Addiction Awareness Resources

Addiction is defined in the Meriam-Webster dictionary as a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence.

www.Psychiatry.org​
​Understanding addiction is the first step to recovery. Recognizing it’s impact on yourself and your loved ones opens the door for personal growth and change. Addiction, while a complex disease, is treatable.
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/addiction/what-is-addiction

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357)*
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. 
*Important Note: For treatment referrals, please be sure to contact Beacon MAP or a Local 28 MAP Counselor or Peer. Click HERE for MAP contact information located on our MAP homepage.

​Substance use disorder (SUD) is complex a condition in which there is uncontrolled use of a substance despite harmful consequence. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the most recent survey completed in 2018 showed the following:

• Approximately 20.3 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder (SUD) related to their use of alcohol or illicit drugs in the past year, including 14.8 million people who had an alcohol use disorder and 8.1 million people who had an illicit drug use disorder
• Nearly 1 in 5 people aged 12 or older (19.4 percent) used an illicit drug in the past year
• 12.4 million American adults suffered from both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder, or co-occurring disorders.
• An estimated 21.2 million people aged 12 or older needed substance use treatment. This number translates to about 1 in 13 people who needed treatment (7.8 percent). About 1 in 26 adolescents aged 12 to 17 (3.8 percent), about 1 in 7 young adults aged 18 to 25 (15.3 percent), and 1 in 14 adults aged 26 or older (7.0 percent) needed treatment.

New York City Department of Health's Hotline
New York City has many free and low-cost services for people with drug and/or alcohol problems. You can call New York City’s 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week hotline at 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) or visit NYC Well online.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/alcohol-and-drug-use-services.page

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