Where to Go if You Need Help for Yourself or a Friend

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Outpatient Counseling and Assessment Services
- EKU Counseling Center: Room 571 Student Services Building, 622-1303
- Richmond Comprehensive Care Center: 415 Gibson Lane, Richmond 623-9367 or 1-800-928-8000
- The Ridge Behavioral Health System: 3050 Rio Dosa Drive, Lexington 859-269-2325 or 1-800-753-4673
Inpatient Treatment Services/Drug & Alcohol Detoxification:
- Schwartz Center: Lexington 859-246-7282; https://newvista.org/substance-use/residential-treatment
- Ridge Behavioral Health System: 3050 Rio Dosa Drive, Lexington 1-800-753-4673 or 859-269-2325
- Good Samaritan Center for Behavioral Health (UK Good Samaritan Hospital): 310 S. Limestone St., Lexington 1-800-776-2673
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Al-Anon:
- Dry Dock, 262 Four Mile Rd., Richmond, KY, 624-3808
- AA Bluegrass Area Central Office: 1-800-467-8019
- AA Central Office in Lexington: 859-276-2917
- Al-Anon/Alateen (for friends and families of individuals who have drinking problems): 859-277-1877
The Lexington AA program offers two, "young peoples" meetings every week.
- Tuesdays, 8:30pm: Saint Augustine's Church, 472 Rose St.
- Wednesdays, 5:00pm: The Newman Center at the University of Kentucky, 320 Rose Lane
Helplines, information lines and internet resources:
- Alcoholics Anonymous: www.aa.org
- Al-Anon: www.ky-anon.org
- Alcohol Accredited Treatment Programs and 24 hour helpline of Focus Healthcare:
1-800-234-0420 or 1-800-283-2600 - Alcohol Abuse 24-Hour Addiction Services of Focus Healthcare: 1-800-274-2042
- Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention: 1-800-234-0246
- The Phoenix House (24-hour confidential information and how to get help for yourself or a friend): 1-800-DRUGHELP, www.phoenixhouse.org
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: www.niaaa.nih.gov
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: www.nida.nih.gov
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-treatment (this is a national treatment facility locator)