One 12-ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler, one 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits all contain the same amount of alcohol.

Getting Help

Help is just a mouse-click away, or a telephone call. Check out these resources!

Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

General Service Office Publications and organizational information. Provides a listing of intercity groups.
212-870-3400 (M-F 8:30-4:30 EST)

General Service Office
PO Box 459
New York, NY 10163

Inter-Group Association of Alcoholics Anonymous of New York Intergroup number for local contacts.
212-647-1649 TDD
212-647-1680 Spanish available (24 hours)

Inter-Group Association of Alcoholics Anonymous of New York
307 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
www.nyintergroup.org
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Adult Children of Alcoholics is a 12 Step, 12 Tradition program of women and men who grew up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes.
310-534-1815 Message Only

Adult Children of Alcoholics
PO Box 3216
Torrance, CA 90510
www.adultchildren.org

World Service Organization (ACOA) Referrals only to local 12 step meetings. Best way to contact is by mail or e-mail.
info@adultchildren.org (General info, meeting registration and/or changes)
literature@adultchildren.org (Literature, order inquiries)
Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups
Meeting referrals.
800-344-2666 National Worldwide Meetings and World Service Office
888-425-2666 Main World Service Office Number. Spanish available.
(M-F 8-6 EST)

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
WSO@al-anon.org
www.al-anon.alateen.org/
BACCHUS Peer Education Network and GAMMA
International association of college and university-based peer education programs focusing on alcohol abuse prevention and other student health and safety issues.
Membership available at no fee. A catalog of materials is also available.
303-871-3068 (M-F 8-4:30 MST)

BACCHUS Peer Education Network and GAMMA
PO Box 100043
Denver, CO 80250
bacgam@aol.com
www.bacchusgamma.org
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Child Help USA is dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children.
301-443-0365
800-729-6686 SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockwall II Building, Suite 800
Rockville, MD 20857
info@samhsa.gov
www.samhsa.gov/csap

Drug-Free Workplace Helpline Technical assistance for a drug-free workplace. Write for additional copies of the WORKIT (with justification for multiple copies).
800-967-5752 (M-F 9-8 EST)

Drug-Free Workplace Helpline
Jim Lipari--Project Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room. 13A-54
Rockville, MD 20857
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
202-512-1800 General Public (annual subscription of single copies)
800-843-6356 Government Employees (free copies from CDC)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
www.cdc.gov

Office on Smoking and Health Provide written materials and smoking/tobacco health information. Information line with smoking cessation tips. Write for catalog.
800-232-1311

Office on Smoking and Health
Public Information Branch
Mail Stop K-50
Atlanta, GA 30333
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

Statistics National morbidity and mortality statistics on infectious diseases
404-639-3311
Department of Education
The Information Resource Center (IRC) is the home of 1-800-USA-LEARN, the telephone number for information on the U.S. Department of Education's major education improvement priorities (e.g., reading, family involvement, technology). Services provided by the IRC include:
   -information on the Department's programs and agenda;
   -registration for satellite events;
   -directory assistance for the Department; and
   -referrals to Department specialists or other experts.
202-401-2000 Washington, DC
800-437-0833 TDD
800-873-5327 General information
customerservice@inet.ed.gov (Comments or questions about the Department or its programs)

Education Publications Center (ED Pubs) ED Pubs is the Department's one-stop center for access to ED information products, including publications, videos, brochures, posters, and other mailings.
877-433-7827 Spanish available
877-576-7734 TDD

Education Publications Center (ED Pubs)
PO Box 1398
Jessup, MD 20794
www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html

Safe and Drug-Free Schools Various drug abuse prevention materials, including The Parent's Guide to Drug Prevention, Growing Up Drug Free, and Schools Without Drugs, can be obtained by calling.
202-260-3954 Washington, DC
800-624-0100

Safe and Drug-Free Schools
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20202
safeschl@ed.gov
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
800-676-1730

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
Education Development Center, Inc.
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02158
www.edc.org/hec/
Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for providing Federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

301-443-4297 Spanish available
www.ihs.gov/
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
The National Criminal Justice Reference Services (NCJRS) is a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people around the country and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control.
800-638-8736
800-851-3420 NCJRS

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
PO Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
askncjrs@ncjrs.org (General questions)
puborder@ncjrs.org (Order hard copies of OJJDP publications)
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/JuvenileJustice.asp
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Also provides counseling for victims.
800-438-6233

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
National Headquarters
PO Box 541688
Dallas, TX 75354
www.madd.org
National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
Legislative advocacy, prevention, education, and training for elementary schools. Membership for a fee. Materials are for small children (not adult children).
301-468-0985 Maryland (M-F 8-5 EST)
888-554-2627 (M-F 8-5 EST)

National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
11426 Rockville Pike
Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
nacoa@erols.com
www.nacoa.org/
National Crime Prevention Council OnLine Resource Center
The National Crime Prevention Council is the Nation's focal point and voice for crime prevention. A source of help for individuals, neighborhoods, communities, and governments. A national nonprofit educational organization.
202-466-6272

National Crime Prevention Council OnLine Resource Center
1000 Conneticut Avenue, NW.
13th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
www.ncpc.org/
National Drug and Treatment Referral Routing Service
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Drug and Treatment Referral Routing Service provides a toll-free telephone number for alcohol and drug information/treatment referral assistance. The number is: 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

When you call the toll-free number, a recorded message gives you the following options:
1. Printed materials on alcohol and drug information or 24-hour substance abuse treatment referral information in your area (Additional options guide you through information and referral choices, including a Spanish language message.)
2. Location of a Substance Abuse Treatment Office in your State
National Health Information Center
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
301-565-4167
800-336-4797

National Health Information Center
PO Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013
nhicinfo@health.org
www.health.gov/nhic/
National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Hotline Offers a wide variety of motor vehicle and traffic safety information services and literature.
800-424-9153 TDD
800-424-9393

National Center for Statistics and Analysis Both numbers are connected to an answering machine. Calls are returned after 3 days.
202-366-4198
800-934-8517
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
301-443-3860 Scientific Information Branch
301-443-4703 Grants Office - Management and posting
301-496-4000 NIH Employee Locator/Personnel

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
6000 Executive Boulevard
Willco Building
Bethesda, MD 20892
www.niaaa.nih.gov/

Grant Info Central source for general grant information on extramural programs.
301-435-0714

Office of Scientific Affairs Information on grants. Answers technical questions about applications.
301-443-4375
National Institutes of Health
301-496-4143 Publications
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
www.nih.gov/

Division of Public Information/NIH News Release Clearance Clearance for activities and press releases. This division is only for medical writers of national publications. Do not refer the general public.
301-496-2535

Employee Locator Messages are answered by information specialists who process mail M-F (9-4 EST), except Federal holidays. Mail sent late Friday or over the weekend will not be reviewed until the following Monday. We try to respond to you within 48 hours.
301-496-4000

Grant Information Office Provides general information to the biomedical research community about the NIH extramural research and research training programs, grant application procedures, and process.
301-435-0714
National Safety Council
A not- for-profit organization acting to increase safety and improve the health of the American people. Educational activities include safety training, home study courses in safety, and occupational health, traffic, and transportation safety services.
630-285-1121 (M-F 9-5:30 CST)
800-621-7615

National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143
www.nsc.org
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Responds to information requests on minority health, locates sources of technical assistance through the Resource Persons Network, and provides referrals to relevant organizations.
301-230-7199 TDD
800-444-6472 Spanish available (M-F 9-4 EST)

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
PO Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013
www.omhrc.gov/
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.
202-395-6700 (M-F 8:30-5:30 EST)

ONDCP Clearinghouse Statistics and free publications on crime and drugs, and gangs. Database searching available. Fax on demand service available.
301-519-5212 Fax
800-666-3332

ONDCP Clearinghouse
PO Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
ondcp@ncjrs.org
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
General information on international prevention program for college, junior, and senior high school students. Publications provided. SADD provides students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, drunk driving, drug abuse, and other destructive decisions.
800-787-5777 (M-F 8-5 EST)
877-723-3462 Publications

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Box 800
Marlboro, MA 01752
www.saddonline.com
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
301-443-0746 SAMHSA News
301-443-6315
301-443-8956 Public Affairs Office

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
www.samhsa.gov/

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's searchable directory of alcohol and drug abuse programs located around the country.
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Divison of Workplace Programs Answers technical questions about drug testing.
301-443-6014 (M-F 9-5 EST)
University of Michigan (Monitoring the Future Study)
Provides Monitoring the Future Survey Instrument.

734-764-1817 Main number to University
MTFinfo@isr.umich.edu
monitoringthefuture.org