Addictions

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Locate a nearby treatment center, contact their emergency hotline, and learn more about addiction and recovery via this agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services
• The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): A 10-item self-assessment tool created by the World Health Organization (WHO)
• The Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Test: An assessment developed by the World Health Organization (WHO)
• “Tools for Quitting” cannabis: Free guides and online programs to help you reduce substance use (specifically, cannabis)
• “64 Ways to Cope with Cravings”: This infographic from Water’s Edge Therapy offers behavioral alternatives to engaging in compulsive behavior
• Addiction Hypnosis Meditation: This meditation focuses on the relationship between addiction/compulsive behaviors and fear
• Association of Recovery in Higher Education: Join the collegiate recovery movement as either a student in recovery or a supportive parent
• “How to Survive Opiate Withdrawal: Symptoms, Timeline, Recommendations”: Bill Weiss, founder of Uniting Recovery, offers information about experiencing opiate withdrawal.
• “How to Break the Pattern on Love Addiction”: An article from Psychology Today that includes a self-assessment for love addiction and advice for overcoming it

Apps

• CassavaSM: Locate local support group meetings (12 step and non-12 step, for both chemical and non-chemical addictions), monitor mood and activities
• QuitNow: Monitor cigarette use, connect with an online community of people coping with cigarette addictions
• Sober Grid: Find and reach out to sober people in your community, focuses on drugs and alcohol
• Quit It: Calculate how much money you save/lose each time you buy or don’t buy cigarettes
• Step Away: Monitor triggers and receive tips/encouragement for quitting alcohol

• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation resources for families: Get a professional assessment, learn about what happens in treatment, and get tips for moving forward
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids family resources: Speak to a free hotline counselor, learn about helpful skills and treatment options, and find articles about steps you can take to help your child with substance use
• “How You Can Support a Partner Who’s Struggling with their Mental Health”: Kristin Dart, LICSW, offers tips for those unsure how to best support their significant other during touch psychological times.
• “Three Things to Do When You Suspect Drug Use”: Advice for how to move forward when you suspect one of your child’s friends may be abusing substances
• Get Naloxone Now: Learn how to respond to an emergency opioid overdose in as little as 20 minutes

Stories

• The Official Sober Podcast Network: A podcast focusing on addiction recovery, featuring episodes like “Finding Hope for Parents of Addicted Children,” “How Overprescribing Can Lead to Addiction,” and “Alcohol and Pop Culture.”
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kid family blog: Stories from families who have struggled with addiction
• “Five Things That Saved Me From Relapsing”: One woman on the tools that keep her from drinking
• The Sobriety Collective: Connect with others via blogs and podcasts, and discover other tools through this online “recovery hub”
• Sober Grid: Find and reach out to sober people in your community, focuses on drugs and alcohol
• “4 Vital Life Lessons Alcohol Addiction Recovery Taught Me”: A blogger wrote this post when he was about to reach his 9-year sobriety anniversary
• Food Addicts Anonymous: A self-supported 12-step community focusing on food addiction.
• “My Interview with Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli”: A video interview with the Director of National Drug Control Policy under the Obama Administration

Tune In

Check out our Spotify playlist for Addiction here

• “One Day at a Time,” Joe Walsh
• “Chandelier,” Sia
• “You Don’t Own Me,” Leslie Gore
• “Super Rich Kids,” Frank Ocean
• “Judi,” Rhoma Irama
• “Hotel California,” Eagles
• “Nobody Drinks Alone,” Keith Urban
• “Sober,” Pink
• “Underneath the Bottle,” Lou Reed
• “Recover,” Natasha Bedingfield
• “Using,” Sorority Noise
• “Cold Turkey,” John Lennon
• “Starting Over,” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
• “Break Free,” Ariana Grande
• “Needle and the Damage Done,” Neil Young
• “Swim,” Jack’s Mannequin
• “It’s Been Awhile,” Staind
• “Under the Bridge,” Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Breaking the Habit,” Linkin Park
• “Amazing,” Aerosmith
• “Better in Time,” Jordan Sparks
• “I Want to Break Free,” Queen
• “Skyscraper,” Demi Lovato

• NIH National Association on Drug Abuse: Research intended to advance the science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction.
• Institute for Research, Education, and Training in the Addictions (IRETA): Locate applied research and free training webinars and online courses on substance abuse
• American Psychological Association: Collected education, research, and news about addiction.
• SAMHSA: Learn more about addiction, types of treatment, addiction’s prevalence across the US, and prevention efforts via this government-funded website
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Learn more about addiction and its symptoms and find resources for families, schools, and more
• NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals webinars: Free online webinars for professionals who work with addiction on topics such as advocacy, grief, college recovery programs, and more
• “9 Things To Expect During Drug and Alcohol Treatment”: Know what to reasonably expect when you enter inpatient or outpatient treatment
• “Your Brain On Drugs”: This infographic illustrates how drugs affect your neuropsychology
• “Shopping Addiction 101”: A webpage examining the causes and symptoms of Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD)
• “The Science of Addiction”: An infographic describing the effects and impact of various substances, including heroin and prescription drugs.
• “5 Myths of Addiction”: A graphic describing and refuting popular myths about addiction, such as the idea that overcoming it is a mere matter of willpower.
• “Drugs and the Brain”: An open course from MIT about how drugs interact with the brain
• Addiction Professional: A digital archive of past issues, featuring articles about such as smoking, sex addiction, methadone use, EMDR treatment, and more
• “Senior Citizens and Problem Gambling”: Why seniors are at an increased risk of engaging in problem gambling
• “Sex Addiction Relapse: High Risk Scenarios”: An overview of common situations that lead to relapses in sex addiction
• “Understanding and Managing Compulsive Sexual Behaviors”: An article reviewing the clinical features of compulsive sexual behavior and summarizing current (circa 2006) evidence for treatment.
• “‘Merry Christmas, I’m a Sex Addict!’ When to Tell Your Parents and Family”: Advice for how to relay information about your compulsive sexual behavior to loved ones.

• Facing Addiction with NCADD (The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence): Take action on agenda items like humanizing addiction, reforming public safety response, and promoting multiple pathways of recovery
• NAADC, the Association for Addiction Professionals: Are you an addiction professional? Learn more about legislation that you can take action on today
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: A coalition dedicated to strengthening the capacity of communities to create and maintain healthy, drug-free environments
• National Council on Problem Gambling: Treatment information, emergency hotline, and resources related to problem gambling.
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Resources for families struggling with a child’s substance addiction
• SAMHSA: An agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to advancing behavioral health. Their site features an emergency hotline, up-to-date research data, a treatment locator, and articles on various substances linked to addiction such as prevention, healthcare, homelessness, youth, and more.
• Transforming Youth Recovery: Invest in bringing research and solution-based programs and resources to youth and their families