Links to other helpful resources
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Treatment / Prevention / Recovery / Education
Vermont Organizations
- Vermont Teen Leadership Saftey Program (VTLSP) Committed to Safety Awareness and Youth Leadership
- Green Mountain Peer Projects (GMPP)
- Association of Student Assistance Professionals of Vermont (ASAP-VT)
- Vermont Addictions Professionals Association (VAPA)
- Connecting Youth in Chittenden South (formerly Chittenden South Partnership for Youth)
- Northeast Kingdom Community Coordinating Council
- Essex CHIPS (Essex Community Helping to Inspire People to Succeed)
- Franklin County Caring Communities
- Vermont Alcohol & Drug Abuse Certification Board (counselor certification)
- Vermont Association of Addiction Treatment Programs
- FOR-VT - Friends of Recovery of Vermont
- Vermont NETS - Vermont chapter of Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
- Vermont College Alcohol Network - VCAN
Additional Resources
- The Cool Spot for Kids
- Youth Marijuana Abuse Prevention
- Voices for Recovery
- Talking to Kids About Drugs - Burlington Free Press Article May 2005
- Partnership for a Drug Free America
- New England Institute of Addiction Studies (NEIAS)
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- SAMHSA Nationwide Treatment Locator
- Darthmouth Hitchcock - Alcohol & Drug Treatment Options
- Elder Substance Abuse Awareness and Prevention (ESAAP)
- Web of Addictions: A privately produced collection of links to WWW resources on alcohol and other drugs.
- Join Together: Community action, public policy, and an emphasis on community prevention.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
- CSAP: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
- The Marin Institute
- CASA - The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
- Up In Smoke Entertaining Educational Programs on Substance Abuse Tobacco Prevention
- The Sixth Triennial Report to Congress From the Secretary of Health and Human Services: Drug Abuse and Addiction Research
- CSAP's Model Programs
- Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy (PLNDP)
- Drug Free Workplace Help from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)
- Drug-Free Workplace Advisor from the Department of Labor
- Project CORK Resource Center: Assembling and disseminating current, authoritative information on substance abuse to clinicians, health care providers, human service personnel, and policy makers.
Prevention Specific Resources
- CSAP's Northeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) located at Education Development Center, Inc.
- Join Together — Information on community strategies, policy change, and other substance abuse prevention efforts
- Health.org—NCADI materials can be ordered through this site.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Western U.S. Center for the Application of Prevention Technology (CAPT)—List of prevention best practices by risk factor.
- Vermont Health Education Resource Centers—List of resources available at these centers around the state.
- Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy (PLNDP)
Help for Yourself or a Friend
- Vermont Substance Abuse Treatment Providers, by County
- Online AA resources
- Cocaine Anonymous
- Narcotics Anonymous
- The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment
- Champlain Valley Area Narcotics Anonymous
- Alanon and Alateen
- Nar-Anon - National or Vermont
- Women for Sobriety
- "Does your friend have an alcohol or drug problem?" (Teen)