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Understanding Substance Abuse

• Alcohol Dependence - Overview (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version
• Alcoholism (Mayo Clinic)
• Do I Have a Problem with Alcohol or Drugs? (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
• Drug and Substance Abuse in Seniors (Health in Aging)
• Substance Abuse: What It Is and How to Quit (FamilyDoctor.org)

Treating Substance Abuse

• Time to Get Help (Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
• Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction (National Institutes of Health)
• What is Substance Abuse Treatment? (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

Living With Addiction & Substance Abuse

• Coping with an Alcoholic Parent (Nemours Foundation)
• Dealing with Addiction (Nemours Foundation)

Preventing Substance Abuse

• Preventing and Reducing Underage Drinking (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)
• Substance Abuse Prevention (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Substance Abuse Health Check

• Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking (FamilyDoctor.org)
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse Measurement Instrument Collection (Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
• What Do You Know About Addiction? (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
• What Do You Know About Alcohol? (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• What Do You Know About Alcohol Abuse? (Brigham and Women's Hospital)

Substance Abuse News

• NIDA News (National Institutes of Health)

Substance Abuse Statistics

• Alcohol & Public Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Illegal Drug Use (National Center for Health Statistics)
• North Carolina State Summary Substance Abuse (National Substance Abuse Index)
• North Carolina Drug Control Update (Office of National Drug Control Policy)

Resources compiled by Terri Ottosen, NN/LM Southeastern/Atlantic Region.

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