Hotlines
Finding Help for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Substance Abuse
Locating Available Help for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substances Abuse
People who contact hotlines are more likely to be able to quit smoking/break their alcohol or substance addiction than people who try on their own.
Teen Health and Wellness Hotlines
Alcohol/Drugs
Al-Anon/Alateen
888-425-2666
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST, Monday to Friday
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/index.php
Crisis Call Center
800-273-8255 or text ANSWER to 839863
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
http://crisiscallcenter.org/crisisservices.html
The National Alcohol and Substance Abuse Information Center
800-784-6776
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
http://www.addictioncareoptions.com
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
800-662-HELP (4357)
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
Thursday’s Child National Youth Advocacy Hotline
800-USA-KIDS (800-872-5437)
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
http://www.thursdayschild.org
Quitting Smoking
1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848)-Contacts the national Cancer Institute/State helpline during Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 8:00 pm in english and spanish.