Resources

Useful Links:

Suicide Prevention: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
1-800-273-TALK(8255)

General Information: National Institutes of Mental Health information site
www.nimh.nih.gov

PsychCentral
http://psychcentral.com

Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Alliance)
www.nmha.org

Patient Suport & Advocacy: National Alliance for the mentally ill (NAMI) Employee Assistance & Professional Wellness & Occupational Psychiatry:

Employee Assistance & Professionals Association
www.eapassn.org

Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
www.workplacementalhealth.org

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Children & Adult with ADHD (AHADD)
www.chadd.org

ADDitude magazine
www.additudemag.com

Pre-authorize this … and pre-authorize that. ​Pre-authorization used to be for expensive surgical procedures … now it is for everything. The only cure to this problem is to completely ban this process … doctors are there to evaluate your medical condition, and treat it … not to fight with your insurance company. Call your representative and tell them that you want a complete ban on this process. As long as you have not reached your benefit limit…your insurance should not be dictating what care you should be getting.

Here is a link for pre-authorization forms
https://www.covermymeds.com

Discount cards / Coupons
There is a discount card for every new drug. There is a discount card issued by every pharmacy. There are discount cards lying around in your doctor’s office. There are discount cards that you can print off the internet. Ask you pharmacist for these discounts whenever you are filling a prescription. Once a discount has been entered you should not have to present the card again, till the card has expired. The discount card may get you a good discount on one drug but not another. Sometimes there is no discount at all. You can compare rates at the pharmacies at this site:
http://www.goodrx.com

Costco and Sams Club have lower rates on many medications … and you do not have to be a member to fill your prescription from them.
www.needymeds.org
www.easydrugcard.com
www.betterrxcard.com
www.yourrxcard.com

Doctors and pharmacies may not be enough to get you health care … here are some links to get you the medication you need … there is more promise than assistance.

Patient assistance programs
http://www.patientassistance.com
https://www.rxhope.com
http://www.needymeds.org

Links for additional resources:
Please Note: Links below that go to outside agencies

National Association of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment (NAABT)
www.naabt.org

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
www.asam.org

Drug Policy Alliance
www.drugpolicy.org ​

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
csat.samhsa.gov

Addiction Treatment Forum
www.atforum.com

American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction (AATOD)
www.aatod.org

National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
www.nida.nih.gov