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Attention: SAMHSA publications recently moved to a new warehouse, and we are working to fulfill the existing backlog of orders. We apologize for delays. You will receive an email notification as soon as your order ships. Thank you for your patience.

Ordering Online

Products on the store.samhsa.gov site are provided by SAMHSA at no cost to the public. Regular shipping of stocked items is free within the U.S. and U.S. territories. The maximum order quantity for each item appears on the product page. Products that are out of stock or designated as “Download only” are only available digitally.

To place an order online, simply follow these steps:

  1. On the Home page, enter key word(s), a product name or ID number into the Search SAMHSA Publications box to find the products that match your interests.
  2. Select a product from the search results – this will take you to the page for that product.
  3. Click the Add to cart button on the product page to add the product into your Shopping cart. The number of items in your Shopping cart is displayed next to the cart icon at the top right of the page. Clicking the cart will take you to your Shopping cart.
  4. Click the Checkout button when you've finished selecting items.
  5. You will be prompted to enter your contact information, shipping and mailing address.

For assistance in placing an order, please email order@samhsa.hhs.gov or call 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (877-726-4727) to speak with an information specialist.

Obtaining the approvals and funding required to print additional copies of products can be a lengthy process. Re-printings of products are therefore not assured and a schedule for replenishment cannot be provided.

The availability of printed materials is limited and obtaining funds for printing additional copies can be a lengthy process. Therefore, limits are established to maintain availability of printed materials for as many members of the public as possible.

You may specify a P.O. Box address for the shipping address. However, we encourage you to specify a street address, since deliveries of large orders to a P.O. Box address may take longer. Additionally, package tracking information is only available if the package is shipped to a street address.

When you order from SAMHSA's Publications Store, standard shipping is provided free of charge to all U.S. states and territories. Please note:

  • Standard shipping also covers delivery to rural routes, APO, and FPO addresses.
  • Standard delivery does not include delivery on Sunday or holidays.

Attention: SAMHSA publications recently moved to a new warehouse, and we are working to fulfill the existing backlog of orders. We apologize for delays. You will receive an email notification as soon as your order ships. Thank you for your patience.

The Purpose of Two Search Bars

To search for a product within the SAMHSA Publications Store, use Search SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products. If you are looking for information that may be available in other SAMHSA sites, use Search SAMHSA.

Privacy & Security

We collect no information about you other than information automatically collected and stored (see below) when you visit our Web site, unless you choose to provide that information to us. Please view our Privacy Policy.

This site is maintained by the U.S. Government. It is protected by various provisions of Title 18, U.S. Code. Violations of Title 18 are subject to criminal prosecution in Federal court.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic in order to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may be used to help identify an individual.

We ask for your telephone number in the event that we need to contact you regarding your order, or if USPS needs to contact you directly regarding any problems encountered during shipping. Your telephone number, as well as any other information you provide, will be kept confidential and not be shared or sold. For more information about privacy policies, please check out our Privacy Policy.

Yes, your information is confidential. User information is not sold, shared, or utilized in any commercial way. We do not collect any personal information about you when you visit our Web site unless you choose to provide that information to us. Please refer to our Privacy Policy.

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Report Accessibility Issues

If you are having difficulty viewing or hearing any SAMHSA product content, email the SAMHSA 508 Accessibility inbox at 508@samhsa.hhs.gov. Review SAMHSA’s accessibility policy.

Public Domain and Copyright

As a Federal agency, SAMHSA publications and products are in the public domain and may be downloaded, reproduced, or copied without permission from SAMHSA. However, please follow these parameters:

A citation to SAMHSA and U.S. Government materials is appreciated. A sample bibliographical citation might read, “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Title of Document. HHS Publication No. SMA XX–xxxx [or PEPXX-xxxx] MD: [Insert SAMHSA Center or Office], Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 20XX.”

If appropriate, you should include the following acknowledgement and disclaimer language: “Inclusion of SAMHSA content does not constitute or imply endorsement or recommendation by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or the U.S. Government.”

Although most SAMHSA publications and digital products are in the public domain, reprinting or distributing a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services document for a fee is prohibited under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1320b-10(a)(2)(B), which states, “No person may, for a fee, reproduce, reprint, or distribute any item consisting of a form, application, or other publication of the Department of Health and Human Services unless such person has obtained specific, written authorization for such activity in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe.”

Also, some publications contain excerpts of privately copyrighted content. When copyrighted material from other sources is reprinted in a government publication, it is cited appropriately. In such cases, you would have to ask the copyright holder for permission to reprint the copyrighted material.