General Information
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Addiction:
Close to Home
(http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/home.html)
Created to accompany a PBS television series on addiction, this site provides
information about prevention, treatment, and public policy; it also includes
animated illustrations of how drugs affect the brain.
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Addiction
Science Research and Education Center
(http://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec)
Provides facts and myths about drugs and drug use and abuse.
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American
Council for Drug Education
(http://www.acde.org)
Provides resources for substance abuse prevention and education geared toward
health professionals, educators, parents, and youth.
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American
Society of Addiction Medicine
(http://asam.org)
Provides information to educate physicians and improve the treatment of
individuals suffering from alcoholism or other addictions; also contains
links to other addiction-related web sites, abstracts from the society's
journal, and public policy statements.
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Center
for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)/University of Maryland, College Park
(http://www.cesar.umd.edu)
Provides overviews of key topics, a substance-abuse bulletin board, and
an online student risk assessment.
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Do
It Now Foundation
(http://www.doitnow.org)
Provides youth-oriented information about drugs.
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Frontline:
Drug Wars
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs)
Includes information on key drugs, drug abusers, and the issues surrounding
the America's "war on drugs."
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Go
Ask Alice
(http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu)
Professional health educators provide answers to questions on many topics
relating to drug use; sponsored by the Columbia University Health Education
Program.
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Habitsmart
(http://www.habitsmart.com)
Contains information about addictive behavior, including tips for effectively
managing problematic habitual behaviors, a self-scoring alcohol check-up,
and links.
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Health
A to Z: Teen Substance Abuse Forum
(http://www.healthatoz.com/atoz/teen/tsindex.asp)
Includes an online assessment, tips for recognizing the signs of substance
abuse, and articles on issues relating to teen substance abuse.
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Healthtouch:
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(http://www.healthtouch.com)
Provides facts sheets on many illicit drugs.
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Higher
Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
(http://www.edc.org/hec)
Gives information about alcohol and drug abuse on college campuses and links
to related sites; contains an area designed specifically for students.
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Indiana
Prevention Resource Center
(http://www.drugs.indiana.edu)
Clearinghouse of information and links on substance-abuse topics, including
specific psychoactive drugs and issues such as drug testing and drug legalization.
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Life
Education Center
(http://www.lec.org)
Includes information on specific drugs and on the worldwide manufacture
and distribution of drugs.
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Monitoring
the Future Study
(http://monitoringthefuture.org)
Provides data from an ongoing national survey about drug and alcohol use
among high school and college students.
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National
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University
(http://www.casacolumbia.org)
Provides information about the costs of substance abuse to individuals and
society and assesses efforts at prevention, treatment, and law enforcement.
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National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(http://www.health.org)
Provides statistics, information, and publications on substance abuse, including
resources for people who want to help friends and family members overcome
substance-abuse problems; a separate menu of information on preventing
substance abuse on college campuses is also available.
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National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
(http://www.nida.nih.gov)
Provides fact sheets on many specific drugs and drug-related issues.
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South
Coast Drug Information: Image Gallery
(http://telcom.coos.k12.or.us/drugs/images.htm)
Includes images of drugs of abuse and drug paraphernalia.
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StopDrugs.Org
(http://www.stopdrugs.org)
Provides information about drug prevention and treatment and includes photos
of street drugs for identification.
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Student
Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
(http://counseling/uchicago.edu/vpc)
Includes links to online pamphlets on alcohol and substance use and abuse.
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Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
(http://www.samhsa.gov)
Provides statistics, information, and other resources relating to substance-abuse
prevention and treatment; results of the annual National Household Survey
on Drug Abuse, which includes current statistics and long-term trends, are
available at the site.
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U.S.
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
(http://www.usdoj.gov/dea)
Supplies information and statistics on psychoactive drugs and U.S. drug
enforcement activities; the online version of the publication Drugs
of Abuse includes information about (and photographs of) specific drugs;
the Get
It Straight site features information on drugs geared toward teens.
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Web
of Addictions
(http://www.well.com/user/woa)
Provides a wealth of information about substance abuse and dependence, including
fact sheets, contact information for relevant agencies and organizations,
and links to related sites.
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Specific Drugs or Addictive Behaviors
Many of the general sites listed above contain extensive information
on specific psychoactive drugs; see especially the following:
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Do
It Now Foundation
(http://www.doitnow.org)
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Drug
Enforcement Administration: Drugs of Abuse
(http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/abuse/contents.htm)
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Frontline:
Drug Wars-The Buyers
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/buyers)
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Indiana
Prevention Resource Center Drug Information Menu
(http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/druginfo)
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National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(http://www.health.org)
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National
Institute on Drug Abuse: Common Drugs of Abuse Information Index
(http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugAbuse.html)
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California
Council on Problem Gambling
(http://www.calproblemgambling.org)
Presents information on compulsive gambling, including self-tests for both
teens and adults.
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Connecticut
Council on Problem Gambling
(http://www.ccpg.org/financial.asp)
Includes information on problem gambling in both traditional forms and in
financial markets.
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Center
for On-Line Addiction
(http://netaddiction.com)
Provides information about Internet and cybersex addictions for both professionals
and online addicts.
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Center
for Science in the Public Interest: Caffeine Content of Foods and Drugs
(http://www.cspinet.org/new/cafchart.htm)
Gives the amount of caffeine found in many types of beverages, desserts,
and medications.
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ClubDrugs.Org
(http://ClubDrugs.org)
Provides youth-oriented information about drugs.
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Debtors
Anonymous
(http://www.debtorsanonymous.org)
Provides resources and a quiz relating to compulsive spending.
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Gamblers
Anonymous
(http://www.gamblersanonymous.org)
Provides information about gambling and Gamblers Anonymous and a checklist
to help an individual determine if he or she is a compulsive gambler.
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Marijuana
and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base
(http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6376.html)
Prepared by the Institute of Medicine, this report analyzes the scientific
evidence for potential medical uses of marijuana; the report is available
online in several formats.
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National
Council on Sexual Addiction and Compusivity
(http://www.ncsac.org/main.html)
Provides information and referral resources.
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National
Inhalant Prevention Coalition
(http://www.inhalants.org)
Supplies information about inhalant use-prevalence, effects, and prevention.
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San
Jose Marital and Sexuality Centre
(http://www.sex-centre.com)
Includes information on sexual compulsion and cybersex addiction.
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Drug Abuse Treatment
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Drug
Abuse USA
(http://www.drug-abuse.com)
Provides information and links to national and local drug abuse treatment
programs.
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DrugHelp
(http://www.drughelp.org)
Provides information about hotlines for obtaining help with drug-related
problems.
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Narcotics
Anonymous (NA)
(http://www.na.org)
Similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, NA sponsors 12-step meetings and provides
other support services for drug abusers. Other 12-step programs include
Cocaine Anonymous and Marijuana
Anonymous.
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National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: Treatment
(http://www.health.org/catalog/catalog.asp?pop=15)
Provides information about alcohol and drug treatment and prevention programs.
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Rational
Recovery
(http://rational.org)
An alternative to 12-step programs based on the technique of planned abstinence.
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Advocacy/Policy/Enforcement
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Drug
Use is Life Abuse/Project No Gangs
(http://www.duila.org)
Contains information about how communities and individuals can organize
to stop drug use and gangs.
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Join
Together Online
(http://www.jointogether.org)
Provides resources and a meeting place for communities working to reduce
substance abuse and gun violence.
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Office
of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
(http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov)
Gives information on national and international drug-related topics, including
U.S. policies relating to prevention, education, treatment, and enforcement;
the ONDCP
also sponsors a site geared toward children and teens.
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Partnership
for a Drug-Free America
(http://www.drugfreeamerica.org)
An organization seeking to reduce the demand for illegal drugs by changing
public attitudes about drugs to make them seem less glamorous and less acceptable.
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United
Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
(http://www.undcp.org)
Provides information from the United Nations agency focusing on illicit
drugs and international crime.
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U.S.
Drug Enforcement Agency
(http://www.usdoj.gov/dea)
Supplies information and statistics on psychoactive drugs and U.S. drug
enforcement activities; the online version of the publication Drugs
of Abuse includes information and photographs of specific drugs and
outlines the federal penalties for drug trafficking.
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Talking with Young People About Drugs
The following sites including information and suggestions for talking
with children and teens about drugs:
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American
Council for Drug Education: Facts for Parents
(http://www.acde.org/parent/Default.htm)
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Moyers
on Addiction: Close to Home-Prevention
(http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/prevention/index.html)
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Reality
Check
(http://www.health.org/reality)
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Teen
Health and the Media
(http://depts.washington.edu/ecttp)
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Talking
with Kids
(http://www.talkingwithkids.org)
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