This new consumer guide offers people with past or current problematic substance use a straightforward exploration of the roles, values, and work environments of professional peer specialists. This guide is a comprehensive resource that will help readers understand who professional peer specialists are, what they do in various work settings, and how to access and pay for their services. Through visual aids illustrating the integration of peer specialists into the treatment and recovery landscape and practical forms readers can fill out, this consumer guide will help facilitate a strong start toward collaboration with a peer specialist.

This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) provides guidance to counselors, administrators, and supervisors about recovery-oriented services, supports, and care, allowing them to better serve individuals in or seeking recovery from problematic substance use.

This fact sheet for teens provides facts about alcohol. It describes short- and long-term effects and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.

This brief report presents self-reports of recovery among adults aged 18 and older in the United States who thought they ever had a problem with their use of drugs or alcohol and/or mental health. These findings provide a clearer characterization of the factors associated with recovery among adults and how future efforts can foster a whole-health approach to sustain recovery from mental health and substance use conditions.

This practical guide reviews the principles of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), presents key considerations for adapting ACT across various treatment settings, populations, and related domain areas, and provides practical guidance for navigating cross-cutting issues.

This fact sheet provides information on how parents and caregivers can tell if their kids are drinking alcohol or using other drugs. It also features tips parents and caregivers can use to find help.

This fact sheet provides parents and caregivers with information about why their kids might start drinking alcohol or using other drugs. It also features tips parents and caregivers can use to help their kids avoid substance use.

This fact sheet provides information on the importance of parents and caregivers helping their kids understand the risks and dangers of drinking alcohol and using other drugs, as well as how to deal with offers from their friends or peers. It also features tips for parents and caregivers to equip their kids to say “no” and avoid situations that involve alcohol or other drugs.

This fact sheet provides information on the importance of parents and caregivers having short, frequent conversations with their kids about alcohol and other drugs rather than one “big talk.” It also features tips for how parents and caregivers can approach these conversations.

This fact sheet provides information on the importance of parents and caregivers having age-appropriate conversations about alcohol and other drugs with their kids. It also features tips for how parents and caregivers can approach these conversations.