The following contacts are suggestions to aid folk if and when they need counseling for themselves or a friend.

Celebrate Recovery
Information on Saddleback Church's Celebrate Recovery ministry.
http://www.celebraterecovery.com/ For helpful information click on the Small Groups link in the left column.

Overcomers Outreach
Overcomers Outreach is a well-known Christian self-help ministry that sponsors 12 step groups for alcoholics and drug abusers: www.overcomersoutreach.org.

Hazelden Foundation
Hazelden Foundation is a non-profit organization providing rehabilitation, professional services, and publications in chemical dependency and related disorders: http://www.hazelden.org.

For Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) Groups (secular)
Your pastor, doctor or the social services in your area should be able to tell you how to find and contact a local AA group. Or you can get information from the AA web site at http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/find-local-aa  and/or  http://www.aa.org/

For Al-Anon and Alateen
If your life is affected by somebody else's drinking check Al-Anon and Alateen at: http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/

Truth About Drugs Guide
If you’re not very familiar with drug use and abuse, you should start by understanding the different classes of drugs. Drug abuse often starts as recreational drug use. Sometimes, individuals are predisposed to becoming addicted. Other times, the very nature of the drug itself makes the person physically dependent on it. For helpul information Click on. http://www.offthewagon.org/the-real-facts-about-drugs/

Christian Care Network
For a Christian counselor in your area click on: https://store.aacc.net/ccn/ccn_search.php Be sure to read the CCN Disclaimer.

Disclaimer

The above links on this page are offered as a service and are not a part of the ACTS International website. ACTS does not endorse any of these services nor any advertisements that may appear on these linked pages nor do we receive any kind of remuneration from same.