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Expert Resources for Supporting Loved Ones with Addiction

Discover expert insights and practical guidance from clinicians, researchers, and specialists to help parents, families and professionals support loved ones and community members with substance use disorder and addiction.

Is you adult-aged child back home unexpectedly? We recommend a conversation about shared expectations and how you will live together.
Many treatment programs are still open and accepting patients. If your child is currently out of school or work, it may be an ideal time to encourage them to attend a program.
If your child or loved one is using medication to treat opioid addiction, you may need to consider how COVID-19 will impact their access.
While addiction thrives in isolation, connection nurtures recovery. Fortunately, we live in a digital age with many ways to connect electronically.
If you're a parent worried about your child's drug use, you may be considering drug testing. But experts recommend against at-home drug testing. Learn why.
We need your help to move the Family Support Services for Addiction Act forward.
Open enrollment of healthcare benefits is a great opportunity to buy or renew your addiction treatment benefits for you and your dependents.
We must hold our states accountable to spend pending opioid settlement dollars on prevention and addiction resources, not balancing their budgets.
RecoveryOhio aims to create a system to help make treatment available those in need and provide support services for those in recovery and their families.
The San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Awareness focuses on prevention, intervention, and recovery support services for children and adults.
Tackling Youth Substance Abuse is a coalition of people and organizations with a mission to decrease youth and young adult substance use on Staten Island.
Southwest Behavioral & Health Services offers an array of programs to meet the unique needs of the Arizona communities served.
It's stressful to help your child struggling with substance use. It's harder when you and your partner don't agree on how to do it.
Mental health and substance use issues are just some of the topics that cause parents concern as the school year begins. Here's how to help.
Addiction family therapists believe that problems exist between people, not within them. Try to understand and validate experiences of all family members to get to the root issues.
There are many misconceptions about addiction in our culture which often prevent parents from coping with and helping stop their child's drug use. Learn to separate the myths from the facts.
The time is long overdue to remove the buprenorphine waiver requirement and expand access to this life-saving treatment.
Drug Prevention Resources envisions a drug-free generation, and believes Texans can make this a reality with the help of people like you.
Many substances are laced with other substances, like fentanyl. Learn tips for how you can help protect your child from accidental overdose.
The Governor's Prevention Partnership equips, empowers, and connects the people and communities of Connecticut to prevent youth substance use and violence.
The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy coordinates Kentucky's response to substance use with the overarching goal of reducing problem use and making the Commonwealth a model for others.
the Partnership for a Drug-Free Jew Jersey provides free prevention services to schools, businesses and communities throughout the state of New Jersey.
We asked teens about their friends who engage in substance use and an intention to try substances in the future. Here's what they said.
Partnership to End Addiction recommends that the federal government adopt a number of policy changes to address the youth vaping epidemic.
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