Where are you? How do you know what is best for your situation? Many different resources, and good advice can make a big difference.

Here is a brief summary of resources available on the Internet:

1. The ease of location of SAMHSA – A database of government more than 10,000 plants. You can use it yourself to find treatment centers that meet your criteria, but no statistics or critical success to help you make your decision.

2. Free counseling and hotlines (found in the research engines, directories and links) – There are many of them with different levels of service, and usually can be contacted by phone or by email:

– Line government agency (such as online help SAMHSA). Generally, search the database for SAMHSA and give many facilities to contact.

– Support base line. As SAMHSA online help, many guidelines Search the database for you SAMHSA and offer little additional information. These are often the non-profit organizations and can be specifically targeted towards addiction problems, or you can treat a wide range of social services.

– Help Online Affiliate. Many helplines are actually members of a center particular treatment. In general, aim to determine whether their needs and characteristics appropriate for their target audiences. If so, will directly and perhaps help you get the addict in treatment installation. Otherwise, you may refer to another facility SAMHSA database.

Independent Online Help *. Reference services are not related to a particular treatment center, it will take some time trying to tell the service that suits your needs. How much time without charge? This varies and can depend on your particular needs. Getting a drug addict in treatment can be difficult and time consuming, and service Reference may recommend bringing an interventionist care.

3. intervention services (see the "intervention" directory in the region on this site) – A professional interventionist can help you get the addict in treatment is usually not an easy task. Expect to pay between $ 2,000 to $ 5,000 for an intervention.

4. Counselling Services – Counselling Limited are available for free, and there are many pay services. The most effective treatment of addiction are generally residential treatment programs for counseling.

What is for you?

– Firstly, we invite you to participate in support groups such as AA, NA, Al-Anon, etc. and talk to others about their experiences. You will hear recommendations and trials, tribulations and defeats. Note that others may have needs different from yours, and a treatment center can be very suitable for one person and another not.

– Speak with some services reference. They may or may not be able to help, but they are usually inhabited by people dedicated to helping others get off drugs. You can expect to have much more experience and understanding dependency you direction.

– Recommendations or through work programs or insurance, you can go directly to a treatment center or consultancy one.

"How I can get a referral service?

At this point, we are not aware of the relevant directories specific. If you are looking to use Google, Yahoo, MSN or other search engine to "detox" "drug treatment reference alcohol treatment, etc., you will find many relevant organizations.

How I can know what kind of reference service is?

You can not. If you search the websites of relevant agencies, are generally similar. They say, 'Get help now! Call this phone number! " and you can get an organization financed by the government, an independent agency or a referral service is part of a treatment facility. Many websites have domain names and organization names completely different from the organization they belong. Many have multiple Web reference sites. This is a practice common Internet marketing. All we can say is that you ask questions when you talk to them and see how you feel comfortable with their approach.

"I can trust them?

At this time we are not aware of any scams referral to treatment. When it comes to anyone Internet, there are certain precautions that must be provided (by the anonymity it offers):

– Never give your social security number, card Credit or bank account numbers over the Internet without a thorough check of the other party.

– Usually not to give your contact information complete. Generally, you can name the first phone number and email. It is often useful to provide information on how you can be contacted.

– In many households are the tensions and conflicts at home. addiction professionals aware of this and it may be prudent to leave phone messages. Let them know how to contact you and what to avoid.

– Talk to them and see how it seems useful. If you feel uncomfortable, try another.

Do not give up. There is a sudden there. Remember, the unit difficult to manage.

For a complete guide to drug resources, go to href = "http://nationalsubstanceabuseindex.org"> http://nationalsubstanceabuseindex.org.