National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -- http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/:  "N-I-Triple-A" has a mission similar to NIDA's but focuses on alcohol use disorders.

Join Together -- http://www.jointogether.org/: Great resource center for communities seeking to reduce substance abuse. Balanced information and links to recent journal research articles. Joining their email subscription list brings you a brief recap of daily news.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Durham, Vance, Granville and Person County meetings -- http://www.aanc32.org/; Orange County -- http://www.aanc33.org/.

Narcotics Anonymous, Carolina Region -- www.crna.org/

Al-Anon and Alateen, http://www.alanonalateen6nc.org/: A 12-step, supportive fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. District 6 serves the following counties:  Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Franklin, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, and Warren.

Nar-Anon -- http://www.supportworks.org/info/nar-anon.htm: Like Al-anon, a 12-step fellowship for family and friends of individuals addicted to drugs.

SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training), www.smartrecovery.org. Non-spiritual,
abstinence-based self-help drawing from cognitive-behavioral change strategies.

Women for Sobriety -- www.womenforsobriety.org:  Abstinence-based self-help with its own, empowering steps for recovery and growth. Meetings on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Cornwallis Rd, Durham.

EMDR Institute -- http://www.emdr.com/: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a type of trauma therapy that is especially helpful for people who have suffered single, discrete traumas like an accident, a violent crime, or a natural disaster and are manifesting symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. It uses alternating bilateral stimulation in the form of guided eye movements or hand tapping to help clients move safely through emotional processing and on to more integrated, adaptive, and less distressing ways of thinking about their experience.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy -- http://www.behavioraltech.com/:  DBT is a treatment approach that blends cognitive behavioral strategies with the practice of mindfulness acceptance to help individuals tolerate distress, regulate their emotions and deal more effectively with interpersonal relationships. It helps ease problems associated with depression, anxiety, social phobia, and addictions, among others.  

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