Monday, December 3, 2007

Free or Low Cost Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling & Treatment


Georgia provides outpatient counseling services, short-term residential programs, and even student assistance programs. Florida provides substance abuse treatment programs through a partnership with not-for-profit community providers. Contact your state Department of Health to see what your state has to offer. Income requirements vary from program to program. National Drug and Treatment Routing Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9304; 800-662-HELP; http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, 11420 Rockville Pike, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852; 800-729-6686 24 hours a day; 800-487-4889 TDD; http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/.

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