; offers a wide array of
resources to parents, community leaders, researchers, extensive
links to underage drinking prevention resources. Available in
English and Spanish. |
Legal Action Center
www.lac.org |
The only law and policy organization
in the US that fights discrimination against people with histories
of addiction, AIDS, and criminal records and advocates for sound
public policies in these areas. Provides legal services including
impact litigation, policy advocacy and research, training, technical
assistance and education. |
Lowe Family Foundation
www.lowefamily.org/home.html |
Founded by a family that knows
from personal experience the pain and anguish the disease of
alcoholism inflicts upon all members of the family, the Lowe
Family Foundation is a place to turn if you are trying to cope
with alcohol abuse in your family.
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McGovern Family Foundation
www.mcgovernfamily.org |
Advances the public’s
knowledge of addiction and recovery |
Marin Institute for the
prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
www.marininstitute.org |
Creates an environment that
helps individuals make healthy choices and requires responsible
action from government and business; Collaborating with the
World Health Organization and other groups to build the world’s
only database on alcohol use, problems, and policies worldwide. |
Media Literacy for Drug
Prevention
www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/media
literacy/ |
Developed by the New York Times
Newspaper in Education Program, with sponsorship of the Office
of National Drug Control Policy, guides middle school educators
through ten lessons to teach students to recognize media influences. |
Monitoring the Future Study.
A Continuing Study of American Youth
www.isr.umich.edu/ssrc/mtf |
An ongoing study of the behaviors,
attitudes, and values of American secondary school students,
college students, and young adults. |
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
www.madd.org |
MADD is more than just moms
– we’re real people – dads, young people,
and other concerned individuals who want to stop drunk driving,
support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage
drinking.
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Moyers on Addiction: Close
to Home
www.thirteen.org/closetohome/home.html |
Reporting on the science of
understanding and treating addiction, animated scientific illustrations
and real-life stories of people who talk about their struggles
with the disease of addiction and their lives in recovery |
Narcotics Anonymous
www.naonline.org |
Hope and help for narcotic
addicts. |
National Alcohol and Drug
Recovery Month
www.health.org/recoverymonth/ |
Aims to promote the social
benefits of substance treatment, laud contributions of treatment
providers and promote the message that recovery from substance
abuse in all its forms is possible. |
National Association for
Children of Alcoholics
www.nacoa.net |
A national, non-profit membership
organization working on behalf of children of alcohol and drug
dependent parents. Advocates for all children and families affected
by alcoholism and other drug dependencies. |
National Association of
Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)
www.naalp.org |
Dedicated to promoting, assisting
and enhancing the delivery of ethical, effective, research-based
treatment for alcoholism and other drug addictions.
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National Association on
Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Inc. (NAADD)
www.naadd.org |
The National Association on
Alcohol, Drugs and Disability Inc., (NAADD) promotes awareness
and education about substance abuse among people with co-existing
disabilities. |
National Association of
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
www.naadac.org |
Global organization of addiction
focused professionals who enhance the health and recovery of
individuals, families and communities and empowers addiction
focused professionals to achieve excellence through education,
advocacy, knowledge, standards of practice, ethics, professional
development and research. |
National Association of
Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals (NALGAP)
www.nalgap.org |
A membership organization dedicated
to the prevention and the treatment of alcoholism, substance
abuse, and other addictions in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
communities. |
National Association of
State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
www.nasadad.org |
A private, nonprofit, educational,
scientific, and informational organization that fosters and
supports the development of effective alcohol and other drug
abuse prevention and treatment programs through every state. |
National Black Alcoholism
and Addictions Council (NBAC)
www.borg.com-nbac |
Provides leadership for the
prevention and treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and other
drugs of abuse. Represents a cross-section of the larger black
community, interested citizens, recovering alcoholics, counselors,
administrators, politicians and business persons.
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National Center on Addiction
& Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
www.casacolumbia.org |
A unique think and action tank
that engages all disciplines to study every form of substance
abuse as it affects our society |
National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and Drug Information
www.health.org |
The world’s largest resource
for current information and materials concerning alcohol and
substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment, the
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
is a service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, which
is under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMSHA) |
National Coalition of Hispanic
Health and Service Organizations
www.cossmho.org |
National Coalition of Hispanic
Health and Human Services Organizations makes the health of
Hispanic communities its priority. |
National Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence
www.ncadd.org |
The National Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence provides education, information, help and
hope in the fight against the chronic, often fatal disease of
alcoholism and other drug addiction |
National Drug Strategies
www.ndsn.org |
Promotes more effective approaches
to the nation’s drug problems and supports private and
public efforts to reduce the demand for drugs through prevention,
education, treatment, law enforcement and community initiatives.
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National Families in Action
www.nationalfamilies.org |
A national drug education,
prevention, and policy center that helps families and communities
prevent drug abuse among children by promoting policies based
on science. |
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
Federal agency, under the U.S.
Department of Transportation, responsible for reducing deaths,
injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes.
Maintains statistics on DWI and DUI. |
National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism
www.niaaa.nih.gov |
The National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical
and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment,
and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. |
National Inhalant Prevention
Coalition
www.inhalants.org/body.html |
The NIPC serves as an inhalant
referral and information clearinghouse, stimulates media coverage
about inhalant issues, develop informational materials, produces
ViewPoint (a quarterly newsletter), provides training and technical
assistance and leads a week-long national grassroots inhalant
education and awareness campaign. |
National Institute on Drug
Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov |
The National Institute on Drug
Abuse (NIDA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the
United States Government, NIH is a component of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
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National Organization on
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
www.nfas.org |
The National Organization on
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is dedicated to eliminating birth defects
caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and improving
the quality of life for those individuals and families affected. |
National PTA’s Common
Sense
www.pta.org/commonsense |
Effective and easy to use ideas
and materials for parents of younger and older children, and
practical ways for PTA and community leaders to learn the facts
about alcohol and other drugs, set clear limits for children,
provide positive role models and build strong bonds within the
family and school. |
National Runaway Switchboard
www.nrscrisisline.org |
The National Runaway Switchboard
(NRS) is a not-for-profit volunteer organization whose mission
is to provide confidential crisis intervention and referrals
to youth and their families through national and local telephone
switchboards, as well as advocacy and educational services on
behalf of youth. |
NCADD New Jersey
www.ncaddnj.org |
The National Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependency (NCADD)- New Jersey promotes the prevention
and treatment of and recovery from, alcoholism and drug addiction
through advocacy and education. We support the recovery of alcoholics,
drug addicted individuals and their families and work to reduce
the stigma surrounding the diseases of alcoholism and drug addiction. |
Office of Minority Health
Resource Center (OMHRC)
www.omhrc.gov |
Created by the Department of
Health and Human Services to improve the health of racial and
ethnic populations through the development of effect health
policies and programs that help to eliminate disparities in
health.
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Office of National Drug
Control Policy
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov |
The principal purpose of ONDCP
is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the
Nation’s drug control program, the goals of which are
to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking;
drug related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences. |
Oxford House
www.oxfordhouse.org |
Nonprofit organization which
connects all Oxford Houses and allocates resources to duplicate
the Oxford House concept where need arises. The concept describes
a democratically run, self supporting and drug free group home. |
Parenting is Prevention
www.parentingisprevention.org |
Makes available tips, information,
and links for parents and families raising drug-free kids. |
Parents Resource for Drug
Education
www. Prideusa.org |
Devoted to drug and violence-free
youth with programs devoted to reach parents and youth at home,
school and work. |
Partnership for a Drug Free
America
www.drugfreeamerica.org |
Nonprofit coalition of professionals
from the communications industry whose mission is to reduce
demand for illegal drugs in America through a national anti-drug
advertising campaign and other forms of media communication.
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Partnership for Prevention
www.prevent.org |
A membership association of
corporations, non-profits and state health departments working
to emphasize disease prevention and health promotion in national
policy and practice |
Partnership for Recovery
www.partnershipforrecovery.org |
Betty Ford Center, Hazelden
Foundation, Valley Hope Association and Caron Foundation formed
this public information alliance to deliver simple but vital
message to the public as well as to health care policy makers
at the state and national level: treatment works. |
Red Ribbon Coalition
www.redribboncoalition.org |
Features Online Red Ribbon
Training Workshop for parents, teachers and students responsible
for coordinating the Red Ribbon Celebration annual awareness
campaigns in their community. |
Regional Alcohol and Drug
Awareness Resource Network
http://aboutpreventiondss.org |
To strengthen communication,
prevention, and treatment activities so that a broad range of
organizations can communicate and collaborate with one another
to prevent substance abuse problems. |
Rutgers University Center
of Alcohol Studies Library
www.rei.rutgers.edu/-cas2 |
A multidisciplinary institute
dedicated to acquisition and dissemination of knowledge on psychoactive
substance use and related phenomena with primary emphasis on
alcohol use and consequences.
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Safe & Drug Free Schools
Program
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS |
The federal government’s
primary vehicle for reducing drug, alcohol and tobacco use,
and violence, through education and prevention activities in
our nation’s schools. |
Save Ourselves International
www.sossobriety.com |
A non-profit network of autonomous,non-professional
local groups throughout the world dedicated to helping individual
achieve and maintain sobriety through personal responsibility
and self-reliance. SOS supports healthy skepticism and encourages
the use of the scientific method to understand alcoholism. |
Secular Organizations for
Sobriety (SOS)
www.secularhumanism.org/sos |
A non-profit network of autonomous,
non-professional local groups dedicated solely to helping individuals
achieve and maintain sobriety through an alternative recovery
method for those alcoholics or drug addicts who are uncomfortable
with the spiritual content of widely available 12-step programs. |
SOS Behind Bars
www.sosbehindbars.com |
Addresses the needs of those
who are behind bars holding SOS Meetings, and those who want
to volunteer to go into jails and prisons to start SOS meetings |
Students Against Destructive
Decisions (SADD)
www.saddonline.com |
Provide students with the best
prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the
issues of underage drinking, drunk driving, drug abuse and other
destructive decisions.
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Substance Abuse Librarians
and Information Specialists (SALIS)
www.salis.org |
An international association
of individuals and organizations with special interests in the
exchange and dissemination of alcohol, tobacco and other drug
information. |
Substance Abuse Treatment
Facility Locator
www.findtreatment.samsha.gov
|
This searchable directory of
drug and alcohol treatment programs, sponsored by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Administration, shows the location of
facilities around the country that treat alcoholism, alcohol
abuse and drug abuse problems. |
Teacher’s Guide
www.theantidrug.com |
Part of the Anti-Drug site,
that helps teachers find drug prevention resources for use in
the classroom. |
Therapeutic Communities
of America
www.tcanet.org |
An association of substance
abuse treatment organizations working together to promote the
understanding of the self-help therapeutic community methodology
for the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. |
The Trauma Foundation
www.tf.org |
A nonprofit organization committed
to working to prevent alcohol injuries and deaths, particularly
among young people.
|
Women for Sobriety
www.womenforsobriety.org |
Women For Sobriety, Inc. is
a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome
alcoholism and other addictions. Our “New Life”
program helps achieve sobriety and sustain ongoing recovery. |
