Source: PR Newswire Pubdate: January 5, 1998 45% OF AMERICANS KNOW SOMEONE WITH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM NEW ONLINE TREATMENT GUIDE OFFERS HOPE http://www.hubplace.com/addictions Website Launched WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., -- It's one of a parent's darkest, most nightmarish fears: you discover your child is an alcoholic or drug addict. Can't happen to you? Each year in America, that horrible moment comes for millions of mothers and fathers. If that moment comes, what do you do? A new online service, Addiction Resource Guide, located at http://www.hubplace.com/addictions offers the kind of immediate, practical knowledge a parent, relative or friend needs to get help for a child or loved one addicted to alcohol or other drugs. Two experts on the subject created Addiction Resource Guide. One is a psychiatrist who specializes in treating substance abusers and the other an educator and suburban mother of a young heroin addict. The Guide provides easy-to-use, detailed profiles of international, national, state and local treatment facilities, in addition to other useful information. Hospitals and treatment organizations describe their services making informed decisions easier, even in the midst of a family crisis. "Getting the right help fast can make all the difference in the world for a substance abuser," said Dr. Jeffery Smith, a psychiatrist and Co-Founder of Addiction Resource Guide. "At no cost, our service gives people instant access to vital information. It provides hard facts so people can understand their options and make the right decision given their set of circumstances." "I hope our site never gets used," says Polly Waldman, Co-Founder of Addiction Resource Guide, "but I know from personal experience it meets an urgent need when you face the grim reality of an addict in the family." In 1995, Waldman got a phone call to say her son, then 21, was killing himself with drugs. Her family's struggle to help him fight heroin led to the development of Addiction Resource Guide. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, 50.8% of high school seniors had used illicit drugs. For friends and families of those who become addicted, learning about treatment is a complex job that must be done under trying personal circumstances. Addiction Resource Guide's website provides answers and direction conveniently -- on the home or office computer. For more information about Addiction Resource Guide, or how to list your facility, go to http://www.hubplace.com/addictions or call Leticia Jackson-Ellis at 914-345-9892. SOURCE Addiction Resource Guide CONTACT: Leticia Jackson-Ellis of Addiction Resource Guide, 914-345-9892 Web Site: http://www.hubplace.com/addictions (c)1997 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.