ADOPTION
Bethany Christian Services
(800)238-4269
24-hour crisis hotline

National Adoption Center
(800)TO-ADOPT
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
AGING
The Alliance for Aging Research
(800)639-24219 a.m.-5 p.m., 24-hour voice mail

American Health Assistance Foundation
(800)437-2423
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Eldercare Locator
(800)677-1116
9 a.m.-8 p.m.

National Institute on Aging Information Center
(800)222-2225, (800)222-4225 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
AIDS/HIV
AIDS Clinical Trials
Information Service
(800)874-2572
9 a.m.-7 p.m.

CDC National HIV/AIDS Hotline
(800)342-2437 (English) (24 hours)
(800)344-7432 (Spanish) (8 a.m.-2 a.m.,
7 days)
(800)243-7889 (TTY)
10 a.m.-10 p.m. (M-F)

CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
(800)458-5231; (800)243-7012 (TTY)
(888)282-7681 (Fax)
info@cdcnac.org (E-Mail)
9 a.m.-6 p.m.

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
(800)HIV-0440
9 a.m.-7 p.m. All calls are confidential.

Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline
(800)822-7422
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific) Monday-Friday
10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Pacific) Saturday
ALCOHOL ABUSE
See also Drug Abuse

ADCARE Hospital Helpline
(800)ALCOHOL (24 hours)

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters
(800)356-9996
8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Alcohol and Drug Helpline
(800)821-4357 (24 hours)

American Council on Alcoholism
(800)527-5344
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Calix Society
(800)398-0524
9 a.m.-12 p.m. (answering machine at other times)

Children of Alcoholics Foundation
(800)359-COAF (359-2623) (24 hours)

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(800)729-6686; (800)487-4889 (TTY/TDD)
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
(800)622-2255
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
ALLERGY/ASTHMA
See LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
(800)822-2762 (Central)

The Food Allergy Network
(800)929-4040
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

ALOPECIA
Alopecia Areata Research Foundation                                              (800)941-4223
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
See also AGING

Alzheimer's Association
(800)272-3900
The information and referral line is available 24 hours; operators staff the line 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central).
Leave message after hours.

Alzheimer's Disease Education
and Referral Center
(800)438-4380
adear@alzheimers.org (E-mail)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis National Research Foundation
(800)588-2873
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)

American Juvenile Arthritis Organization
(800)283-7800
8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Arthritis Foundation Information Line
(800)283-7800
8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
(800)886-5963 (24 hours)
Audiovisuals
See LIBRARY SERVICES
AUTISM
See CHILD DEVELOPMENT/PARENTING
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
(800)598-4668