Substance Use Resources For Adolescents and Young Adults
The Substance Use Resources for Adolescents and Young Adults are online resources aimed specifically at adolescents and young adults. Health care providers and youth serving professionals can offer these additional resources or print the PDF one-page reference sheet to adolescents and young adults looking for additional information, including online resources, support groups, peer networks, helplines, treatment locators, and advocacy opportunities.
Youth Friendly Substance Use Online Resources
Substance Use Resource Institutes
Treatment Service Locators
Support Groups
Helplines
Youth Friendly Mental Health Online Resources
- Center for Young Women’s Health and Young Men’s Health: These websites provides a series of guides on emotional health, including on test anxiety, depression, bullying, and eating disorders. www.youngwomenshealth.org and www.youngmenshealthsite.org
- Go Ask Alice!: Geared at young adults, this question and answer website contains a large database of questions about a variety of concerns surrounding emotional health. www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
- Girls Health.Gov: The “Your Feelings” section of this website offers guidance to teenage girls on recognizing a mental health problem, getting help, and talking to parents. http://girlshealth.gov/feelings/index.html
- Jed Foundation: Promoting emotional health and prevent suicide among college students, this website provides an online resource center, ULifeline, a public dialogue forum, Half of Us, and Transition Year, resources and tools to help students transition to college. http://www.jedfoundation.org/students
- Kelty Mental Health Resource Center: Reference sheets are provided that list top websites, books, videos, toolkits and support for mental health disorders. http://keltymentalhealth.ca/youth-and-young-adults
- Reach Out: This website provides information on specific mental health disorders, as well as resources to help teens make safe plans when feeling suicidal, and helpful tips on how to relax. http://au.reachout.com/
- Teens Health: Providing a safe place for teens who need honest and accurate information, this website provides resources on mental health issues. http://teenshealth.org/teen/your_mind/
- Teen Mental Health: Geared towards teenagers, this website provides learning tools on a variety of mental illnesses, videos, and resources for friends. http://teenmentalhealth.org/
SUBSTANCE USE RESOURCE INSTITUTES
- National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence: This informational website provides support to those who need assistance confronting the diseases of alcoholism and drug dependence. http://ncaddms.org/
- National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and wellbeing. They provide resources directed toward young people to evaluate your drinking and tools to stay in control. http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
- NIDA for Teens: NIDA provides a wealth of knowledge and resources including easy-to-read guides about various drugs. Their website for adolescents includes videos, blog posts, and drug facts. http://teens.drugabuse.gov/
TREATMENT SERVICE LOCATORS
- Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator: Find treatment facilities for substance abuse/addiction and/or mental health problems. https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
- Buprenorphine Treatment Physician Locator: Find physicians authorized to treat opioid dependency with buprenorphine by state. http://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/physician-program-data/treatment-physician-locator
- Opioid Treatment Program Directory: Search opioid treatment programs by state. http://dpt2.samhsa.gov/treatment/directory.aspx
- Sober Nation Treatment Locator: An extensive directory of recovery centers http://www.sobernation.com/
SUPPORT GROUPS
- Al-Anon Family for Teens: A group for problem drinkers who can find understanding and support through group meetings, podcasts, and other resources. http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/for-alateen
- Alcohol Anonymous: The AA website can help young people find AA meetings near them and has brochures directed at young people. http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US
- Narcotics Anonymous: The NA website can help young people find NA meetings near them and has resources including brochures for young addicts. http://www.na.org/
- Smart Recovery: SMART Recovery is a leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group. The website provides resources for teens and youth support programs, meeting locations, and an online community. http://www.smartrecovery.org/teens/
HELPLINES
- Crisis Call Center: Visit http://crisiscallcenter.org/, call 1-800-273-8255, or text “ANSWER” to 839863
- Crisis Text Line: Visit www.crisistextline.org/ or text “START” to 741-741
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- SAMHSA’s Helpline: Visit www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline or call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
