Online Screening — Not sure if your drinking patterns are likely to be risky or harmful? Answer this confidential, interactive questionnaire to find out.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) — The gold standard for getting sober and staying that way. Many members today are dually addicted to alcohol and other substances.
SMART Recovery — Free face-to-face and online mutual help group that is not 12-Step based.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) — Preferred by many whose drug of choice is not alcohol. NA Mid-Atlantic region.
Marijuana Anonymous. Also has online meetings.
Methadone Support Org — Meetings by state and online.
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator — Plug in a city, state or zip code and the federal government's SAMSHA's database will return a variety of drug and alcohol treatment programs in your area.
Sobriety and Recovery Resources — A compendium of recovery sites from personal stories to online meetings.
Medication Assisted Treatment
Addition Treatment Watchdog — Resource for information about the disease and treatment of opiate addiction through medication.
FDA's Buprenorphine (Subutex and Suboxone) Information Sheets — Good Q&A on bupe, as well as info targeted to patients, doctors and pharmacists.
Buprenorphine Physician's Locator — SAMHA's state-by-state directory of physicians licensed to dispense bupe.
Assisted Treatment Centers of America — Good information about the use of the anti-craving medication naltrexone for alcohol and opioids and the Pennsylvania Model of Recovery.
Addiction Treatment Forum — This sites focuses on methadone maintenance for opioid-addiction treatment but other treatment options and healthcare topics are also discussed. There is a methadone FAQ, too.
Myths of Methadone — Addresses questions such as "trading one addiction for another"; "gets in your bone marrow and rots your teeth"; and "is more addicting than heroin" (it's true that it's tougher to withdraw from it).