Drugs and Alcohol
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from Alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses or opposes any causes. Our Primary Purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
Narcotics Anonymous
www.na.org
Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We … meet regularly to help each other stay clean. ... We are not interested in what or how much you used ... but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help.
National Alcohol and Drug Information Database
www.health.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Heath Services Administration's (SAMHS) National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx
Provides graphic and textual summaries in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Sourcebook, reports and datasets from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, the Drug Abuse Warning Network on drug-reported visits to emergency rooms, the Drug and Alcohol Services Information System and other treatment surveys.
Try To Stop Smoking
www.trytostop.org
Start Making Smoking History Today. Use this website's smoking cessation tools to help you quit smoking.
Alcoholics Anonymous of Eastern Massachusetts
www.aaemass.org
(617) 426-9444 (central Boston office)
(617) 884-6500 (Spanish)
Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
www.mass.gov/dph/bsas/bsas.htm
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street
Third Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 624-5111
Provides information and referrals for treatment of substance abuse
Entre Familia Program (also see: minority women's health )
www.bphc.org/bphc/entre_span.asp
209 River Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
For services, contact: Rita Nieves, 617-534-7969, Rita_Nieves@bphc.org
For research, contact: Dr. Hortensia Amaro, 617-373- 7601, h.amaro@neu.edu
Institute on Urban Health Research
www.bouve.neu.edu/affiliations/iuhr.php
Entre Familia is a state liscensed residential substance abuse treatment
program for Latina women and their children. The program provides:
comprehensive, linguistically and culturally appropriate treatment, a
gender-specific approach that responds to the reality of Latina women's
lives; and a family-centered model responsive to women, their children,
and their family members. Treatment approach is based on evidence-based
approaches that address issues of addiction, trauma and mental health and
attend to the mind, body and spiritual aspects of recovery.
Massachusetts Try-to-Stop Helpline
www.trytostop.org
(800) 943-8284
(800) 879-8678 (offers quick tips on how to stop smoking)
(800) 833-5256 (Spanish line)
Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline
www.helpline-online.com
c/o The Medical Foundation
95 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116
(800) 327-5050
Offers education, referrals, and information about substance abuse and alcohol.
MOM'S Project: Pregnant and Post-Partum Women's Program (see also: Reproductive Health)
www.bphc.org/programs
Boston Public Health Commission
201 River Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 534-7411
The MOM'S Project is a comprehensive community-based program designed to improve the health, well-being, parenting, and life success of drug-addicted pregnant women. Its goals are to improve birth outcomes by reducing substance abuse in pregnant women, reduce HIV infection and provide a critical link to vital health and social services.
Narcotics Anonymous - New England Region
www.newenglandna.org
(866) 624-3578
Support group for people with substance abuse problems
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services
www.bphc.org/search/query2.asp?SearchString=substance+abuse
Boston Public Health Commission
727 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 534-5176 (administration)
(617) 534-5554 (intake unit)
Provides outpatient counseling, acupuncture relapse prevention, and referrals to detoxification centers
Tobacco Control Program
www.mass.gov/dph/mtcp/home.htm
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
(617) 624-5900
Offers information about how to quit smoking.
Please see our Patients Guide to Women's Health Services for more information on smoking cessation programs at the Harvard hospitals.
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