Hotlines

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National Hotline:
(800) 662-HELP

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Voice Information System (STD, HIV, and TB information):
(800) 232-3228
Toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

District of Columbia AIDS Information Line:
(202) 332-2437
(800) 322-7432 (in metropolitan D.C. and Virginia)

Herpes Resource Center:
(919) 361-2120

Maryland AIDS Information and Referral Bilingual Hotline:
Spanish and English: (800) 638-6252
Hispanic AIDS Hotline: (301) 949-0945
TTY: (800) 553-3140
Baltimore ONLY TTY: (410) 333-2437

National AIDS Hotline:
(800) 342-AIDS (English)
(800) 344-7432 (Spanish)
(800) 243-7889 (TTY)
Toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
TTY—10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday

National Herpes Hotline:
(919) 361-8488

National HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Hotline:
(919) 361-4848

National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline (provides information about drug and substance abuse and referrals to treatment centers nationwide):
(800) 662-4357 (English and Spanish)
Toll-free, 24 hours

National Planned Parenthood Hotline (provides information about area clinics providing STD diagnosis and treatment):
(800) 230-7526

National STD Hotline:
(800) 227-8922
English—24 hours per day, 7 days a week
Spanish—8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time, 7 days a week
TTY—10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday

TEEN Line (provides peer-to-peer counseling for teens):
(800) 443-8336
Toll-free, 24 hours

Virginia STD/AIDS Hotline:
(800) 533-4148 (in Virginia)
Hispanic Line: (800) 322-7432