Drugs and alcohol

Helplines
Support groups
Treatment
Helpful websites
Our other resource pages

 

Helplines

Teen Link Substance Use Prevention line

1.866.833.6546

Substance use and prevention consultation with a Substance Use Disorder Professional, including: strategies to prevent teen drug use, access to drug education materials, finding ways to talk to teens about drugs, referrals to treatment, organizing outreach and drug education clinics  
and more!  
Open from 1-10 pm 7 days a week.

Consumer Voices Are Born (CVAB) WarmLine

360.903.2853

There are times when you just need to talk to someone, to let off some steam, or sort through your day. People on the WarmLine listen and offer reassurance that you have been heard and things can be better. When you call them you are talking to a peer, someone who has been there before to remind you you’re not alone. Open daily from 4 pm to midnight. Not a crisis line.

Washington Recovery Help Line (24/7)

1.866.789.1511

Crisis intervention and referral services for Washington residents. Professionally-trained volunteers and staff are available to provide emotional support  and offer local treatment resources for substance abuse, problem gambling and mental health, as well as to other community services. Open 24/7.

 

Support groups

Al-Anon

Multiple locations available.

Support for friends and family members who have been affected by someone else’s drinking. Visit Al-Anon's website to find a meeting.

Alateen

Immanuel Lutheran Church
8310 MacArthur Blvd, Vancouver

Support for youth, 12-18, who have been affected by someone else’s drinking. Tuesdays at 7 pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Multiple locations available.​

A fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcohol use. Visit AA's local website to find a meeting.

CoDependents Anonymous

Multiple locations available.

12-step recovery from codependency and the development and maintenance of healthy relationships. Visit CoDAs' local website to find a meeting.

Families Anonymous

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
Health Education Center
​600 NE 92nd Ave, Vancouver
​360.604.5855

12-step support program for parents, family members and friends who have a loved one involved with drugs or alcohol and related behavior problems. No fees. Check the room number on the schedule in the lobby as it may change from week to week. Meets Thursdays at 7 pm.

​Narcotics Anonymous (24/7)

Multiple locations available.
360.703.0990

12-step program for people in recovery who meet regularly to stay clean by sharing their experience, strength and hope with each other. No focus on any particular drug, and includes support for people struggling with alcohol use. No fees. Visit NA's local website to find a meeting.

 

Treatment

Clark County Public Health: Harm Reduction Syringe Services Program

3701 E Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver
360.750.8610
​For info: 564.397.8082

Allows people who use injection drugs to get syringes and other supplies to reduce the spread of disease, dispose of used syringes safely, and receive health services such as Hepatitis C testing, immunizations, information, safer-sex and hygiene supplies, and referrals to other community agencies, including drug treatment. Free one-for-one syringe exchange. Also offers overdose prevention education and naloxone kit distribution.

Columbia River Mental Health Services: Opiate Use Treatment

6926 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver
360.993.3000

Substance use treatment for people in any stage of their recovery process. Your team can include: Substance Use Disorder therapists, case managers who connect you with resources, peer support specialists with lived experience, physician providers to prescribe and manage your medication, and/or employment and housing support specialists.

Columbia Treatment Services

7017 NE Highway 99, Suite 114, Vancouver
360.694.7484

Outpatient services, group therapy, relapse prevention and coaching for people recovering from drugs and alcohol. All services are available in Spanish, including assessment, group and individual counseling, consultation and family therapy.

Sea Mar Community Services Northwest

360.558.5795

Battle Ground
11117 NE 189th St, Suite 301, Battle Ground

Center for Community Health
1601 E Fourth Plain Blvd, Building 17, Suite B222, Vancouver

The Wellness Center
317 E 39th St, Vancouver
​
Town Plaza
5411 E Mill Plain Blvd, Suite 16, Vancouver

Offers its Youth Chemical Dependency Program in Vancouver, Evergreen, and Washougal school districts. Also has a Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment for Youth and Adults program to stabilize both chemical dependency and mental health issues that some people experience at the same time. Frequent individual sessions and case management services are offered to provide added structure and support for recovery.

Consumer Voices Are Born (CVAB)

Center for Community Health
The REACH Center
1601 E Fourth Plain Blvd, Building 17, Suite A114, Vancouver
360.397.8050
Warm Line: 360.903.2853

A self-help recovery center offering a support, a warmline, and employment and education support. CVAB uses peer support, people with lived experience and in recovery, to support you in your recovery. Open to anyone seeking health, wellness and recovery, and wanting to participate in its safe and sober community.

Kaiser Permanente: Treatment and recovery services

Locations may vary.
503.249.3434
1.855.632.8280

1.800.813.2000

Chemical dependency care for children, teens, and adults, including assessments and evaluation, individual and group therapy, substance abuse counseling, medication evaluation and management, psychological testing. Service levels include outpatient treatment, inpatient care, and detox. Behavioral health coverage and prior authorization requirements vary by health plan.

Helping Professionals Wellness Center

9013 NE Highway 99, Suite Q, Vancouver

360.687.0693

Mental health and addiction outpatient services. Provides assessments and diagnoses, outpatient services, individual therapy, DUI-specific services, education and drug testing.

Lifeline Connections

Center for Community Health
1601 E Fourth Plain Blvd, Building 17, Suite A212, Vancouver
360.397.8246 ext. 7437

Mental health and addiction outpatient services for youth, ages 13-17 (services also available for 18 and older). The program is designed to help you address family issues, find success in school progress, understand substance use and/or mental health disorder, establish new and healthy coping skills, and establish clean and sober support groups.

LifeStance Health

7507 NE 51st St, Vancouver
​360.906.1190

Chemical dependency evaluation and treatment for youth. You'll receive an evaluation to talk about how substances are involved with your life and what services may be helpful. The first session lasts about 90 minutes and will discuss how the program works, including rules, fees, what to expect, and more.

 

Helpful websites

Understanding alcohol, drugs and tobacco

​In the Know Zone

Learn about alcohol, amphetamines, binge drinking, cocaine, date rape drugs,​ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, methamphetamine, OxyContin, refusal skills, salvia divinorum, sedatives, tranquilizers and analgesics, steroids and tobacco.

National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence

Information, help, and guidance for yourself or another person who needs assistance confronting the disease of alcoholism and drug dependence.

​Understanding and resisting peer pressure

Orlando Recovery Center: Peer pressure and alcohol

An article teaching about peer pressure, how to avoid it, and ways to turn down a drink to prevent alcohol abuse.

Treatment Solutions: 15 ways a teen can say no to alcohol and drugs

15 different excuses a teen can use to get out of doing drugs or alcohol.

Your Life Counts: 20 ways to avoid peer pressure

20 unique tips to avoid peer pressure from friends.

Do I have alcohol use disorder?

We aren't professionals, so we can't diagnose you and neither can the internet. However, this information might help you understand alcohol use disorder more and encourage you to seek treatment if you think you might.

Al-Anon/Alateen: Understanding ourselves and alcoholism

Information on what alcohol use disorder feels like, what Al-Anon and Alateen are, and what they stand for.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.: Am I alcoholic? self test

A test designed to help you understand if you have might have alcohol use disorder or might have  problem safely drinking.

​Self-help

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: How to cut down on your drinking

A helpful site to prepare and encourage a loved one who might have alcohol use disorder to cut down on drinking habits, including some reflective questions and activities.

Understanding alcohol

Al-Anon/Alateen: Frequently asked questions by teens

A multitude of questions from teens and answers from the Al-Anon team.

DrinkAware

Learn some facts about alcohol drinks and units, health effects of alcohol, drinking habits and behaviors, alcohol and the law, and how alcohol affects relationships. Also receive advice on whether you may drinking too much, ways to reduce your drinking, ways to stay safe while drinking, or what to do if you're concerned about someone else.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Brochures and fact sheets

Tons of brochures, results, and statistics about alcohol and drinking habits.

​Self-care tips if you've been affected by someone else's drinking

Promises Treatment Centers: How to talk to an alcoholic spouse or partner

How to help a significant other through alcohol use disorder.

TeensHealth: Coping when a parent has an alcohol or drug problem

Advice about how to cope when a parent or caregiver who may have alcohol use disorder or substance use disorder.

Very Well Mind: Loving someone with alcohol use disorder—dos and dont's​

Sometimes we think we're helping someone when we're really not and sometimes we hurt ourselves in the process. Here are 9 things a person who loves someone with alcohol use disorder should do, avoid, or stop doing.

​Helping someone who had to much to drink

DrinkAware: How to help someone who has drunk too much

Describes the signs, help, dangers and preventative steps to take with helping someone who has drunk excessively.

Smoking

​American Cancer Society: Health risks of smokeless tobacco

Facts and research on the real effects of smokeless tobacco.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health effects of cigarette smoking

Statistics about the health effects of smoking cigarettes.

SmokeFree.gov: Health effects

Information o​n the health effects smoking has on different parts of your body.

Tips for Teens: Tobacco

Information about risks of smoking, how to spot the signs if your friend is smoking, and resources for teens who smoke and their friends so they know how to help.

Quitting smoking and coping skills

American Heart Association

Articles on why and how to quit, and resources for people hooked on tobacco.

National Cancer Center: Handling nicotine withdrawal and triggers when you decide to quit tobacco

Describes in detail how to cope with different withdrawal symptoms from quitting smoking.

SmokeFree.gov

Support, tips, tools, and expert advice to help you or someone you love quit smoking or stay smoke-free.

​Understanding marijuana

National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens: Marijuana

Facts, videos and games to help in understanding what marijuana does to the body.

 

Our other resource pages

Visit our Counseling and Health Care resource pages for local agencies that can help you overcome your drug and/or alcohol addiction:

Counseling

Health Care

Visit our Calendar and Activities page if you need ideas of things to do rather than using drugs and alcohol:

Calendar and Activities