National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline
1 800 622-2255

National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Service
1 800 662-HELP

Alanon/Alateen Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
1 800 344-2666 (U.S.)
1 800 443-4525 (Canada)

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
1 800 729-6686

National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Service
1 800 662-HELP (4357)

American Council for Drug Education
1 800 488-3784

Marijuana Anonymous
1 800 766-6779

Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
1 800 347-8998

National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline 1 800 799-7233

National Health Information Center
1 800 336-4797

North American Mission Board Alternatives for Life
1 800 962-0851

Buckner Pregnancy Counseling
1 800 441-2670

Girls/Boys Town National Hotline
1 800 448-3000 (TTY/TDD) 1 800 448-1833

National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
1 800 843-5678 (TTY/TDD)
1 800 826-7653

National Youth Crisis Hotline
1 800 448-4663

National Runaway Hotline
1 800 621-4000

National Child Safety Council
1 800 327-5107

National Treatment Referral Hotline
1 800 662-HELP

When the Problem is Within Yourself . . .
• You seek inward peace – John 14; Romans 8
• You are discouraged – Psalms 23; 42; 43; Isaiah 55; 2 Corinthians 4; 2 Timothy 3:10-16
• You are anxious for dear ones – Psalm 121; Luke 17
• Sorrow overtakes you – Psalm 46; Matthew 28
• You are weary – Psalm 95:1-7; Matthew 11
• You are bored – Psalms 103; 104; Ephesians 3
• Worries oppress you – Psalm 46; Matthew 6:25-34
• You are lonely or fearful – Psalms 27; 91; Luke 8:22-25; 1 Peter 4
• You fear death or grieve the death of a loved one – John 11; 20; 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Corinthians 5; 1 John 3:1-3
When the Problem is in Your Circumstances . . .
• You are starting a new job – Psalm 1; Proverbs 16; Philippians 3:7-21
• You have been placed in a position of responsibility – Joshua 1:1-9; Proverbs 2; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
• You are beginning a new home – Psalm 127; Proverbs 17; Ephesians 5; Colossians 3; 1 Peter 3:17; 1 John 4
• Business is poor – Psalms 37; 92; Ecclesiastes 5
• Things look “blue” – Psalms 34, 71; Isaiah 40
• You seem too busy – Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
• You can’t go to sleep – Psalms 4; 56; 130
• You have experienced severe losses – Colossians 1; 1 Peter 1
• You are sick or in pain – Psalms 6; 39; 41; 67; Isaiah 26
• You are leaving home – Psalm 119; Proverbs 3; 4
• You are planning your budget – Mark 4; Luke 19
When the Problem is Between You and Someone Else . . .
• Friends seem to turn their backs on you – 1 Corinthians 13
• You have quarreled – Matthew 18; Ephesians 4; James 4
• You are jealous of someone’s accomplishments or possessions – Psalm 49; James 3:13-17
• You are impatient – Psalm 40; Hebrews 12:1-11
• You bear a grudge – Luke 6:27-42; Ephesians 4
Resources for the Respondent Module 5 (11/1/2000) Section 2, Page 4 • You are concerned for the nation’s welfare – Deuteronomy 8; Psalms 85; 118; 124; Isaiah 41:8-20; Micah 4; 6:6-16
When the Problem is in Your Spiritual Life . . .
• You are tempted to do wrong – Psalms 15; 19; 139; Matthew 4:1-11; James 1
• You are challenged by the forces of evil – Ephesians 6:10-18; Philippians 4:1-9
• You need wisdom – Job 28:12-28; Proverbs 8
• You have been disobedient and need forgiveness – Isaiah 6:1-8; Luke 5:1-32; 1 John 1:5-10
• Your faith is weak – Psalm 146; Hebrews 11
• God seems far away – Psalm 138
• You are becoming lax and indifferent – Matthew 25; Revelation 3