Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.

This page is an overview of Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. (ACT), our services, and programs.

Alcohol Screening

If you consume alcoholic beverages, it’s important to know whether your drinking patterns are safe, risky or harmful. Answering these questions will take only a few minutes, and will generate personalized results based on your age, gender and drinking patterns. Your responses are completely confidential and anonymous.

Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is fighting to free America`s youth from tobacco and to create a healthier environment. The Campaign is one of the nation`s largest non-governmental initiatives ever launched to protect children from tobacco addiction and exposure to secondhand smoke.

Centers for Disease Control`s Tobacco Information and Prevention Source

The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is a division within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), which is one of the centers within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Check Yourself

CheckYourself.com is a unique resource. It’s a place for older teens to think in a focused way about their relationship with drugs and alcohol, and invites them to consider whether their substance use risks turning into a problem for them.

Child Welfare League of America

CWLA is an association of more than 900 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist more than 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a range of services.

Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network

If you`re a professional serving children, youth and families or a parent with your own children, you know that finding reliable, high quality, research-based information on the Web can be a major challenge. That`s where CYFERnet can help you. CYFERnet`s Web site brings together the best, children, youth and family resources of all the public land-grant universities in the country. Materials are carefully reviewed by college and university faculty. Through CYFERnet you can also interact with your colleagues and share your work nationally.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

CADCA’s mission is to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create safe, healthy and drug-free communities. The organization supports its members with technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies and marketing programs, conferences and special events.

D.A.R.E. for Kids

This year 36 million school children around the world--26 million in the U.S.--will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in 75 percent of our nation’s school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world. D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.

DCF-Department of Children and Families

Protect the Vulnerable, Promote Strong and Economically Self-Sufficient Families, and Advance Personal and Family Recovery and Resiliency.

Division of Social Work

Division of Social Work at FGCU is to prepare students with knowledge, skills, and values of professional social work practice. Graduates will demonstrate competence in strengths- based generalist practice and clinical community practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organization and communities.

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction

How Science Has Revolutionized the Understanding of Drug Addiction

FADAA Prevention Web Resource

The Florida Prevention Partnership (FPP) is a partnership between a host of agencies under the leadership of Mr. James R.McDonough, Director of the State of Florida Office of Drug Control. It is our hope that prevention leaders, professionals, youth, parents and others interested in Prevention in Florida can find everything that they need to assist them in helping accomplish this goal. For the past several years the FPP has planned the Florida Statewide Prevention Conference, which has continually grown in its scope and has become the state’s premiere conference on substance abuse prevention topics. One of Florida’s goals is to cut drug use in half by 2005. This conference goes a long way towards furthering and bringing cohesiveness of this goal to Florida’s Prevention leaders. This site was created to take this goal to another level. It is our hope that prevention leaders, professionals, youth, parents and others interested in Prevention in Florida can find everything that they need to assist them in helping accomplish this goal.

Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association (FADAA)

Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA) is a non-profit, membership organization which represents 97 community-based substance abuse treatment and prevention agencies and over 1000 individual members throughout Florida.

Florida`s Regional Prevention Centers

RPCs aim to provide training, technical assistance and statewide coordination of prevention efforts for the first time ever in Florida. RPCs provide an array of services in their communities which include: Prevention/Outreach Training Technical Assistance Statewide Resource Center

Florida’s Keep Kids Drug Free Program

The Keep Kids Drug Free Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to promote prevention efforts for keeping youth substance free. The foundation was created to support and expand efforts to prevent substance abuse among children. Among the foundation’s first initiatives was the creation of the "Keep Kids Drug Free" license tag in Florida. Funds from the sale of license tags will be used to fund prevention programs aimed at youth.

Focus Adolescent Services

An Internet Clearinghouse of Information, Resources, and Support To Help Your Teen and Heal Your Family

Freevibe

Keeping up on current events and breaking trends is part of what Freevibe is all about... "In The News" brings you everything from true stories ripped from the headlines to personal interviews with teens and experts about life, drugs, and peer pressure. You can also learn more about how drugs impair driving and affect sexual health in Freevibe’s investigative report series.

Healing Addiction and restoring lives

USNoDrugs.com is a comprehensive National directory of treatment centers and counseling services for those seeking treatment for drug addiction and much, much, more. USNoDrugs.com includes treatment options such as Individual Counseling, Drug Rehab Centers, Treatment Centers, and more. All listings are categorized by state and city and provide all pertinent Information about the type of treatment offered by each treatment facility.

Health & Human Services

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government`s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

Join Together Online

Join Together leads initiatives to help communities respond to the harms caused by excessive alcohol and drug use and provides free internet services supporting their efforts. Learn about Join Together`s current web-based services and other programs.

Los Padres. La Anti Droga

La campaña está dirigida a jóvenes entre los 9 a 18 años de edad, con énfasis en los adolescentes entre las edades de 11 a 16 años, sus padres y otros adultos que tengan influencia sobre estos jóvenes. El diseño de esta campaña tomó aproximadamente un año de investigación. El proceso de desarrollo también se nutrió de un panel de expertos en cambio conductual que fueron los responsables de diseñar la estrategia de comunicación y quienes continúan proveyendo supervisión y consejería.

Mental Health Network

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration`s (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), this web site, and more than 600 publications.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

MADD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grass roots organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD is not a crusade against alcohol consumption - MADD`s mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.

National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, is the largest membership organization serving addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals, who specialize in addiction prevention, treatment and education. With nearly 11,000 members and 46 state affiliates, NAADAC`s network of addiction professionals spans the United States and the world. NAADAC`s members work to create healthier families and communities through prevention, intervention and quality treatment.

National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information

SAMHSA`s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation`s one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by: Conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment Coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal Programs on alcohol-related issues Collaborating with international, national, state, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in alcohol-related work Translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public

National Library of Medicine

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world`s largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.

National Parent Information Network

Educational software and services for middle school, high school, and college students. Creative, innovative and interactive products that empower students of all ages.

National PTA Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Project

Membership is open to anyone who believes in the Mission and Purposes of National Parent Teacher Association. Individual members may belong to any number of PTAs and pay dues in each. Every person who joins a local PTA automatically becomes a member of both the state and National PTAs.

NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse

Education resources & materials on drugs of abuse, marijuana, ecstasy, smoking, steroids, and more
NIDA released a publication called The Science of Addiction you may download it here

Office of National Drug Control Policy

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President, was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.
The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation`s drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences. To achieve these goals, the Director of ONDCP is charged with producing the National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy directs the Nation`s anti-drug efforts and establishes a program, a budget, and guidelines for cooperation among Federal, State, and local entities.

Parenting is Prevention

A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free is a public education Web site developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to communicate to parents and other caring adults about how they can help promote their child`s mental health and reduce his or her risk for becoming involved with alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.

Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education Inc. (PRIDE)

PRIDE-Omaha, Inc. is one of the few original grassroots parent/community drug prevention organizations in the United States that remains dedicated to preventing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by children. Our organization is a non-profit, state-certified, drug prevention organization.

Parents: The Anti Drug

TheAntiDrug.com was created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids. Working with the nation`s leading experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention, TheAntiDrug.com serves as a drug prevention information center, and a supportive community for parents to interact and learn from each other.

Lee Mental Health

For 30 years the Lee Mental Health has offered essential community services that range from short-term intensive inpatient treatment to residential, outpatient, and community-based programs.
The Mission of the Lee Mental Health Care is to provide leadership to improve the quality of life in Lee County and surrounding communities by providing health and human services for individuals and families.
Our annual operating budget is seventeen million dollars, funded in part through contracts with the State of Florida Departments of Children & Families and Childrend`s Network of Southwest Florida, and by the Lee County Board of Commissioners and the United Way of Lee County.

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

SAMHSA`s Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility Locator

good web siteThis searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs shows the location of facilities around the country that treat alcoholism, alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems.
The Locator includes more than 10,000 addiction treatment programs, including residential treatment centers, outpatient treatment programs, and hospital inpatient programs for drug addiction and alcoholism. Listings include treatment programs for marijuana, cocaine, and heroin addiction, as well as drug and alcohol treatment programs for adolescents, and adults.

SAMHSA`s Family Guide to Keeping Youth Healthy and Drug Free

A Family Guide To Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free is a public education Web site developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to communicate to parents and other caring adults about how they can help promote their child`s mental health and reduce his or her risk for becoming involved with alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.

Strengthening America`s Families

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service`s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is pleased to provide the results of the 1999 search for "best practice" family strengthening programs. In the following pages you will find two page summaries of family-focused programs which have been proven to be effective. Additional information as well as direct links to individual program websites can be found on the Strengthening America`s Families site at www.strengtheningfamilies.org. The programs in this booklet are divided into categories based upon the degree, quality and outcomes of research associated with them. You will also find a program matrix. This may be helpful to you in determining "at a glance" which programs may best meet your community needs. We hope you find this information beneficial as you search for outstanding family-based programs for the prevention of juvenile delinquency and substance abuse in your community.

Students Against Destructive Decisions

SADD`s mission simply stated: To provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions.

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

• Inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives.
• Assess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement.
• Encourage every individual and institution to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction.
• Provide those on the front lines with the tools they need to succeed.
• Remove the stigma of abuse and replace shame and despair with hope.

The National Parenting Center

The National Parenting Center was founded in July of 1989 with the intention of providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere. The advice provided is furnished by some of the world`s most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development.

The Partnership For a Drug Free America

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit coalition of communication, health, medical and educational professionals working to reduce illicit drug use and help people live healthy, drug-free lives.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSA`s mission is to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for substance abuse and mental illness.

United Way

The United Way system includes approximately 1,350 community-based United Way organizations. Each is independent, separately incorporated and governed by local volunteers.

Virtual Clearinghouse on Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) is Canada`s national addictions agency. Our mission is to provide objective, evidence-based information and advice that will help reduce the health, social and economic harm associated with substance abuse and addictions.

Web of Addictions

The Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions. The Web of Addictions was developed for several reasons. We are concerned about the pro drug use messages in some Web sites and in some use groups.We are concerned about the appalling extent of misinformation about abused drugs on the internet, particularly on some usenet newsgroups. Finally, we wanted to provide a resource for teachers, students and others who needed factual information about abused drugs.