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Tough Topics

This guide offers local services and resources covering a variety of community needs, including suicide, substance abuse, sexual assault, gender identity, as well as many others.

From the PPLD Collection

Chasing the Scream

What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not be able to. As he grew older, he realized he had addiction in his family. Confused, unable to know what to do, he set out on a three-year, 30,000-mile journey to discover what really causes addiction--and what really solves it.

Introduction

Hello! You have found your way to the section of the Tough Topics Guide with resources for addiction and recovery. On this page you'll find an educational video about addiction, as well as a few resources. This guide also covers:

Finding help

Recovery Support

Click one of the links above to navigate to your preferred category, or use the blue bars on the left (web) or top (mobile) of this page for links to local treatment and sober living resources, as well as information for sober living. These pages are intended to include resources both the individual struggling with addiction as well as their support system.

What is Addiction?

 

 

Source: Addiction Policy Forum

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) provides this treatment locator. If you are in need of substance use disorder or mental health treatment, enter your city, state, zip code, or address in the box below. Once you click "Go" you be taken to a listing of treatment programs near you.