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Core Concepts in Health Brief, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University, School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University, School of Medicine

The Use and Abuse of Psychoactive Drugs

Health Links

General Information

Specific Drugs or Addictive Behaviors

Drug Abuse Treatment

Advocacy/Policy/Enforcement

Talking with Young People About Drugs

General Information
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.



Addiction Science Research and Education Center (http://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec) Provides facts and myths about drugs and drug use and abuse.



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.



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.



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.



Do It Now Foundation (http://www.doitnow.org) Provides youth-oriented information about drugs.



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."



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.



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.



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.



Healthtouch: Drug and Alcohol Abuse (http://www.healthtouch.com) Provides facts sheets on many illicit drugs.



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.



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.



Life Education Center (http://www.lec.org) Includes information on specific drugs and on the worldwide manufacture and distribution of drugs.



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.



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.



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 http://www.college.health.org preventing substance abuse on college campuses is also available.



National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (http://www.nida.nih.gov) Provides fact sheets on many specific drugs and drug-related issues.



South Coast Drug Information: Image Gallery (http://telcom.coos.k12.or.us/drugs/images.htm) Includes images of drugs of abuse and drug paraphernalia.



StopDrugs.Org (http://www.stopdrugs.org) Provides information about drug prevention and treatment and includes photos of street drugs for identification.



Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection (http://counseling/uchicago.edu/vpc) Includes links to online pamphlets on alcohol and substance use and abuse.



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.



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 http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/abuse/contents.htm Drugs of Abuse includes information about (and photographs of) specific drugs; the http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/straight/cover.htm Get It Straight site features information on drugs geared toward teens.



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.

Specific Drugs or Addictive Behaviors Many of the general sites listed above contain extensive information on specific psychoactive drugs; see especially the following:
Do It Now Foundation (http://www.doitnow.org)



Drug Enforcement Administration: Drugs of Abuse (http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/abuse/contents.htm)



Frontline: Drug Wars-The Buyers (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/buyers)



Indiana Prevention Resource Center Drug Information Menu (http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/druginfo)



National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (http://www.health.org)



National Institute on Drug Abuse: Common Drugs of Abuse Information Index (http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugAbuse.html)



California Council on Problem Gambling (http://www.calproblemgambling.org) Presents information on compulsive gambling, including self-tests for both teens and adults.



Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling (http://www.ccpg.org/financial.asp) Includes information on problem gambling in both traditional forms and in financial markets.



Center for On-Line Addiction (http://netaddiction.com) Provides information about Internet and cybersex addictions for both professionals and online addicts.



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.



ClubDrugs.Org (http://ClubDrugs.org) Provides youth-oriented information about drugs.



Debtors Anonymous (http://www.debtorsanonymous.org) Provides resources and a quiz relating to compulsive spending.



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.



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.



National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compusivity (http://www.ncsac.org/main.html) Provides information and referral resources.



National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (http://www.inhalants.org) Supplies information about inhalant use-prevalence, effects, and prevention.



San Jose Marital and Sexuality Centre (http://www.sex-centre.com) Includes information on sexual compulsion and cybersex addiction.

Drug Abuse Treatment
Drug Abuse USA (http://www.drug-abuse.com) Provides information and links to national and local drug abuse treatment programs.



DrugHelp (http://www.drughelp.org) Provides information about hotlines for obtaining help with drug-related problems.



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 http://www.ca.org Cocaine Anonymous and http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org Marijuana Anonymous.



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.



Rational Recovery (http://rational.org) An alternative to 12-step programs based on the technique of planned abstinence.

Advocacy/Policy/Enforcement
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.



Join Together Online (http://www.jointogether.org) Provides resources and a meeting place for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.



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 http://www.mediacampaign.org/kidsteens/teenkid.html site geared toward children and teens.



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.



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.



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 http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/abuse/contents.htm Drugs of Abuse includes information and photographs of specific drugs and outlines the federal penalties for drug trafficking.

Talking with Young People About Drugs The following sites including information and suggestions for talking with children and teens about drugs:
American Council for Drug Education: Facts for Parents (http://www.acde.org/parent/Default.htm)



Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home-Prevention (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/prevention/index.html)



Reality Check (http://www.health.org/reality)



Teen Health and the Media (http://depts.washington.edu/ecttp)



Talking with Kids (http://www.talkingwithkids.org)

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