Resource Organizations
National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
This organization focuses its efforts to reduce stigma and to educate the general public that alcoholism and other drug addictions are preventable and treatable. It has affiliates across the country; operates a 24-hour referral line; and provides education, information and services to address addiction and its social stigma.
244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-269-7797
Email: national@ncadd.org
Christopher D. Smithers Foundation
This organization concentrates its efforts on educating the public that alcoholism is a respectable, treatable disease from which people can and do recover; encouraging prevention programs and activities, with an emphasis on high risk populations; and continually fighting to reduce and eliminate the stigma that is associated with the disease of alcoholism.
Box 67
Mill Neck, NY 11765
Phone: 1-516-676-0067
Email: info@smithersfoundation.org
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
CADCA is a coordinating body of more than 5,000 coalition members from around the country, supports organizations with technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies and marketing programs, and conferences.
625 Slaters Lane · Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 1-800-54-CADCA
National Association on Alcohol, Drugs, and Disability (NAADD)
The NAADD promotes awareness and education about addiction among people with co-existing disabilities.
2165 Bunker Hill Drive
San Mateo, CA 94402-3801
Phone: 650-578-8047
Email: solanda@sbcglobal.net
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) is a private, not-for-profit educational, scientific, and informational organization. It fosters the development of alcohol and drug addiction program capabilities in each state, facilitates the interstate exchange of information and program activities, and assists the federal and state governments in the creation of alcohol and drug addiction services.
1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 605
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-293-0090
Email: dcoffice@nasadad.org
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), a division of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, maintains a website containing highlights of the national programs on addiction, a collection of research publications, and a searchable database with a wide variety of documents.
Treatment Improvement Exchange
The Treatment Improvement Exchange, is sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. It provides a one-stop web center for information and resources for advocacy groups and alcohol & drug addiction organizations.
Faces & Voices of Recovery
This is a national organization of individuals and organizations joining together to support local, state, regional and national recovery advocacy by increasing access to research, policy, organizing and technical support; facilitating relationships among local and regional groups; improving access to policymakers and the media; and providing a national rallying point for recovery advocates.
1010 Vermont Ave. #708
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-737-0690