Helping Agencies

CheckYourself.com is a unique resource. It's a place for older teens to think in a focused way about their relationship with drugs and alcohol, and invites them to consider whether their substance use risks turning into a problem for them.

The site allows visitors to "look in the mirror" by answering quiz questions about their lifestyle, reading first-person stories, communicating with other teens, and playing decision games to see how they might act in situations involving drugs and alcohol. CheckYourself.com also gives teens a voice by allowing them to share their own "moments of truth". Most importantly, visitors will be able to get factual answers to questions about substance abuse, learn how to talk about their concerns with people who can help them, and get information about counseling and treatment facilities.

Life After is a place where storytelling can make a significant impact. Each person recovering from substance abuse, from meth to alcohol, has a unique experience to share and can bring a human face to an issue that affects millions of Americans each day. On this site, you can build a unique place on the web where you can share a written and/or video story with us, celebrate your recovery, get encouragement from friends and family or find help for a loved one during a tough time. Meth recovery can be extremely difficult, but it’s not impossible, and by sharing your story, you can help inspire someone else struggling with addiction to take the next step toward recovery and a new lease on life.

Life After is a site created by the Partnership for Drug Free America, a nonprofit organization uniting communications professionals, renowned scientists and parents. Best known for its national drug-education campaign, the Partnership’s mission is to reduce illicit drug use in America.

Since 1973, MAPS Counseling Services (MAPS) has endeavored to integrate the insights and techniques provided by professionally trained psychotherapists with the healing resources of spirituality, all with an eye toward helping individuals and families to find meaningful answers to life’s problems.

MAPS’ staff is experienced and trained in a broad range of approaches to psychotherapy so that treatment can be tailored to meet each client’s needs.

Monadnock Developmental Services provides supports and services to people with developmental and related disabilities in the southwestern corner of New Hampshire.

For twenty-five years, MDS has specialized in providing individuals and their families the means to live as independently as possible in their own community. They believe services should be provided on an individual basis and in a way that encourages people to contribute their unique gifts to the larger society.

Monadnock Family Services is a non-profit agency that works to serve the mentally ill. MFS offers several types of programs for the mentally ill as well as at-risk youth prevention programming. From counseling for families in transition to the treatment of long-term patients of the mental health system, MFS has worked for more than 100 years to inspire hope in our community. Likewise, innovative programming such as a ropes course and after-school programs for teens has helped people in this community as they go about raising a family. The substance abuse programs at MFS help people to develop new habits and lifestyles while our family programs give new mothers the tools they need to bring happy and healthy children into the world. MFS spans the entire Monadnock Region, serving towns from Westmoreland to Francestown and Fitzwilliam to Marlow.

Perhaps a friend or a family member has a drug or alcohol problem and you’re worried about them.
You may have watched them encounter depression or face problems with their health, work/school or with money, or even an accident or DWIs related to substance use. You may also feel scared, angry, hurt, confused, or depressed. You, too, may feel very alone.

Maybe you are struggling with an alcohol or drug problem.
If so, you may feel alone, isolated, alienated, and cut-off from others. You may be filled with fear or guilt. You may have done things you feel ashamed about. Perhaps you have lied to the people that you care about the most. Or maybe you lost your job or are struggling in school. But you continue to use anyway. That is the definition of addiction – an uncontrollable, compulsive drug craving, seeking and use even in the face of negative health and social consequences.

You are not alone. Addiction is very common.
Many people struggle with the exact same problem as you.

Visit the Partnership for Drug Free America's website, You Are Not Alone, for advice and stories from those who have similar experiences.