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Medical self-help groups and other support groups are an important source of additional information for many disorders and other problems or concerns involving women. These consumer groups can provide you with useful information about disorders and treatments as well as providing needed emotional support. Most have toll-free numbers that you can call. Some have on-line sources which can be helpful also.
AIDS & HIV
National AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-AIDS
Web site: http://www.cdcnac.org
AIDS.ORG: AIDS Awareness & Building Community
Web site: AIDS.org
AIDS Hotlines and Organizations - The Body
The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
Web site: http://www.thebody.com/hotlines.html
The HIV/AIDS Information Outreach Project
The New York Academy of Medical Library
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029-5293
Tel: (212) 822-7323
Fax: (212) 423-0266
Email: hivinfo@mail.nyam.org
Web site: http://www.aidsnyc.org
National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA)
8401 Colesvill Road, Suite 750
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (240) 247-0880
Fax: (240) 247-0574
Email: info@napwa.org
Web site: http://www.napwa.org/index.html
ALCOHOL RELATED DISORDERS
Alcoholics Anonymous
475 Riverside Dr. 11th floor
NY, NY 10115
(212) 870-3400
Web site: http://www.recovery.org/aa
Acoholic Anonymous World Services Inc.
P.O.Box 459
New York, NY 10163
Tel: (212) 870-3400
Web site: http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/
American Council of Alcoholism & Treatment
Treatment Program Locator & Support Groups
Helpline: (800) 527-5344
Email: info@aca-usa.org
Web site: http://www.aca-usa.org
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) National Office
511 E. John Carpenter Frwy, Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
800-GET-MADD (438-6233)
Dallas Metro: 214 744 6233
Victim Services 24-Hour Helpline: 877-623-3435
Web site: http://www.madd.org
RADD (Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes Against Drunk Driving)
4370 Tujunga Avenue, Ste 235
Studio City, CA 91604
818-752-7799 phone
818-752-7792 fax
Robert Pineda, General Manager
Email: robert.pineda@radd.org
Web site: www.radd.org
National Drug and Alcohol Hotline
(800) 662-4357
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
900 17th Street, NW, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 785-4585
Toll Free: (800) 66-NOFAS
Fax: (202) 466-6456
Web site: http://www.nofas.org
Focus Adoelscent Services: Alcohol & Teen Drinking
Website: http://www.focusas.com/Alcohol.html
Al-Anon & Alateen
Al-Anon World Service Office
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
Toll Free: 1 (888) 4AL-ANON (888 425-2666)
Web site: http://www.al-anon.alateen.org
ALZHEIMERS
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Association National Office
225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17,
Chicago, IL 60601
Helpline: (800) 272-3900
Web site: http://www.alz.org
Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA)
322 8th Ave., 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
1 (866) AFA-8484 (Toll-Free)
1 (866) 232-8484 (Toll-Free)
Fax: 1 (646) 638-1546
Web site: http://www.alzfdn.org/
Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
One Intrepid Square
West 46th Street & 12th Avenue
New York, NY 10036
1-800-ALZINFO
Web site: http://www.alzinfo.org/
ANXIETY DISORDERS
Anxiety Disorders of America
6000 Executive Blvd., Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 231-8368
Web site: http://www.cyberpsych.org/adaa
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Mational Anxiety Awareness Program
(800) 64-PANIC
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Freedom From Fear
308 Seaview Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10305
Tel: (718) 351-1717 X 24
http://www.freedomfromfear.org/
Social Phobia / Social Anxiety Association (SP/SAA)
Web site: http://www.socialphobia.org/
National Anxiety Foundation (NAF)
3135 Custer Drive
Lexington, KY 40517-4001
Web site: http://www.lexington-on-line.com
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
8730 Georgia Avenue
Suite 600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (240) 485-1001
Fax: (240) 485-1035
Web site: http://www.adaa.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
2107 Wilson Boulevard, Colonial Place Three
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Toll Free: 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264) (Depression Hotline)
Tel: (703) 524-7600
Fax: (703) 524-9094
TDD: (703) 516-7227
Web site: http://www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Communications
6001 Executive Boulevard
Suite 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Tel: (866) 615-6464
Tel: (301) 443-4513
Fax: (301) 443-4279
TDD: (301) 443-8431
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis Foundation
(800) 283-7800
Web site: http://www.arthritis.org
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Information Clearinghouse
National Institutes of Health
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-3675
Tel: (301) 495-4484 or (877) 22-NIAMS (toll free)
TTY: (301) 565-2966
Fax: (301) 718-6366
email: niamsinfo@mail.nih.gov
Web site: http://www.niams.nih.gov/
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch
Arthritis Program
Mailstop K-51
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Tel: (770) 488-5464
Fax: (770) 488-5964
Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/
The Arthritis Society (Canadian National Office)
393 University Avenue, Suite 1700
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E6 Canada
Tel: 416-979-7228
Fax: 416-979-8366
E-mail: info@arthritis.ca
Web site: http://www.arthritis.ca/
Arthritis National Research Foundation
200 Oceangate, Suite 830
Long Beach, CA 90802
Tel: 1 (800) 588-2873
Fax: 562-983-1410
Web site: http://www.curearthritis.org/
ASTHMA & ALLERGY
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
(800) 7-ASTHMA
Web site: http://www.housecall.com/sponsors/nhc/1999vha/aafa
World Allergy Organization (WAO)
WAO Secretariat
555 East Wells Street
Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823
Tel: 1 (414) 276-1791
Fax: 1 (414) 276-3349
E-mail for all WAO questions: info@worldallergy.org
Web site: http://www.worldallergy.org/
AllAllergy.net: Allergy Information
Allergy & Asthma Network / Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150 Fairfax, VA 22031 Tel: (800) 878-4403 Fax: (703) 573-7794 Web site: http://www.aanma.org Web site: http://www.breatherville.org
American Latex Allergy Association (A.L.E.R.T., Inc.)
3791 Sherman Road
Slinger, WI 53086
Tel: (888) 972-5378
Fax: (262) 677-0324
E-mail: alert@execpc.com
Web site: www.latexallergyresources.org
American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED)
3419 Whispering Way Drive
Richmond, TX 77469
Tel: (713) 498-8216
E-mail: apfed@sbcglobal.net
Web site: http://www.apfed.org
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (800) 7-ASTHMA, (800) 727-8462 or (202) 466-7643
Fax: (202) 466-8940
Web site: http://www.aafa.org
Alabama Chapter: http://www.asthmaandallergy.org
Florida Chapter: http://www.aafaflorida.org Maryland/Washington DC Chapter: http://www.aafa-md.org
North Texas Chapter: http://www.aafa-ntx.org
Southern California Chapter: http://www.aafasocal.org
Washington Chapter: http://www.aafawa.org
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033
Tel: (800) 929-4040 or (703) 691-3179
Fax: (703) 691-2713
Web site: http://www.foodallergy.org
Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF)
25 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 206
Towson, MD 21204
Tel: (800) 296-4433 or (410) 321-6647
Fax: (410) 321-9165
Web site: http://www.primaryimmune.org
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
Web site: http://www.aaaai.org
BREAST CANCERY-Me National Organization for Breast Cancer Information
(800) 221-2141
Web site: http://www.y-me.org/index.html
BreastCancer.Org
111 Forrest Avenue 1R
Narberth, PA 19072
Web site: http://www.breastcancer.org
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75244
Tel: (972) 855-1600
Fax: (972) 855-1605
Helpline: 1 (800) I'M AWARE®
Web site: http://www.komen.org/
Breast Cancer Alliance, Inc.
48 Maple Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Tel: (203) 861-0014
Fax: (203) 861-1940
Email: info@breastcanceralliance.org
Web site: http://www.breastcanceralliance.org
1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition
P.O. Box 729
Baldwin, NY 11510
Tel: (516) 374-3190
Fax: (516) 569-1894
E-mail: info@1in9.org
Web site: http://www.1in9.org
Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia (BCANS)
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 34091
Scotia Square RPO
Halifax, NS B3J 3S1
Office: Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia (BCANS)
22-24 Dundas Street, Suite 7, Dartmouth
(Seacoast Towers Main Floor, corner of Portland & Dundas)
Tel: (902) 465-2685
Fax: (902) 484-6436
Email: bcans@bca.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.bca.ns.ca/
Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC)
PO Box 150
Adamstown, MD 21710-0150
Toll Free: (866) 547-MABC (6222)
Fax: (301) 874-8657
Web site: http://www.menagainstbreastcancer.org
BREASTFEEDING
La Leche League International
(800) LA-LECHE
Web site: http://www.prairienet.org/LLLi/homepage.html
CANCER
American Cancer Society
(800) ACS-2345
Web site: http://www.cancer.org
National Cancer Institute
(800) 4-CANCER
Web site: http://www.nci.nih.gov
CHRONIC FATIGUE
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(800) 442-3437
Web site: http://ybi.com/cfids/tcaa.html
DIABETES
American Diabetes Association
P.O. Box 25757
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 549-1500
Web site: http://www.diabetes.org
DOMESTIC VIOLENCEDomestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
DRUG ABUSE
Cocaine Abuse Hotline
(800) COCAINE
National Drug and Alcohol Hotline
(800) 662-4357
Drug Abuse Clearinghouse
11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 443-6500
Do It Now Foundation (Drug Education)
6423 S. Ash Ave
Tempe, AZ 85283
(602) 257-0797
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857
Office of the Administrator (OA): ph. 240-276-2000, fax 240-276-2010
Office of Applied Studies (OAS): ph. 240-276-1250, fax 240-276-1260
Office of Communications (OC): ph. 240-276-2130, fax 240-276-2135
Office of Policy, Planning & Budget (OPPB): ph. 240-276-2200, fax 240-276-2210
Office of Program Services (OPS): ph. 240-276-1110, fax 240-276-1120
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
- Office of the Director: ph. 240-276-1310, fax 240-276-1320
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
- Office of the Director: ph. 240-276-2420, fax 240-276-2430
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
- Office of the Director: ph. 240-276-1660, fax 240-276-1670
Website: http://www.samhsa.gov/
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Phone: (800) 666–3332
Fax: (301) 519–5212
Web site: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
Tel. 301-443-1124
E-mail: information@nida.nih.gov
Web site: http://www.nida.nih.gov/
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
405 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1601
New York, NY 10174
Tel: 212-922-1560
Donations: 888-575-3115
Fax: 212-922-1570
Web site: http://www.drugfree.org/
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 2401 Jefferson Davis Highway Alexandria, VA 22301 Tel. (202) 307-1000 (General Questions DEA HQ) (800) 882-9539 (Diversion Control) Atlanta Division (404) 893-7000
Boston Division (617) 557-2100
Caribbean Division (787) 775-1815
Chicago Division (312) 353-7875
Dallas Division (214) 366-6900
Denver Division (303) 705-7300
Detroit Division (313) 234-4000
El Paso Division (915) 832-6000
Houston Division (713) 693-3000
Los Angeles Division (213) 621-6700
Miami Division (305) 994-4870
New Jersey Division (973) 776-1100
New Orleans Division (504) 840-1100
New York Division (212) 337-3900
Philadelphia Division (215) 861-3474
Phoenix Division (602) 664-5600
San Diego Division (858) 616-4100
San Francisco Division (415) 436-7900
Seattle Division (206) 553-5443
St. Louis Division (314) 538-4600
Washington, DC Division (202) 305-8500
Web site: http://www.dea.gov
Drug-Free Alliance
Web site: http://www.drug-freealliance.org/
Drug-Alcohol-Rehabilitation Organization
Free Drug & Alcohol Rehab Locator Assistance
1 (888) 781-7060
Web site: http://www.drug-alcohol-rehabilitation.org/
EATING DISORDERS (ANOREXIA NERVOSA & RELATED DISORDERS)
Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. (ANRED)
P.O. Box 5102
Eugene, OR 97405
(541) 344-1144
Web site: http://www.anred.com
International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP) P.O. Box 1295
Pekin, IL 61555-1295
1-(800)-800-8126
Web site: http://www.iaedp.com
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
International Eating Disorder Referral Organization
2923 Sandy Pointe, Suite # 6
Del Mar, California 92014-2052
(858) 792-7463
Web site: http://www.edreferral.com
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD)
Box #7, Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 831-3438
Web site: http://www.ANAD.org
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
60 Revere Drive # 500
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(847) 498-4274
Web site: http://www.aedweb.org
American Anorexia / Bulimia Association, Inc. (AABA)
P.O. Box 1287
Langhorne, PA 19047
(215) 221-1864
Web site: http://www.aabaphila.org/
American Dietetics Association (ADA)
Web site: http://www.eatright.org
Atlanta Anti-Eating Disorders League
1640 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 7, Suite # 300
Marietta, GA 30067
(770) 953-4744
Web site: http://www.aaedl.com
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous - H.O.W.
P.O. Box 4403
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
(310) 942-8161
Website: http://www.ceahow.org/
National Eating Disorders Association (formerly EDAP)
603 Stewart Street, Suite # 803
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 382-3587
HELPLINE: (800) 931-2237
Web site: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Family Resources for Education on Eating Disorders (FREED)
9611 Page Avenue (Web)
Bethesda, MD 20814-1737
(301) 493-4568
Web site: http://home.comcast.net/~rpike20625/freed/
Harvard Eating Disorders Center
c/o Massachusetts General Hospital WACC-725
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 236-7766
356 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02118
1 (888) 236-1188
Web site: http://www.hedc.org
The Anna Westin Foundation
250 Prairie Center Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 946-1131
Web site: http://www.annawestinfoundation.org
Eating Disorders Anonymous
18233 N. 16th Way
Phoenix, AZ 85022
Web site: http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org
The Elisa Project
8600 NW Plaza Drive, Suite 28
Dallas, TX 75225
(214) 369-5222
Web site: http://www.theelisaproject.org
Massachusetts Eating Disorders Association, Inc. (MEDA)
92 Pearl Street
Newton, MA 02158
(617) 558-1881
Web site http://www.medainc.org
National Eating Disorders Organization (NEDO)
6655 South Yale Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74136
(918) 481-4044
Web site: www.laureate.com
National Eating Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP)
One Washington Street, Suite #304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
Web site: http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org
National Food Addicts Anonymous
(561) 967-3871
Web site: http://www.foodaddictsanonymous.org
Overeaters Anonymous
P.O. Box 44020
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87174-4020
(505) 891-2664
Web site: http://www.oa.org
Eating Disorders Association Inc.
225 Logan Rd.
Woollongabba, 4102, Queensland, Australia
Phone: (07) 3891 3660
Fax: (07) 3891 3662
Email: admin@eda.org.au
Web site: http://www.eda.org.au
Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa Foundation of Victoria
1513 High Street
Glen Iris Vic 3146 Australia
(03) 9885 0318
Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Association (ANAB)
767 Bayridge Drive
P.O. Box 20058
Kingston, Ontario K7P1CO Canada
British Columbia Eating Disorder Association
841 Fairfield Road
Victoria, BC Canada
(250) 383-2755
National Eating Disorder Information Center (NEDIC)
c/o Toronto General Hospital
200 Elizabeth Street, CW 2-332
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
(416) 340-4156
Vancouver Anti-Anorexia/Anti-Bulimia League (VAAABL)
303-1212 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6H 3V1
(604) 731-7304
Irish Eating Distress Centre
6 Marino Mart
Dublin 3 Ireland
Tel. (01) 833-3126
Eating Disorders Association
Sackville Place, 44 Magdalen Street
Norwich, England NR3 1JE United Kingdom
Tel. 01603 621414
Eating Disorder Association
First Floor, Wensum House
103 Prince of Wales Road
Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1DW United Kingdom
Tel. 01603 621414
National Centre for Eating Disorders
54 New Road
Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom KT10 9NU
Tel. 0845 838 2040 Web site: http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/
ENDOMETRIOSIS
Endometriosis Association
(800) 992-ENDO
Web site: http://www.ivg.com/endoassn.html
www.endometriosis.org
EPILEPSY
Epilepsy Foundation of America
(800) EFA-1000
Web site: http://www.efa.org
GENETICS
Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
(800) 336-GENE
HEADACHES
National Headache Foundation
(800) 843-2256
Web site: http://www.headaches.org
HEART DISEASE
American Heart Association
(800) AHA-USA-1
Web site: http://www.amhrt.org
HERPES
Herpes Resource Center
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8488
IMPOTENCE
Impotence Information Center Hotline
(800) 843-4315
INCONTINENCE
Help for Incontinent People
P.O. Box 54
Union, SC 29379
(864) 579-7900
INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
Interstitial Cystitis Association
(800) 422-1626
Web site: http://ichelp.com
LIVER DISEASE
American Liver Foundation
(800) 223-0179
Web site: http://www.liverfoundation.org
LUNG DISEASE
American Lung Association
(800) LUNG-USA
Web site: http://www.lungusa.org
LUPUS
American Lupus Society
260 Maple Ct., Suite123
Ventura, CA 93003
(800) 331-1802 (info line)
(805) 339-0443
805-339-0467 Fax
Lupus Foundation of America
1300 Picard Dr., Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20850
800-558-0121
800-558-0231 Spanish
301-670-9292
301-670-9486 Fax
Website: http://www.lupus.org
Oklahoma Lupus Association
3131 N. MacArthur, Suite 106-B
Oklahoma City, OK 73122
405-495-8787
800-725-5773
405-495-8787 Fax
Website: http://www.oklupus.com
Email: oklupus@flash.net
MALE SEXUAL DISORDERS
Recovery of Male Potency
(800) 835-7667
MENTAL ILLNESS
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(800) 950-6264
Web site: http://www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Mational Anxiety Awareness Program
(800) 64-PANIC
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
2107 Wilson Boulevard, Colonial Place Three
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Toll Free: 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264) (Depression Hotline)
Tel: (703) 524-7600
Fax: (703) 524-9094
TDD: (703) 516-7227
Web site: http://www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Communications
6001 Executive Boulevard
Suite 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Tel: (866) 615-6464
Tel: (301) 443-4513
Fax: (301) 443-4279
TDD: (301) 443-8431
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
MENOPAUSE
National Menopause Foundation
(800) MENO-ASK
Web site: http://www.wtwa_home.htm
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(800) 344-4867
Web site: http://www.nmss.org
OSTEOPOROSIS
National Osteoporosis Foundation
(800) 223-9994
Web site: http://www.nof.org
PEDIATRICS
American Academy of Pediatrics
P.O. Box 927
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Web site: http://www.aap.org
PMS
PMS Access
(800) 222-4PMS
RARE DISORDERS
National Organization for Rare Disorders
(800) 999-NORD
Web site: http://www.pcnet.com/~orphan
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDs)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hotline
(800) 227-8922
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