Referral
Resources
When making referrals, involve your patient in the decisions
and schedule a referral appointment while he or she is in your office.
Finding evaluation and treatment options
- For
patients with insurance, contact a behavioral health case manager at the insurance
company for a referral.
- For patients who are uninsured or underinsured,
contact your local health department about addiction services.
- For patients
who are employed, ask whether they have access to an Employee Assistance Program
with addiction counseling.
- To locate treatment options in your area:
- Call local hospitals to see which ones offer addiction services.
- Call
the National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service (1-800-662-HELP)
or visit the Substance Abuse Facility Treatment Locator Web site at http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov.
Finding support groups
Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) offers free, widely available groups of volunteers in recovery
from alcohol dependence. Volunteers are often willing to work with professionals
who refer patients. For contact information for your region, visit
www.aa.org.
Other mutual help organizations that offer secular
approaches, groups for women only, or support for family members can be found
on the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Web site (www.ncadi.samhsa.gov)
under “Resources.”
Local resources
Use the space below for contact information for resources in your area (treatment
centers, mutual support groups such as AA, local government services, the closest
Veterans Affairs medical center, shelters, churches).
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