If You or Somone You Know Needs Help...

There are many sources of help for people seeking help for addiction to or dependency on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Some of these organizations listed below can be accessed via the internet; others are simply a local phone call away. Some Twelve Step groups, particularly Alcoholics Anonymous, have many local meetings.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Delaware County (ADAC)

72 Main Street
Delhi, NY 13753
(607) 746-8300
Fax (607) 746-6981
ADAC is Delaware County’s leading source for prevention, education, referral to other agencies, interventions, and information. Click here for a full description of our programs.

Al-Anon/Alateen
Al-Anon provides information on the effects of alcohol abuse and refers friends and families of alcohol abusers to nearby Al-Anon and Alateen support groups.

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
1-800-356-9966
Fax 757-563-1655 (Fax)
E-mail WSO@al-anon.org
http://www.al-anon.org

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) back to top
Founded in 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous pioneered the
Twelve Steps to Recovery and remains the largest and most successful self-help organization, with several million active members world wide. The AA preamble begins: "Alcoholics Anonymous is an organization of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with one another that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism…"

Locally the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see above) can provide you with a booklet listing the A.A. meetings in Delaware and surrounding counties. It can also put you in touch with individual AA members who would be glad to tell you about the organization.

A.A. Online back to top
Here is how to reach A.A. headquarters and other services by phone or via the Internet:
A.A. World Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 459
New York, NY 10163
212-870-3400.
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Binghamton General Hospital back to top
New Horizons (Alcoholic Rehabilitation Unit)
(607) 762-2200

Cocaine Anonymous back to top
As the name implies, CA is an organization for those seeking to recover from cocaine addiction. Since there are currently no CA meetings in Delaware County, the following web sites, addresses, and phone numbers could be helpful.

Cocaine Anonymous World Service Organization back to top
CAWSO, Inc.
PO box 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90049-8000
1-800-347-8998
Fax (310) 559-2554
http://www.ca.org

Self-test for Cocaine Addiction back to top
http://www.ca.org/catest.html

Delaware County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services back to top
RD 1 Box 85E
Hamden, NY 13782
607) 865-7656
Fax (607) 865-7659
An "addictions outpatient treatment agency serving the needs of all those whose lives have been affected by the abuse of alcohol and drugs," the "Hamden clinic," as it is often called, offers consultation, evaluation, assessment/referral, education, aftercare services, and individual, group and family treatment. It is staffed by certified counselors and clinical social workers.

Delaware County Mental Health Clinic back to top
(607) 865-6522

Delaware County Stop DWI back to top
(607) 865-7233

Delaware Valley Hospital (Alcoholic Rehabilitation Unit) back to top
(607) 865-2100

Hazelden Foundation back to top
CO 3, PO Box 11
Center City, MN 55012-0011
800-257-7810
http://www.hazelden.org
Hazelden is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people recover from alcoholism and other drug addiction. It provides residential and outpatient treatment for adults and young people, programs for families affected by chemical dependency, and training for a variety of professionals. Hazelden is also known as the world's premier publisher of information on this subject and related areas.

LEAF back to top
LEAF, which serves Otsego County, is the counterpart of ADAC, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Delaware County.

LEAF
13 Commons Drive
Cooperstown, New York
(607) 547-8220

Nar-Anon Family Groups back to top
P.O. Box 2562
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
213-547-5800
Similar to Alanon, Nar-Anon is for the families and friends of narcotic addicts.
New York Area Meeting Information Hotline:
1-516-582-6465

Narcotics Anonymous back to top
World Service Office in Los Angeles
P.O. Box 9999
Van Nuys, CA 91409
818-773-9999
http://www.na.org/index.htm

Narcotics Anonymous, which sprang from the Alcoholics Anonymous movement, is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts. Started in 1947, the NA movement is one of the world's oldest and largest of its type, with nearly twenty thousand weekly meetings in seventy countries.

Rational Recovery Systems back to top
P.O. Box 800
Lotus, CA 95651
916-621-2667
http://www.rational.org/recovery


Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator back to top
http://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/UFDS/welcome.htm

This is SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) on-line version of the most recent National Directory of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment Programs. This Directory can be searched and will display a map that shows the location of treatment programs that meet your search specifications.

The Directory lists Federal, State, local, and private facilities that provide drug abuse and alcoholism treatment services. It contains:

• Treatment facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved by the State substance abuse agency for inclusion in the Directory.
• Treatment facilities administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and the Department of Defense.