TREATMENT SERVICES:

Youth Resources:                 Adult Resources:

Focus                                      Catholic Community
909 SE Everett Mall Way                                 Services
Suite C-364                                           1918 Everett Ave.
Everett, WA  98204                                Everett, WA  98201
425-349-6239                                         425-257-2120

Northwest Alternatives        Sea Mar
4260 198th St.SW #100                          8625 Evergreen Way
Lynnwood, WA  98036                            Suite 255
425-774-4333                                        Everett, WA  98208
          or                                                            or
1410 7th St.                                          17146 Beaton Road #6
Marysville, WA  98270                            Monroe, WA  98272 
360-651-2366                                      360-347-5415

Lakeside Milam                     Stillaguamish Tribe
111 Everett Mall Way                                         of Indians
Bldg. A #101                                           215 East Third St.
Everett, WA  98204                                 Arlington, WA  98223
425-267-9573                                          360-435-9338
           or
7935 Lake Ballinger Way                        Providence St. Peter
Edmonds, WA                                        4800 College St. SE 
425-670-3664                                      Lacey, WA  98503 
                                                             360-456-7575
                                                                          or
                                                             244 West Sussex
                                                             Tenino, WA
                                                             1-800-332-0465 

Any youth age 13 and over may receive confidential drug and alcohol services through a variety of resources.  Free or very low cost services may be available.  You will find a long list of treatment providers under "Drug Treatment" in the yellow pages of your telephone book.  You may also receive treatment referrals from your family doctor, school counselor or your church.  If you are seeking treatment options, you should check with your insurance to obtain coverage information.  If you do not have insurance and are seeking treatment: Home Page of the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse will help answer any questions you may have in regarding eligibility for treatment benefits.
 

"Participants are given praise, support, in-patient and out-patient drug treatment, and are required to attend Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholic Anonymous meetings. When a participant fails to go to meetings, relapses or commits another crime, the court gives him or her sanctions, which could range from writing an essay and doing community service work to spending time in jail." (PA man sets example in Drug Court program, The Sequim Gazette, January 30, 2002)

"Stalcup said 'often the best advice for concerned families of meth addicts is to help get the addict arrested. That way, at least they'll get some sleep, some decent food and a period where they're forced to think about change,' he said." (Meth, violence go hand-in-hand, The Sun, October 3, 2001)

"Some addicts do attempt kick it, but it can be two years before the body returns to normal. Studies have been done on former addicts five years after they have stopped using, and after five years, 'your brain has recovered zero percent,' Patten said. (Mike Patten, Olympia member of the Washington National Guard) It takes an average of three to four tries to stop using. 'You have a better chance of dying than rehabilitating.' (Meth dangers expounded by Guardsman, Brewster Quad-City Herald, March 22, 2001)