Top 10 national drug or alcohol use hotlines

For people in need of urgent help with drug or alcohol problems, we offer the top 10 telephone hotlines.

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A phone call can change your life

Sometimes, all it takes is one phone call to change your life. Here is a list of hotline and helplines that can get you into addiction treatment, or to a safe place to wait for help. Please note that not all hotlines are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you don’t get in touch with a live person, keep calling and move down the list.

  1. 1-800-999-9999 National Directory of Drug Hotlines, Narcotics Hotlines, and Crisis Intervention Centers
  2. 1-800-662-HELP Drug and Alcohol Hotline for Rehab/Treatment Referral Service
  3. Alcoholics Anonymous 24 hour helplines by zip code
  4. Narcotics Anonymous hotlines and helplines
  5. 1-800-356-9996 Al-Anon & Alateen crisis line
  6. 1-800-COCAINE National Cocaine Hotline, 24-hour counseling and referral
  7. 1-800-9-HEROIN National Heroin Hotline
  8. 1-888-MARIJUA National Marijuana Hotline
  9. 1-800-273-TALK National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  10. 1-800-WORKPLACE Drug-Free Workplace Help

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About the author
Lee Weber is a published author, medical writer, and woman in long-term recovery from addiction. Her latest book, The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions is set to reach university bookstores in early 2019.
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