Substance Misuse and Addiction
The Mass General Brigham Employee Assistance Program is available to help with a variety of substance misuse and addiction issues. Navigating these problems can be challenging for all those impacted. Below are some helpful resources. Please contact the EAP at 866-724-4327 if you need further assistance for yourself or someone you care about.
Latest Update
August 2021
Women are more at Risk for Health Consequences of Drinking
- General Information on Alcohol Abuse
NIAAA – Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder
NIAAA – Rethinking Drinking – Assess and Change Risky Drinking Habits
MGH Recovery Research Institute – Guide to Drinking Levels
Very Well Mind – What is a Problem Drinker
Medline Plus – Myths about Drinking Alcohol
- Women and Alcohol
NIAAA – Women and Alcohol – Why Women may be at Higher Risk
- Resources for Alcohol Use and Misuse in Children
KidsHealth – Talking to Kids about Alcohol
- General Information on Opioids
Harvard Health – Opioid Addiction - Opioids and Kids
Partnership to End Addiction – Opioids and their Risks Explained
- Partners in Helping You Quit – for Mass General Brigham and Family Members
Are you interested in cutting back or quitting tobacco or vape use? Partners in Helping You Quit (PiHQ)
Free Employee Smoking Cessation Program offers treatment and coaching for employees, spouses, and adult dependents. A tobacco treatment coach helps smokers make a plan and provides guidance through the process of cutting down and becoming tobacco free.
– PiHQ offers bi-weekly phone calls for 12 weeks, followed by monthly calls for 12 months.
– Counseling is individualized and conducted by phone and email for convenience. Counseling is customized, private and confidential.
– No office visits required.
– Partners health insurance covers any FDA-approved stop-smoking medication, with a prescription from a healthcare provider. For additional information, call PiHQ at 617-724-2205, or email PIHQ@partners.org - MGH Smoking Cessation Programs
- Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program (MTCP)
