National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

• NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Addiction (NIAAA)

• NIAAA is one of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being.

National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)

• Ensuring the effective translation, implementation, and dissemination of scientific research findings to improve the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and enhance public awareness of addiction as a brain disorder

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

• The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities consists of

  • The Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  • The Office of Mental Health

  • The Office of Substance Use Services 

SC Department of Mental Health (SCDMH)

• The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) is one of the leading providers of mental health treatment in the country, offering a full array of services for adults, children, and families.

SC Department of Public Health (SCDPH)​

• Formerly a part of DHEC, DPH provides public health services, health care quality improvements, and resources to everyone in South Carolina

Surgeon General’s Reports 

• The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service has focused the Nation's attention on important public health issues.

US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• SAMHSA is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

• The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) works to reduce drug use and its consequences by leading and coordinating the development, implementation, and assessment of U.S. drug policy. In addition to its vital ongoing work, ONDCP also provides administrative and financial support to the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, established by Executive Order on March 29, 2017 by President Donald J. Trump.

NIH (NIDA) Drugs and the Brain

• ​NIDA supports a large body of neuroscience research that can provide clues about how better to manage and prevent substance use disorders.