Human Services: Websites

The Helpline is the only statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment and recovery services in Illinois.

Find information on health conditions, wellness issues, and more in easy-to-read language on MedlinePlus, the up-to-date, trusted health information site from United States National Library of Medicine.

This section of MedlinePlus offers up-to-date information about addiction, drugs, and alcohol issues in language you can understand.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal-government research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction."

A nonprofit group that supports families struggling with their son or daughter's substance use.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and the cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.