Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network:
Transforming the lives of individuals impacted by the disease of addiction requires a workforce prepared to use the most effective, state-of-the-art tools & techniques. The ATTC Network is committed to helping the addiction treatment & recovery services field stay abreast of what works in order to enhance their skills and change their practice.
National Office: www.attcnetwork.org
Mountain West ATTC:
www.attcnetwork.org/regcenters/index_mountainwest.asp
Brown University: Alcohol, Other Drugs & Health - Current Evidence:
Informing you of the latest clinically relevant research on alcohol, illicit drugs, and health.
http://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
The mission of the Division of STD Prevention at the CDC is to provide national leadership, research, policy development, and scientific information to help people live safer, healthier lives by the prevention of STDs and their complications.
http://www.cdc.gov/std
Colorado Meth Project:
Colorado Meth Project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at significantly reducing first-time meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach.
http://www.coloradomethproject.org
Colorado QuitLine:
The Colorado QuitLine is a FREE online service available to Colorado residents 15 years of age and over. When you become a member, you get special tools, a support team of coaches, research-based information, and a community of others trying to become tobacco free. Our expert coaches can talk to you about overcoming common barriers, such as dealing with stress, fighting cravings, coping with irritability, and controlling weight gain.
http://www.coquitline.org
DORA: Department of Regulatory Affairs, Division of Registrations:
DORA’s Division of Registrations is dedicated to consumer protection through the licensure and enforcement of over 47 professions, occupations and businesses in the state of Colorado - including all of the mental health disciplines and addiction professionals.
http://www.dora.state.co.us/registrations
HBO: Understanding Addiction:
The feature-length documentary film ADDICTION is the centerpiece of the Addiction project. Bringing together the nation's leading experts with award-winning filmmakers, it consists of nine separate segments, including: "Saturday Night in a Dallas ER," "A Mother's Desperation," "The Science of Relapse," "The Adolescent Addict," "Brain Imaging," "Opiate Addiction: A New Medication," "Topiramate: A Clinical Trial for Alcoholism," "Steamfitters Local Union 638," and "Insurance Woes."
http://www.hbo.com/addiction/understanding_addiction
Join Together:
Founded in 1992 by Former US Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph A. Califano, Jr., the nonprofit organization aims to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives, as well as, remove the stigma of substance abuse and replace shame and despair with hope. Is a division of CASA.
http://www.jointogether.org
Metropolitan State College of Denver: The Center for Addiction Studies:
The Center for Addiction Studies offers 4 programs: a Counselor Training program in Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior Counseling (subject to ADAD CAC certification requirements); a concentration in Drug, Alcohol and Addictive Behaviors; a Counselor Training program in Domestic Violence Counseling (fulfilling state certification requirements); and a concentration in Domestic Violence Counseling.
http://www.mscd.edu/~hsp/academics/addiction.shtml
NAADAC: The Association for Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC’s mission is to lead, unify, and empower addiction focused professionals to achieve excellence through education, advocacy, knowledge, standards of practice, ethics, professional development and research.
http://www.naadac.org
NAADAC: Certification Program:
NAADAC offers 3 levels of certification for individuals who are interested in advancing their career in addiction counseling.
http://www.naadac.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=424&Itemid=122
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University:
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University is the only nation-wide organization that brings together under one roof all the professional disciplines needed to study and combat abuse of all substances - alcohol, nicotine as well as illegal, prescription and performance enhancing drugs - in all sectors of society.
http://www.casacolumbia.org/templates/Home.aspx?articleid=287&zoneid=32
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism:
To support and promote the best science on alcohol and health for the benefit of all by: increasing the understanding of normal and abnormal biological functions and behavior relating to alcohol use; improving the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol use disorders; and enhancing quality health care.
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
NIDA’s mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
http://www.nida.nih.gov
Office of National Drug Policy:
The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/index.html
Recovery Month:
Recovery Month website aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug disorders in all its forms is possible.
http://www.recoverymonth.gov
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
SAMHSA has established a clear vision for its work - a life in the community for everyone. To realize this vision, the Agency has sharply forcused its mission on bulding resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.
http://www.samhsa.gov
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices:
NREPP is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention & treatment of mental & substance use disorders. SAMHSA developed this resource to help people, agencies, and organizations implement programs & practices in their communities.
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov
