Addiction/Substance Abuse

Substance abuse and its effects are involved in many CASA cases. National CASA offers the following resources to help child welfare advocates better understand issues surrounding addiction and abuse.

Publications - National CASA

• The Connection magazine (Fall 2007): Family Treatment Courts and Substance Abuse (2.8 MB PDF)
• Podcast (November 2009): The Effects of Methamphetamine on Children

Websites

• Addiction Links Page
  This comprehensive site provides links to virtually every relevant topic on substance abuse, as well as links to fact sheets and statistics.
• Drugstory.org and theantidrug.com
  This site provides information and statistic on drug use. It also contains extensive information on individual drugs and classes of drugs.
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Distorders (FASD) Support Site
  This site offers content and information geared toward parents, social workers and others involved in a child's life.
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
  NCSACW works to develop knowledge and provide technical assistance to federal, state and local agencies to improve outcomes for families with substance use disorders in the child welfare and family court systems.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  This site focuses on the science of drug abuse and addiction.
• Recovery Connection
  This site describes substance abuse and gives information on hotlines, support groups, detox treatment and intervention.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  This site includes new forms of treatment, general information and publications, and offers a link to area professionals.