Substance Abuse Resources

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Resources:

• Influence the Choice - Influence the Choice is a nonprofit, community-based, grass-roots organization dedicated to preventing substance use and promoting the mental, physical, and social wellness of our youth.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens - Parents: Facts on Teen Drug Use
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids - provides support and guidance to families that may have a son or daughter with substance abuse issues.
  • Preventing Teen Drug Use: How to Talk with Your Child
  • When You Discover Your Son or Daughter is Using Drugs: Start Talking
• Report to Sheriff (King County) - If you have drugs or information, you can report anonymously at this website.
• Start Talking Now - StartTalkingNow.org is sponsored by the Washington Healthy Youth Coalition (WHYC). Our mission is to prevent and reduce underage alcohol and marijuana use.
• University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute
• Washington 24-Hour Recovery Help Line - 866-789-1511 - 24 hour help for substance abuse, problem gambling, and mental health

Opioid Specific Resources:

• National Institute on Drug Abuse: Opioid Facts for Teens
• National Institute on Drug Abuse: Fentanyl
• Opioid Medication and Pain: What You Need to Know
• Public Health Insider (article) - Overdose Update: Recent Increase in Overdose Deaths Linked to Fentanyl-laced Pills and Powders
• Stopoverdose.org - helping individuals and communities in Washington respond to prevent opioid overdose

Drug Disposal Resources:

• Take Back Your Meds - find a medication take back location 
• Washington State Medicine Disposal Program - WA residents can safely dispose of the medicines they no longer need by taking  them to a drop-box located throughout the state (free)
• Mail Back Envelopes
  • Mail Back Envelopes are available at local public libraries, including Sammamish, Issaquah, and Newcastle. Place unneeded medicines in the envelope, seal, and drop in any mailbox for safe disposal.

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Resources:

• Friends of Youth (Issaquah) - 425-392-6367 - Works with individuals 25 and under.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (Bellevue) - 866-831-5700 - Resources for families of an individual with addiction. Treatment available for people of all ages.
• Lakeside Milam Recovery Centers - 888-246-1805 - For 18 years old & over only. Many locations around the area, including in Issaquah and Renton. Different types of programs offered, including individual, group and family.
• Therapeutic Health Services (Bellevue) - 425-747-7892 - Works with both youth and adults. Many locations in the area, including Bellevue.
• Youth Eastside Services - 425-747-4937 - Offers youth and family counseling, and substance abuse specific treatment.