For Patients

Nicotine

• Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users
  Available in both English and Spanish, this booklet includes educational and motivational messages and resources to help people quit smoking.
• Reasons to Quit Smoking pdf
  Patient handout
• How to Quit Smoking
• Tobacco Addiction
• "Why Do I Smoke" Quiz
• Quit Smoking Guide
• JUUL® Fact Sheet
• Infographic - Top Tools for Quitting

Alcohol

• Alcohol Treatment Navigator
• Rethinking Drinking
• Treatment for Alcohol Problems: Finding and Getting Help
• Drinking and Your Pregnancy
• Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines

Individual self-help groups:

• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)(or check your local phone directory or online for a chapter near you)
• Moderation Management
• Secular Organizations for Sobriety
• SMART Recovery
• Women for Sobriety

Self-help groups for family and friends:

• Al-Anon Family Groups | Alateen
• Adult Children of Alcoholics

Opioids & Other Substances

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  For information about substance use prevention and treatment services:
  • 24-hour Help Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
  • Treatment Facility Locator and Other Resources
  • Prevention of Substance Use and Mental Illness
  • Publications Store: 877-726-4727
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  For information about substances and substance use disorders including opioids.
• View the NIDA Website in Spanish
• Responding to an Opioid Overdose
  Request up to one box (two doses) of naloxone per month, conveniently shipped to you for FREE. Get free opioid overdose response training through this UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing sponsored website.

General Drug And Addiction Facts

• Words Matter: Preferred Language for Talking About Addiction
  Learn about stigma, how it affects people with substance use disorder, and how simple changes in language can help reduce and avoid harmful stigma and negativity around addiction.
• Drug Facts
  Plain language summaries on different drugs.
• Drugs, Brain, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
  Explanation of the impact of drugs and addiction on the brain.
• Easy-to-Read Drug Facts
  Pictures and videos about addiction and treatment in easy to read format.