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Substance Abuse Information Links |
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Drugalert.org
– A consumer
website warning users about dangerous prescription drugs. |
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www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of
men and women who share their experience, strength and hope
with each other that they may solve their common problem and
help others to recover from alcoholism. |
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The American Psychiatric Association
is a national medical specialty society whose 40,500
physician members specialize in the diagnosis and treatment
of mental and emotional illnesses and substance use
disorders. |
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American Psychological Association (APA)
is the home page for the Division of Psychopharmacology and
Substance Abuse of the American Psychological Association.
Of interest to psychologists practicing in the drug abuse
field may be the web site for the
APA College of Professional Psychology. |
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American Society of Addiction Medicine
is the nation's medical specialty society dedicated to
educating physicians and improving the treatment of
individuals suffering from alcoholism or other addictions
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The American Public Health Association
(APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public
health professionals in the world, representing more than
50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health.
The Association and its members have been influencing
policies and setting priorities in public health since 1872. |
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www.adp.ca.gov
California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs |
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www.caade.org
California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
– the mission of CAADE is to promote and support quality
education in alcohol and drug studies. |
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Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
The Center's mission is to promote the identification,
prevention and effective treatment of alcohol and other drug
use problems in our society through research, publications,
education and training. |
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The Center for Substance Abuse Research
(CESAR), located at the University
of Maryland, provides a weekly fax service on drug abuse
related topics also. |
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www.ca.org
Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and
women who share their experience, strength and hope with
each other that they may solve their common problem and help
others to recover from their addiction. |
www.drugalert.org
drugalert.org – A consumer
website warning users about dangerous prescription drugs. |
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ISAJE -
The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs is a
founding member of the International Society of Addiction Journal
Editors, an organization established to promote excellence in the
communication and dissemination of information about addiction and
related sciences. |
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www.wsoinc.com
Narcotics Anonymous World Services – NA is a
nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom
drugs had become a major problem. |
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National Association of Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)'s
mission is to provide leadership in the alcoholism and drug
abuse counseling profession by building new visions,
effecting change in public policy, promoting criteria for
effective treatment, encouraging adherence to ethical
standards, and ensuring professional growth for alcoholism
and drug abuse counselors. |
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The National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
is a resource for research on addiction and substance abuse.
It provides access to information, research and commentary
on tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse issues including
prevention, treatment and cost data. |
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The National Clearinghouse of Drug and
Alcohol Information is the
information service of the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current
information and materials about alcohol and other drugs.
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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and
conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes,
consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and
alcohol-related problems. Their mission is to lead the
Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug
abuse and addiction. |
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy
(ONDCP) was established by Act of Congress in 1988 and is
organized within the Executive Office of the President.
ONDCP is authorized to develop and coordinate the policies,
goals, and objectives of the Nation's drug control program
for reducing the use of illicit drugs. ONDCP engages in
activities that both meet the requirements of its
authorization and represent the values and commitments of
the President and its Director. |
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PsycINFO is an
abstract database of psychological literature from the 1800s
to the present. |
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PubMed is
a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that
includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other
life science journals for biomedical articles back to the
1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other
related resources. |
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance
Abuse Policy Research Program site
includes project summaries, grant application
information,and links to other sites relating to substance
abuse. The goal of the program is to identify, analyze, and
evaluate policies regarding tobacco, alcohol, and drug
abuse. |
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data
Archive (SAMHDA)'s purpose is to
increase the utilization of substance abuse and mental
health databases, thereby encouraging their use to
understand and assess the extent of alcohol, drug abuse, and
mental health disorders and the nature and impact of related
treament systems. Based at theUniversity of Michigan's
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social
Research (ICPSR). |
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s
mission is to assure that quality substance abuse and mental
health services are available to the people who need them
and to ensure that prevention and treatment knowledge is
used more effectively in the general health care system.
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SAMHSA
News offers updates and information on Agency campaigns
and initiatives, grants, data on drug and alcohol abuse,
treatment updates, and new publications. |
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U.S. Department of Labor - Working Partners
for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
is charged with preparing the American workforce for new and
better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's
workplaces. It is responsible for the administration and
enforcement of over 180 federal statutes. These legislative
mandates and the regulations produced to implement them
cover a wide variety of workplace activities for nearly 10
million employers and well over 100 million workers,
including protecting workers' wages, health and safety,
employment and pension rights; promoting equal employment
opportunity; administering job training, unemployment
insurance and workers' compensation programs; strengthening
free collective bargaining and collecting, analyzing and
publishing labor and economic statistics. |
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World Health Organization (WHO) provides links to
descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as
well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO
programmes and offices working on the topic of psychotropic
drugs. |
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Other Related Links |
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The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), located
inAtlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Public Health
Service, in the Department of Health and Human Services.
It's mission: To promote health and quality of life by
preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
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The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's(CDC's)
National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is
designed to facilitate sharing of HIV/AIDS, STD and TB
information and resources. |
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Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)
is the principal agency for protecting the health of all
Americans and providing essential human services, especially
for those who are least able to help themselves. |
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www.sfccc.org
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium –
promoting and preserving community-based health care |
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www.rational.org
Rational Recovery |
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www.harmreduction.org
Harm Reduction Coalition – harm reduction is a
set of practical strategies that reduce negative
consequences of drug use, incorporating a spectrum of
strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence. |
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www.healthfinder.gov
Health information sites maintained by federal,
state, local governments; and universities, not-for-profit
groups. |
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www.ama-assn.org
American Medical Association |
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www.health.gov/nhic
The National Health Information Center is a
health information referral service. |
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www.nlm.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine – extensive
collection of published medical information, coordinated by
National Library of Medicine |
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The Indian Health Service
is an agency of the Public Health Service, Department of
Health and Human Services. The IHS provides a comprehensive
health services delivery system for American Indians and
Alaska Natives with opportunity for maximum tribal
involvement in developing and managing programs to meet
their health needs. The goal of the IHS is to raise the
health status of American Indian and Alaska Native people to
the highest possible level. |
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www.kff.org
Kaiser Family Foundation – dozens of
publications, fact sheets, reports, surveys on health policy
and other topics. Detailed Medicaid information for 50
states and DC. |
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The National Criminal Justice Reference
Service (NCJRS) is one of the most
extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile
justice in the world, providing services to an international
community of policymakers and professionals. NCJRS is a
collection of clearing houses supporting all bureaus of the
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the
National Institute of Justice , the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for
Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. |
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www.fda.gov
Food and Drug Administration |
