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Patient Education Articles

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Support Organizations

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Hotlines
National Child Abuse Hotline
1.800.422.4453 (1-800-4-A-Child)

The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.7233 (1-800-799-SAFE)

Poison Control
1.800.222.1222

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.273.8255 (1-800-273-TALK)

Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
American Council on Alcoholism
American Council on Drug Education
Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (U.S.)

Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Anxiety Panic Attack Resource Site

Eating Disorders
The Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center

Mental Health
The Arc of the United States
The Bright Side- Wings of Support
The Glendon Association
National Mental Health Association
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA

Medication Safety
Consumer Health Education Center
Safe Medication

Sexual Health
SexHealthMatters.org
A website for healthcare consumers by the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc.

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