Drug & Alcohol Use: Local Resources

Adolescent Anger Management Program

Beacon Center

295 Main Street
Suite 112
Buffalo, New York 14203
(716) 855-2969

This agency serves adolescents ages 12 to 21 in Erie and Niagara County who are drug or alcohol dependent and who are also having a hard time managing anger. They offer individual, family and group counseling.

Adolescent Chemical Dependency Services

Mid Erie Counseling and Treatment Services

1520 Walden Avenue
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
(716) 895-0436

They provide rehab, counseling and support groups for teens ages 13-17 who are chemically dependent.

Alcoholics Anonymous – ALATEEN Chautauqua

511 East Second Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 483-5019
www.al-anon.org

Alateen is a free support group for children of alcoholics in Chautauqua county. Call the above number to set up an intake appointment or check out their website.

Drug & Alcohol Use: Additional Resources & Links

Truth. The Anti-Drug.

www.theantidrug.com

Most kids don’t do drugs. What do they do? Find out here.

Kids Against Drugs

www.kidsagainstdrugs.com

They have fact sheets, survey questions and merchandise like their "pick it, don’t snort it" t-shirts (about your nose!)

D.A.R.E.

Information on drugs, resisting pressure to take drugs and youth empowerment.

Kids Health: What You Need to Know About Drugs

www.kidshealth.org

A very cool article on what drugs are, why to avoid them, and how to help your friends stay off of them.

Tips for Teens: The Truth About Alcohol

From the National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information.

Day By Day: Teen Addicts Can Recover

www.day-by-day.org

They have super sober sites, interesting facts and examples, simple meditations, and a question and answer board.

Western New York United

www.wnyunited.org

Information on school based Drug and Alcohol abuse prevention programs.

Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

www.eccpasa.info