Professional Support for Drug Use 

If you have decided that coaching and/or counseling could help you get out of unhealthy drug use or other harmful behaviors, check out the resources below for help in finding appropriate local support. Remember that finding the right therapist is like finding a friend you can trust and feel safe opening up with. After speaking a few times, listen to what your instincts tell you. If you haven't found the right one, don't give up on searching for a therapist you truly connect with! 

• School-Based Drug & Alcohol Coaching and Education through TUPE- TUPE is a Tier 1 and Tier 2 behavioral health coaching service addressing early-stage use and misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis. We are not trained in addressing high-risk drug-using behaviors and addictions, and in those cases, we will refer the student to Drug and Alcohol Counseling. If you feel that you or someone you know could benefit from TUPE’s coaching services, please send an email here.

• La Familia Counseling- La Familia offers an adolescent substance abuse treatment program for young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years. Services are provided at designated schools in Oakland and Alameda as well as our clinic site. We also provide social and recreational activities for young people participating. Primavera includes weekly individual and group counseling, drug testing, and social activities. Services are available in both Spanish and English.

• OUSD School-Based Health Centers

Community-Based Services

• Bay Area Substance Abuse Resources - Alameda County

• Alameda Addiction/Substance Abuse Groups

• Oakland Family Services

• Harm Reduction Therapy Center

• Hazelden Family Resources

• Berkeley Parents Network Forum On Drug & Alcohol Use In Teens

• New Highland Rise Family Resource Center

• Alameda Social Services - Alcohol And Drug Addiction

• Family Resource Centers

Support Groups

• Alcoholics Anonymous (510) 839-8900 (24 hours)
  
  

• Marijuana Anonymous (800) 766-6779 (24 hours)
  
  

• Al-Anon & Al-Ateen (510) 276-2270 (for people in a relationship with an addict/alcoholic)
  
  

• Grief Support: East Bay Agency for Children's Circle of Care is a unique program that supports children and their families coping with a life-threatening illness or the death of a loved one. This program helps children heal and learn to cope with this traumatic experience through specialized Peer Support Groups and workshops for the entire family. 

• Berkeley 8 Week Harm Reduction Therapy Group

• Parenting & Family Support in Alameda County