What to look for in substance abuse rehab.

The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences.

Promotes the quality and availability of community-based substance abuse treatment services for individuals and families

A national effort to educate the public about the harms and risks associated with marijuana through their Reality Check Program.

The mission of CESAR is to inform policymakers, practitioners, and the general public about substance abuse—its nature and extent, its prevention and treatment, and its relation to other problems.

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University is the only national organization, which brings together under one roof all the professional disciplines needed to study and combat abuse of all substances - alcohol, nicotine, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, performance enhancing drugs - in all sectors of society.

NIDA supports over 85% of the world's research on drug abuse and addiction. NIDA-supported science addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse, including tracking emerging drug use trends, understanding how drugs work in the brain, and developing and testing new drug treatment and prevention approaches.