• Many drug addicts need help to overcome their addiction, in the form of inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation treatment.these should help image by Keith Frith from Fotolia.com
  
  Individuals with drug addiction--dependence on a street drug or medication--often require professional help in the form of support groups or an organized treatment (drug rehabilitation) program to treat their substance dependency. Depending on the severity and type of drug addiction, addicts may also require a substance withdrawal (detoxification) program to overcome their physical addiction.
  
  

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)--an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)--is a government agency whose stated mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. SAMHSA's website offers a searchable directory of drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment centers across the country. SAMHSA's Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator lists private and public facilities that are licensed, certified or otherwise approved for inclusion by their state substance abuse agency.
  
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  
  P.O. Box 2345
  
  Rockville, MD 20847-2345
  
  1-800-662-HELP
  
  www.samhsa.gov
  
  

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers

• The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) represents nearly 275 not-for-profit and for-profit providers of inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs. NAATP's website includes a directory of these drug rehab providers as well as links to other online resources for drug addiction, including drug addiction research topics, federal drug resources and links to the websites of addiction treatment organizations.
  
  National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers -- NAATP
  
  313 W. Liberty Street, Suite 129
  
  Lancaster, PA 17603-2748
  
  717-392-8480
  
  www.naatp.org
  
  

National Institute on Drug Abuse

• The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a division of the National Institutes of Health, was founded with the mission of conducting and supporting scientific research on drug addiction and effectively implementing this information to treat addiction. NIDA's website contains a number of informational drug rehab resources for both the general public and addiction treatment professionals, including research reports, principles and methods of drug addiction treatment and resources for finding treatment programs.
  
  National Institute on Drug Abuse
  
  National Institutes of Health
  
  6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213
  
  Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
  
  301-443-1124
  
  www.nida.nih.gov
  
  

Meth Resources

• Launched in August 2005, the MethResources.gov website is sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and HHS. The site features access to locating rehabilitation treatment for methamphetamine abuse, and other information strategies and guides for overcoming meth addiction.
  
  MethResources.gov c/o ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse
  
  P.O. Box 6000
  
  Rockville, MD 20849-6000
  
  800-666--3332
  
  www.MethResources.gov