Council on Chemical Abuse

Local Resources
Berks County Contracted Treatment Providers - a resource list of Council-contracted Berks County treatment agencies.
Berks County Social Services Directory - A listing of Berks County social service agencies.
Berks Women in Crisis - provides services to victims of domestic and sexual violence. BWIC's goal is to improve the quality and the safety of victims’ lives by providing services, advocating for peace, and ultimately eliminating violence in society.
Children's Home of Reading - dedicated to determining the needs of children who are experiencing significant problems in life and meeting those needs in a qualitative manner. Prevention and education as well as traditional treatment methods are emphasized. Services include residential as well as non-residential programs. We serve over 400 clients each day, including 24-hour residential services.
Parents' Source - Family resource guide to services, support and entertainment in Berks and Lancaster Counties.
Renfrew Center - A tax-exempt, nonprofit organization advancing the education, prevention, research, and treatment of eating disorders.
Service Access & Management, Inc. (SAM) - The mission of Service Access & Management, Inc. is to help people throughout Pennsylvania enhance the quality of their lives by effectively and efficiently managing and/or providing needed human services.

Teen Resources
Check Yourself- info for teens who are experimenting with drugs and alcohol.
Club Drugs - information on club drugs from NIDA including community alerts and latest drug trends.
Freevibe - This site is for teens. Facts about drugs, updated news, anti-drugs and games. Sponsored by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.
Just Think - teaches young people to lead healthy, responsible, independent lives in a culture highly impacted by media.
NIDA for Teens - This teen site is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and examines the science behind drug abuse.
Publicolor - a non-profit that engages youth by teaching them commercial painting so they can renovate their schools and community centers.
Shouting Inside - Whispers in the Roar — blogs written by the sons and daughters of parents who have problems with alcohol or drugs and deal with it everyday.
SPEAK UP - This site is dedicated to the prevention of gun and weapon violence in schools and communities.
STD Wizard - free, confidential five-minute quiz helps youth determine if they are at risk for a sexually transmitted disease.
Teen Talk - free national service that provides e-mail counseling by a licensed clinical social worker to troubled teens.

General Resources
Alcohol Screening - answers questions and evaluates your personal alcohol consumption.
DUI Foundation - a database of knowledge covering health issues, legal information, current news and events updates, details on support programs, as well as research and other helpful resources.Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) - the PLCB is committed to preventing underage drinking and the misuse of alcohol by adults.
Join Together Online- a national resource center and meeting place for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) - grassroots organization working for effective solutions to drunk driving and underage drinking problems.
Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network - PSAYDN promotes sustainable, high-quality out-of-school time youth development programs through advocacy and capacity building to enhance the welfare of Pennsylvania’s children, youth and families.
Recovery Resources Online- directory of over 2300 categorized recovery resources.

Professional Resources
Afterschool PRO - Afterschool Professional Network's portal to millions of afterschool resources online.
American Society of Addiction Medicine - specialty medical society on addictions.
Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs (BDAP) - publications, current documents and important links.
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children - nonprofit organization founded to assist and care for children who are in danger because thier parents/caregivers are manufacturing, dealing, or using drugs.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) - provides access to alcohol and other drug information and intervention resources.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - organized into divisions and offices, each of which play a key role in drug abuse research.
National Mentoring Partnership - guidelines on how to be a quality mentor and how to start a mentoring program. Also includes relevant news, research, and information for mentoring businesses, foundations, and policymakers.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - works to improve the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illness.

Parent Resources
The Anti-Drug - Facts about drugs, advice, news and parenting info. Focuses on healthy alternative activities. Sponsored by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.
Parenting Teens Online - the online information resource for parents of teenagers.
Partnership for a Drug-Free America - mission is to reduce the demand for illegal drugs through media communication. Check out A Parent's Guide to the Teen Brain.
Teen Drug Abuse- provides information for parents to help troubled teens who have been struggling with drug and/or alcohol abuse through prevention, intervention and a support network.

Tobacco Resources
Be-A-Bridge - The BE A BRIDGE partnership leverages its resources to improve Pennsylvania's public health infrastructure and maximize efforts in education, advocacy, training, and technical assistance for community-based organizations.
BUSTED!: Pennsylvania Statewide BUSTED! website.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - Initiatives and events for organizations to get involved in fighting tobacco use among teens.
Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. - This Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. portal provides access to data and resources that can help planners, program staff, and researchers to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs.
Discovery Health Channel - Watch a recent video produced by Discovery Health Channel on tobacco cessation.
EX - Re-learn Life Without Cigarattes - This public education effort encourages smokers to approach quitting smoking as "re-learning life without cigarettes." EX provides smokers with information that can help them prepare for a quit attempt.
National Cancer Institute - Info about smoking.
National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation - This partnership helps to inform and educate Americans about how to end their deadly addiction to tobacco use.
Quitnet- Smokers helping smokers quit.
PA Quitline: Assistance and information about quitting your use of tobacco products. Call 1-877-724-1090 or for TTY 1-866-228-4327. Assistance is available in both English and Spanish.
Teens Against Tobacco Use - TATU is sponsored by the American Lung Association.
Truth About Big Tobacco- The TRUTH Campaign is sponsored by the American Legacy Foundation.
Pennsylvania Alliance to Control Tobacco - PACT's focus is grassroots tobacco control public policy and advocacy. PACT's May 2007 Statewide Voter Attitude Survey is now available.
U.S. Department of Health Centers for Disease Control - Information on smoking and tobacco use.

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