Additional Resources

• SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Start Your Recovery
• SAFE Project
• Curb the Crisis

Digital-Recovery-Works.pdf(PDF, 750KB)

• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens – Facts for Parents
• Get Smart About Drugs – A DEA Resource
• The Facts on E-Cigarette Use
• Substance use support resources for parents.pdf(PDF, 199KB)
• Spanish-Resources_Parents_Nar-non_Al-non.pdf(PDF, 196KB)

• National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
• Just Think Twice
• Above the Influence
• Georgetown University – Effects of E-Cigarettes and Vaping

• Triangle Club
• Whitman-Walker Health
• The Pride Institute
• LGBTQ+ family, & substance use resources

• Data on Opioid Addiction in Virginia
• National Data on Drug Overdoses

• Free through the mail, e-mail: narcan@arlingtonva.us 
• Alexandria – Be Safe, Get Narcan
• The Chris Atwood Foundation
• Narcan Availability

Lost to Opioids Map

• Virginia Area of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Smart Recovery – Self-Management and Recovery Training

Family Support Locator 

Nar-Anon Family Groups

Al-Anon Family Groups

Caron Parent and Family Support Groups

Find a more comprehensive list here

• Oxford Houses of Virginia 
• The Women’s Home
• The Men’s Home
• McShin Recovery Resource Foundation
• The Chris Atwood Foundation – scholarships for recovery housing
• Safe Project – information on recovery housing

Addiction Loss Support Group

• Meets the 2nd Monday of each Month - 7:00-8:30PM
• St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 1700 Wainwright Drive, Reston, VA
• For more information, contact Anne Atwood: anneatwood@comcast.net or 703-328-8847

The Sun will Rise 

• Online peer support for people bereaved by substance use related losses

Beading Hearts

• Online overdose loss support groups

Grief Recovery After Substance Use Passing (GRASP)

• Online and in-person support groups

Haven of Northern Virginia 

• Grief support groups and individual grief support 

Compassionate Friends 

• Online and local grief support for parents who have lost children

Partnership to End Addiction

• Online support groups for parents 
• Help and Hope via text from peer parent coaches who have experienced loss. Text "Loss" to 55753

Printable PDF of Grief Resources in English and Spanish(PDF, 4MB)