Healthy Santa Cruz County - addiction

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Addiction
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help, support or further information about addiction. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, drugs, local information
• Local Help & Information: Alcohol / Drugs
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help, support or further information about alcohol / drug problems. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, drugs, local information

Library Resources

• Find Books: Alcohol Abuse
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about alcoholism and alcohol addiction / abuse. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, books, books / videos
• Find Books: Drug Abuse
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books on this topic. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, books, books / videos, drugs
• Find Books: Mental Disorders
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about mental health issues. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alzheimers, books, books / videos, depression, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health

Recommended Websites

• Al-Anon/Alateen
  Help for families and friends of alcoholics. Special features: Meeting-finder for US, Canada and Puerto Rico; 20 self-test questionnaires; also available in Spanish and French. From: Al-Anon/Alateen World Service Office.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, drugs, recommended website, support, teens
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
  Special features: Free, downloadable form of AA's "Big Book Online Fourth Edition," searchable meeting-finder for US and Canada. From: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• Dana BrainWeb
  Special features: Detailed, validated information and research links for more than 25 common brain diseases and disorders. From: Dana Foundation / Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, autism, brain disease / injury, epilepsy, mental conditions / illnesses, parkinson's disease, recommended website
• Healthy Minds - Healthy Lives
  Special features: Reproducible fact sheets and "Let's Talk Facts" brochures; audio and video news releases; Spanish available; find-a-psychiatrist. From: American Psychiatric Association.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, bipolar , depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, support
• HealthyMinds.org
  This American Psychiatric Association Web site offers information on a range of mental health topics, from depression to confidentiality issues to managed care. Clearly-written brochures can be downloaded at the site, and there are also resources available to help find a psychiatrist, along with listings of hotline numbers.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, bipolar , depression, eating disorders, mental conditions / illnesses, recommended website
• Internet Mental Health
  Special features: Online support groups; interactive psychiatric tools, including "diagnose yourself" and "quality of life" assessements; information about more than 50 of the most common mental disorders and more than 70 often-prescribed psychiatric drugs; research news; links to reproducible booklets. From: Internet Mental Health produced by Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, anorexia, autism, bipolar , depression, eating disorders, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website
• Mental Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News; research; law and public policy updates; help and information for families and caregivers. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, bipolar , clinical trials, depression, eating disorders, healthy lifestyle, MedlinePlus, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research
• Mental Health America
  Mental Health America, formerly the National Mental Health Association, provides information about many forms of mental illness, treatment options, and medication resources. In addition, free brochures and reports are available.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, bipolar , depression, diagnosis, eating disorders, medications, mental conditions / illnesses, recommended website, research, suicide, support
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
  The National Alliance on Mental Illness Web site houses resources on a host of mental illnesses, such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder. The site also provides information on treatments, support groups, and recovery from mental illness.
  Browse related subjects: AD/HD, addiction, bipolar , bulimia, depression, drugs, eating disorders, healthy lifestyle, medications, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, suicide
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  The NIMH site is a well-organized and comprehensive resource for information about mental health. In addition to news releases, a list of current clinical trials, and intramural research reports, the site offers separate sections for the public, health practitioners, and researchers.
  Browse related subjects: AD/HD, addiction, autism, bipolar , clinical trials, depression, eating disorders, mental conditions / illnesses, recommended website, research
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  Special Features: Up-to-date statistics, graphics, newsletters and wide variety of reproducible educational materials. From: NIH.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  Special Features: Broad coverage, all available in Spanish. Special sections for Students & Young Adults as well as Parents & Teachers. From: NIH.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, drugs, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• Substance Abuse - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Understandable, up-to-date information about more than a dozen different types of substance abuse problems, each with research, statistics and organizations to contact. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, drugs, MedlinePlus, recommended website
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  Focusing on both substance abuse and mental health, SAMHSA provides information on prevention, treatment, and recovery, along with helpline numbers and national reports and statistics.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, depression, drugs, hotline, mental conditions / illnesses, recommended website
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  Focusing on both substance abuse and mental health, SAMHSA provides information on prevention, treatment, and recovery, along with helpline numbers and national reports and statistics.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, alcohol, diagnosis, drugs, hotline, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
• Rosen Teen Health and Wellness
  This database provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.