Resources for Youth
Substance abuse and addiction are important issues effecting today’s younger population. 15 million people in the U.S. abuse prescription drugs annually, and over 2,500 teenagers will abuse a prescription medication for the first time each day. Abuse and addiction is not limited to prescription drugs, as illicit drugs and alcohol are common sources as well.
Select each category below to find resources for substance abuse / addiction.
Websites
General Knowledge
- Learn Psychology – Addiction on College Campuses
- Just Think Twice
- Addiction Resource
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – Youth
- National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
- Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
- Rehab Center – Comprehensive Guide
Online Forums/Message Boards
For Families of Addicts and Substance Abusers
Apps
- Sober Grid – Connect with others (can be anonymously)
- AA Speakers to Go – Audio tapes of anonymous alcohol addicts
- RecoveryBox – Light system to keep track of daily activities
- One Day at a Time – Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, daily mediation, lifestyle tracking
Media
Books
Self Help
- Alcoholics Anonymous 4th edition – A.A. World Services
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions – A.A World Services
- Courage to Change – One Day at a Time in Al Anon II – Part 1 – Al. Anon Fam Groups
- Powerless No Longer: Reprogramming Your Addictive Behavior – Peter W Soderman
- Young, Sober, and Free: Experience, Strength and hope for Young Adults, Second Edition – Hazelden
- Young Winner’s Way: A Twleve Step Guide for Teenagers – Hazelden
Memoirs/Novels/Inspirational Stories
- Black Out – Sarah Hepula
- Gun, Needle, Spoon – Patrick O’Neil
- Graceland – Chris Abani
- Portrait of an Addiction as a Young Man – Bill Clegg
- Lit – Mary Karr
- Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption – William Cope Moyers
- Up from Down: A True Story fo Recovery from Addiction – Ted Adamson
- Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines – Nic Sheff
- In My Skin: A Memoir Of Addiction – Kate Holden
For Siblings of Addicts
- Sober sibling: How to Help your Alcoholic Brother or SIster and Not Loser Yourself – Patricia Olsen and Petros Levounis
- Addict in the Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery – Beverly Conyers
- Why Don’t They Just Quit? What families and friends need to know about addiction and recovery – Joe Herzanek
- Treatment Helpline: (888) 303-4391 (talk to a counselor – confidential)
- Drug Abuse Hotline: (877) 959-7812 (ask questions and find local treatment)
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline: (800) 622-4357 (find local resources)
- Wellplace Helpline: (800) 821-4357 (talk to a counselor)
- Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: (866) 831-5700 (resources for families or those struggling with addiction)
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