Young Adults

Drug & Alcohol Hotlines:

National Association for Children of Alcoholics: 1-888-55-4COAS (1-888-554-2627)

National Drug Abuse: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Al-Anon/Al-teen Hope & Help for Young People who are the relatives & friends of a problem drinker): 1-800-344-2666
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Be Sober Hotline: 1-800-BE-SOBER (1-800-237-6237)
Marijuana Anonymous: 1-800-766-6779
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: 1-800-622-2255
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poison Help Hotline: 1-800-222-1222
Helpline for Georgia Substance Abuse: 1-800-338-6745
Georgia Crisis Access Line (GCAL): 1-800-715-4225

Link to NIDA Resources

Prescription Drugs Can Take You Down the Wrong Path

How can you prevent prescription drug misuse?

It’s simple, use medications safely and turn down the invitation to misuse.

Youth & Teen Hotlines:

National Youth Crisis Support: 1-800-448-4663
Youth America Hotline: 1-877-YOUTHLINE (1-877-968-8454)
Covenant House Nine-Line (Teens): 1-800-999-9999
Boys Town National: 1-800-448-3000
Teen Helpline: 1-800-400-0900
TeenLine: 1-800-522-8336
Youth Crisis Support: 1-800-448-4663 or 1-800-422-0009
Runaway Support (All Calls are Confidential): 800-231-694
National Runaway Hotline: (US only) 1-800-231-6946
National Youth Crisis Hotline:(US only) 1-800-442-442-4673

Mental Health Resources:

Find a support group, this page has several support groups and resources to help those who are struggling.
Therapy worksheets are great way to manage stress, here is one on coping skills, another one that is a relapse prevention plan.
Here is a substance abuse workbook that goes into depth about how individual decisions, can factor in to abuse patterns.
Here are the “4 A’s” of stress management.
Here’s some tips on stress management and time management.

Stress Management Quiz

Take this Kahoot Quiz, to test your knowledge on the dangerous of drug and alcohol. The National Drug and Alcohol Abuse IQ challenge is created by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, as a fun way for individuals to learn about the outcomes of drug abuse.

Wait21.org

Wait21.org, is a great resource to use when thinking about how to live a life free of alcohol and drugs. While waiting for the specific appropriate age to learn how to handle oneself properly around substances like alcohol and drugs.

A mantra used by the organization, is all you need before you turn 21 is four things, water, food, exercise and sleep.