Black Alcohol/Drug Service Information Center (BASIC)
1221 Locust
Suite 800
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/621-9009
Since its inception in 1983, BASIC has become one of the largest black-owned and operated community-based substance abuse treatment models in the United States.
Department of Corrections
1621 North 1st St.
St. Louis, MO 63102
(314) 877-0300
The Department of Corrections, in partnership with 20 communities including St. Louis City, has developed drug courts, day report centers, and other substance abuse treatment and shock-incarceration initiatives to target drug-involved offenders at risk for revocation and recidivism.
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation and Treatment (DART)
1307 Lindbergh Plaza Center
St. Louis, MO 63132
314/569-3105
DART is a non-profit agency for the treatment of substance abusers and their significant others. Substance abuse services began in 1969 as the first drug abuse hotline in the country. Today DART provides comprehensive inpatient-outpatient drug and alcohol treatment along with a 24-hour hotline run by a professional staff. Clients are required to do daily chores to keep their living environment clean and homelike. An on-site tutor helps clients attain their GED. Life skills classes are also available to help clients achieve employment. DART operates two centers, one in the City and one in the County.
Faith House
5355 Page Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/367-5400
Faith House is the first child care agency in the State of Missouri to care for children prenatally exposed to drugs, or the children of substance abusing parents, ages newborn to eight. They have cared for over 550 children since 1991. Originally there were 12 beds but they have grown to accommodate 54 children.
Grace Hill Neighborhood Services: Grace Hill Family Center
2600 Hadley
St. Louis, MO 63106
314/539-9590
Grace Hill Family Center offers Residential Treatment Services for substance-abusing pregnant and post-partum women and their children. Qualifications include: 1) Homeless or in imminent danger of being homeless; 2) Pregnant or post-partum women with at least one child; 3) Have a history of substance abuse; 4) Missouri resident, 18 years or older, willing to participate in smoking cessation program, if a smoker.
Harris House
8327 South Broadway
Saint Louis, MO 63111
314/631-4299
http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/harrishouse
The Harris House is a transitional center which helps alcoholics over the age of 21 become functioning, productive members of society. The House provides a structured environment during the recovery period that averages two to six months.
Magdala Foundation
4158 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
314/652-6004
Originally a residential treatment center for female offenders, Magdala is now a broad-based agency that serves men, women and children with a variety of social service needs. Its substance abuse program emphasizes helping the client and family to identify and resolve problems through constructive alternatives.
Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
1706 E. Elm
P. O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573/ 751-4122
http://www.modmh.state.mo.us/ada
The Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse plans and funds prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs. This division was established within the department in 1975 and it became a statutory entity with passage of the Omnibus Mental Health Act in 1980. It provides funding for prevention, outpatient, residential, and detoxification services to community-based programs that work with communities to develop and implement comprehensive coordinated plans. The division provides technical assistance to these agencies and operates a certification program that sets standards for treatment programs, qualified professionals, and alcohol and drug related educational programs. Three of its largest programs are CSTAR, the Missouri Community 2000 Program, and SATOP (Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program).
Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse-Eastern Region
5400 Arsenal
St. Louis, MO 63139
314/877-0370
http://www.modmh.state.mo.us
This is the local headquarters for the state agency. Both Web sites link to the same data.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA)-St. Louis Area
1723 Pennsylvania
St. Louis, MO 63104
314/664-7550
NCADA is a private, nonprofit, community health agency serving the St. Louis metropolitan area as a central resource and information clearinghouse on alcohol and other drug use, abuse, and addiction. They provide information, education, assessment, referral, prevention and intervention services. NCADA is an affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, a member agency of the United Way of Greater St. Louis, a certified prevention agency and Community 2000 Support Center of the Missouri Department of Mental Health. NCADA receives funding from the United Way, St. Louis Mental Health Board of Trustees Department of Mental Health, Department of Economic Development, and Youth Opportunities Program. NCADA prevention staff serves over 75,000 people annually.
Oxford Houses
4506 S. Grand
St. Louis, MO 63111
314/351-1567
Missouri’s Oxford House program is a private, not-for-profit effort to provide good houses in good neighborhoods for people recovering from alcoholism and/or other drug dependence. There are 11 Oxford Houses in the City of St. Louis. Each house is a separate, self-sustaining, resident managed, independent entity.
St. Louis Comprehensive Neighborhood Health Services
5471 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63112
314/367-5820
St. Louis Comprehensive provides a methadone treatment center for persons recovering from chemical dependency.
St. Patrick Center
614 N. 11th St.
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/436-1283
St. Patrick Center has an alcohol and drug abuse treatment program designed to reach out to chemically dependent. The program offers advice, education, treatment, and fellowship.
United Methodist Metro Ministry
1040 S. Taylor Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
314/534-1010
The Metro Ministry operates a transitional shelter for up to 24 months for single, chemically dependent women.
Youth & Family Center
2929 N. 20th St.
St. Louis, MO 63107
314/231-1149
The Youth & Family Center sponsors a "Just Say No to Drugs" program through the St. Louis Public School System with the Optimist Club.