Resources
Professional Help
Your Doctor. Primary care and mental health practitioners can provide effective AUD treatment by combining new medications with brief counseling visits. To aid clinicians, NIAAA has developed a guide for younger patients, Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide. This guide and other resources are available at https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/healthprofessionals-communities.
Specialists in AUD. For specialty addiction treatment options, contact your doctor, health insurance plan, local health department, or employee assistance program. Other resources include:
Medical and non-medical addiction specialists
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
https://www.aaap.org
401–524–3076
American Psychological Association
https://www.apa.org
1–800–964–2000 (ask for your state’s
referral number to find psychologists with
addiction specialties)
American Society of Addiction Medicine
https://www.asam.org
301–656–3920 (ask for the phone number
of your state’s chapter)
NAADAC, the Association for
Addiction Professionals
https://www.naadac.org
1–800–548–0497
National Association of Social Workers
http://www.helpstartshere.org
(search for social workers with
addiction specialties)
Treatment Facilities
Substance Use Treatment Facility Locator
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-treatment
1–800–662–HELP
Mutual-support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
https://www.aa.org
212–870–3400
Moderation Management
https://www.moderation.org
212–871–0974
Secular AA
https://aasecular.org
323–693–1633
SMART Recovery
https://www.smartrecovery.org
440–951–5357
Women for Sobriety
https://www.womenforsobriety.org
215–536–8026
Groups for family and friends
Al-Anon Family Groups
https://www.al-anon.alateen.org
1–888–425–2666 for meetings
Adult Children of Alcoholics
https://www.adultchildren.org
310–534–1815
Information resources
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov
301–443–3860
National Institute on Drug Abuse
https://www.nida.nih.gov
301–443–1124
National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov
1–866–615–6464