Health Resources at Psychiatry Unplugged in Los Angeles and Glendale CA

Learning about your body and how to stay healthy can be extremely beneficial to your overall well-being. The more you know about your health, the easier it will be to stay on top of things.

Patients and Families

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP):
AACAP has a host of resources that are helpful to families dealing with substance use.

American Academy of Family Physicians: Patient Resource on Opioid Addiction

National Alliance on Mental Illness
The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better
lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

NIHA Parents and Educators Resources
Resources specifically geared toward parents and teachers.

Get Help – Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
A resource from The Partnership for parents of children struggling with alcohol
and other drug problems.

Support Meetings and Programs

Alcoholics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous

Smart Recovery

General Resources

NIDA: Addiction: What is it?
The National Institutes on Drug Abuse provides a basic overview of addiction and how drugs interact with the brain.

NIDA Drug Facts
Videos and information about the various illicit drugs commonly misused.

NIDA NM Assist
A self-assessment tool used by substance use health providers to assess substance use. Great tool for patients to review prior to their doctor appointment.

Nueroscientifically Challenged
Great short videos about substance use disorders (among many topics) and how they affect brain biology.