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Drug Addiction
- Addicts
Seeking Recovery - A message board where you can come to
express your feelings on your addiction and your recovery.
- CEDRO Centre for Drug
Research - Combines epidemiological and longitudinal research
on illicit drugs, addiction theory, and drug policy developments
in Europe. Articles in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and
Russian.
- Community Drug Alert Bulletin
on Club Drugs - From the National Institute on Drug Abuse
information about MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine,
methamphetamine, and LSD.
- Drug Free Pennsylvania -
A non-profit organization created in 1990 by a coalition of
community leaders with a mission of reinforcing youth anti-drug
attitudes through a statewide program.
- Drugs and Death CD - A
multimedia CD-ROM on the dangers, effects, and consequences of
illegal drug abuse. It is intended for use by teenagers, parents,
and teachers.
- Drugs Information -
Information on heroin, cannabis, cocaine, crack, LSD, magic
mushrooms, poppers, speed, Yaba, and opiates. This site also shows
how these harmful drugs are taken and what symptoms to look out
for.
- National Institute on Drug
Abuse - The mission of NIDA is to lead the nation in bringing
the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
- Office of
National Drug Control Policy - ONDCP features White House Drug
Policy initiatives, programs, and publications. Find testimony and
press releases. Outlines national drug control strategy goals.
- Partnership for a Drug-Free
New Jersey - New Jersey state alliance of the Partnership for
a Drug-Free America. Education and information about the
prevention of drug and alcohol abuse.
- SayNoToDrugs
- The truth about the politics of drugs. Why some are legal and
some illegal. Shows campaign contributions equals bribes. Includes
links to related websites.
- Street
Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade - Slang names and street terms
for frequently abused drugs.
- StreetDrugs.org - A
database of drug information for parents, teachers, students, DARE
Officers, or anyone interested in learning about illegal drugs.
- US Drug
Enforcement Agency - Drugs of Concern - Information about the
effects and use of individual drugs, including cocaine, heroin,
inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, steroids,
and others. Includes statistics on illicit drug use in the United
States.
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Tobacco Addiction
- thetruth.com - American
Legacy Foundation tobacco education campaign covers cigarettes,
smoking, other tobacco products. "The truth about how the
cigarette industry operates".
- Tobacco BBS - Cigarettes,
tobacco, and smoking-related news and issues, addresses, tobacco
history, information on quitting, and a quote of the day section.
- Addicted
to Nicotine: A National Research Forum - Includes presentation
summaries of papers presented at the conference held in 2001 at
the (US) National Institutes of Health. Topics include nicotine
delivery systems, pharmacology, individual and environmental risk
factors, the psychobiology of addition, and treatment of nicotine
dependence.
- Ammonia
Added to Cigarettes Can Significantly Boost Availability of
Nicotine - Independent research confirms that ammonia added to
ciarettes can boost the availability of nicotine up to 100 times.
- Cancer
Facts and Figures - Concise summary from the American Cancer
Society of tobacco use, cigarettes, trends in smoking, profiling
smokers, costs of tobacco, nicotine addiction, secondhand smoke,
spit tobacco, and industrial hazards.
- CDC's TIPS: Tobacco
Information and Prevention Source - Maintained by the CDC's
Office on Smoking and Health. Covers tobacco-related issues,
statistics, news, research, data, reports, quitting tips,
educational materials, publications, . Also sections dedicated to
youth.
- A
Collection of Articles on Nicotine Addiction - Articles about
research studies funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- eMedicine -
Nicotine Addiction - Medical facts on the physiology of
nicotine addiction, and the effect tobacco products have on the
brain, lungs, and other vital organs, and a treatment options
section.
- 'Impact
Booster': Tobacco Firm Shows How Ammonia Spurs Delivery of
Nicotine - 1996 Pulitzer prize-winning reporting on how the
tobacco industry uses ammonia to engineer cigarettes for
addiction.
- Infofax -
Cigarettes and Other Nicotine Products - NIH short summary of
nicotine effects.
- Low Tar Exposed -
Site explains why "low tar", "light" and
"mild" cigarettes are just as harmful as regular
cigarettes.
- M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center - Tobacco & Cancer - University of
Texas medical center factsheets on effects of smoking and tobacco,
and tips and support for quitting. One-third of M. D. Anderson
patients have tobacco-related cancers.
- Nicotine
Addiction - Concise factsheet.
- Nicotine
Addiction And Cigarettes - American Lung Association info
sheets on smoking, nicotine, and related topics: does smoking help
people relax? What quitting methods work?
- Nicotine
Addiction Can Start Within A Few Days And After Just A Few
Cigarettes - Recent research shows that cigarette products
cause addiction much faster than was previously believed, in just
a few doses.
- Nicotine
Addiction in Britain - Complete online book by the Royal
College of Physicians; covers physical. pharmacological, and
psychological effects; addiction; the smoker's career; regulation
of intake; treatment; regulatory approaches; recommendations.
- Nicotine
Addiction in Britain - Extensive report produced by the Royal
College of Physicians. "Nicotine addiction is one of the
major reasons why people continue to smoke cigarettes, and
cigarettes are in reality extremely effective and closely
controlled nicotine delivery devices".
- Nicotine
and Addiction - ASH-UK factsheet on nicotine, its properties,
difficulty in quitting, measures of dependence, withdrawal
systems, genetic influence, and tobacco industry recognition of
the its importance.
- Nicotine and
the Tobacco Industry - Science Week article focuses on 3
decades of tobacco industry efforts to engineer cigarettes for
addiction.
- Nicotine Junkies
- Information on kids and smoking, facts about smoking and
addiction.
- Quit Victoria -
"Tobacco smoking is the single most important cause of ill
health and premature death in Australia." Not just quitting
information -- health questions answered; effects of cigarettes;
quit evaluation studies; information in languages other than
English; smokefree workplaces and dining.
- Reducing
the Addictiveness of Cigarettes - Can cigarettes be made less
addictive? Scientific paper examines the question.
- Report
of the UK Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health - Report
covers the scientific evidence on active smoking, passive smoking,
nicotine addiction, price and marketing of cigarettes and other
tobacco products, cessation, key conclusions.
- Research
Report: Nicotine Addiction - Information from the National
Institute on Drug Abuse about nicotine, addiction, the extent and
impact of tobacco use, how nicotine delivers its effect,
consequences of continued use, treatments, and gender differences.
- Revolution
Health : Nicotine Dependence - Find nicotine dependence
information, covering symptoms, causes, risks, treatments and
types. Discuss nicotine dependence issues with others in forums,
blogs, personal stories and recommendations.
- Smoking And
Tobacco Factsheets - From the Missouri Health Department, a
large set of factsheets on cigarettes, tobacco advertising, health
effects, and secondhand smoke.
- Smoking Is Ugly -
Created and sustained by Christy Turlington, an online resource
guide, providing information and links to numerous lung cancer and
smoking-cessation related websites. SmokingIsUgly.com is part of
Turlington's campaign to raise awareness about the effects of
smoking, smoking related diseases and lung cancer.
- Statement
on Nicotine-Containing Cigarettes by David A. Kessler, M.D. -
Provides information on industry manipulation and control of
nicotine in cigarettes.
- TCSG - Tobacco and The
Elderly - Papers and factsheets on: tobacco and minorities,
state tobacco settlement funds, tobacco and older persons.
- Tobacco
Advertising and Document Collections - Growing set of
resources presenting and organizing tobacco industry documents;
shows what the industry says in private about youth, advertising,
promotions; features a poster on the history of youth cigarette
brands.
- Tobacco Control Online
- A quarterly scientific journal covering all aspects of tobacco
use prevention and control.
- Tobacco
in Australia: Facts and Issues - A complete, online, book,
with all citations to the literature. Covers cigarettes, other
tobacco products; statistics and trends; health effects; smoking
in the workplace and public places; public policy; addiction;
quitting; anti-smoking campaigns; and the tobacco industry.
- Tobacco
Industry Hall of Shame - List of stars and performers killed
by tobacco.
- The Tobacco
Reference Guide - Online book provides quotes, summaries, and
factsheets about hazards of smoking.
- Tobacco
Web - From Australia: cigarettes, tobacco history; current
trends; smoking and health, the tobacco industry -- recent
revelations; secondhand smoke; young people and smoking; smoking
in the workplace; tqitting smoking.
- TobaccoFree - Offers
smoking cessation tips, research results, and tips for staying
smoke free.
- WHO:
The Tobacco Atlas - History of tobacco, types of use, male and
female smoking, youth, cigarette consumption, health effects,
secondhand smoke, deaths, costs; the trade, the industry,
smuggling, tobacco promotion and marketing, Internet sales,
politics; activism, research, tobacco control, policy initiatives;
quitting, litigation, pricing, and futures.
- WHO Tobacco Free
Initiative (TFI) - A WHO cabinet project created to focus
international attention, resources and action on global tobacco
use and problems caused by that use.
- WhyQuit - Cold Turkey Quitting
- A support group and education forum dedicated exclusively to the
science and art of successful abrupt nicotine cessation.
- "Crack"
Nicotine in Cigarettes Varies Widely - New research measures
amount of free-base nicotine in "the modern cigarette, a
highly engineered nicotine delivery device". (July 28, 2003)
- Harris
Poll: Tobacco Addiction - Reveals that 70% of all people still
smoking have tried to quit, on average four times, and most are
aware of tobacco's health effects; poll results called a metric of
the power of tobacco addiction. (February 2, 2000)
- OncoLink:
The Control and Manipulation of Nicotine and Cigarettes - 1994
news article. Kessler report on how the tobacco industry controls
and manipulates nicotine in its product. (June 21, 1994)
- ABC
DayOne: Smoke Screen - Now-famous segment on nicotine
manipulation in cigarettes. (February 28, 1994)
Prevention
- After Too Many - An
educational interactive site that provides important information
about alcohol consequences.
- Alcohol Server's Training &
Services - Provides information regarding alcohol server
education mandated by the New Mexico Dept. of Alcohol and Gaming.
- The Anti-Drug -
Parenting site launched by the White House of National Drug
Control Policy. The goal is to help parents learn better
communication skills when talking to, and teaching, their children
about illicit drugs.
- AODWiki - An open source of
Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) abuse prevention information.
Visitors are encouraged to edit, add and use content freely.
- Association of Student
Assistance Professionals of Vermont - A non-profit
organization whose mission is to increase and promote the
effectiveness of student assistance programs.
- Coalition for Drug Abuse
Prevention - A partnership organization working to reduce
alcohol and drug problems through community prevention efforts.
Serving Winston Salem/Forsyth County, NC.
- CSAP's
Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (WestCAPT)
- WestCAPT assists states, jurisdictions, and community-based
prevention programs in the Western Region to apply scientifically
defensible strategies in their efforts to prevent substance abuse.
- Drug Free AZ - The
product of a partnership between the Maricopa County Attorney's
Office, law enforcement, drug treatment providers, and drug
prevention agencies throughout Arizona.
- Effects of Drugs
and Alcohol on Spider Webs - Short tongue-in-cheek film about
alcohol and drugs. Spiders in this fable are described in human
terms. By National Film Board of Canada.
- Enough is Enough
- Australian alcohol education programme aiming to reduce the
problems associated with drunkenness. Includes health and legal
information, indigenous issues, brochures and details of community
initiatives.
- Erie County Council for the
Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse - Provides
prevention and intervention services utilizing research-based
strategies and programs committed to building safe, healthy, and
resilient communities free from alcohol and other drug abuse.
- FCD Educational Services, Inc.
- A nonprofit organization that provides alcohol, tobacco, and
other drug education and prevention programs to schools throughout
the United States and abroad.
- Forward
Thinking On Drugs - Reviews the progress made by the United
Nations in addressing drug problems worldwide. Includes summaries
and full transcripts of the evidence-based papers.
- Hablemos en Confianza
- A bilingual resource helping latina parents to talk to their
children about alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.
- Indiana Prevention
Resource Center - A clearinghouse for prevention technical
assistance and information about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
for the state of Indiana.
- International Harm Reduction
Association - Australian-based organization working with
national and international groups to promote evidence-based
strategies in reducing the effects of all psychoactive substances
(including illicit drugs, tobacco and alcohol). Includes
newsletter and details of conferences and research.
- Know! - Based in
Central Ohio. Provides information and support to parents looking
for ways to keep their kids off alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
- National Drug
Prevention Alliance - Drug prevention information for teens,
parents and professionals. Help for users wanting to give up.
Research digests.
- Partners
for Substance Abuse Prevention - A meeting place and resource
center for those involved in alcohol and drug abuse prevention
programs. Sponsored by SAMHSA.
- Partners in
Prevention of Substance Abuse Coalition - An organization of
community members in Gainesville, Florida presents their goals and
projects.
- Partnership for a Drug-Free
America - Tips on talking to kids about drugs, as well as
information on specific drugs, slang names for drugs, what they
look like, and frequently asked questions.
- Preventing Drug
Abuse among Children and Adolescents - An introduction to
research-based prevention for those new to drug abuse prevention.
Download brief or complete version of this pamphlet. By NIDA,
National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- Prevention First -
A non-profit organization which provides educational programs and
services to schools, businesses and community organizations to
counter the negative effects of substance abuse and violence.
Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.
- Project Alert - Drug
prevention curriculum for middle school students with online
teacher training and staff development workshops.
- Project
Liberty - A collection of television commercials developed by
high school students to increase drug awareness. [May not work
with all browsers.][Requires RealPlayer.]
- Protecting You, Protecting Me
- Information about the MADD alcohol use prevention curriculum for
grades one through five that discusses the impacts of alcohol on
health.
- RADD The Entertainment Industry's
Voice for Road Safety - RADD is an internationally recognized
501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses celebrity power to
create positive attitudes about road safety.
- Red Ribbon Week
Resources - A site that features products and information for
a Red Ribbon Week Campaign.
- Respect is Peace -
Information for parents and youngsters on substance abuse, and
moral topics. Includes a listing of USA and International
prevention centers.
- Run Drugs Out of Town
Run - Details on how to raise money for prevention groups and
"Say No to Drugs" campaigns.
- SAMHSA Model Programs
- Substance abuse and mental health programs for every community.
Provides science-based prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation
programs to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to
communities nationwide. From the US Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration.
- Substance Abuse
Prevention - Promotes education about preventing substance
abuse in the Rainy River District of Ontario, Canada. Outlines
programs and partners, and features a newsletter and calendar of
events.
- Substance Abuse
Prevention Services of the Carolinas - A program of community
intervention and science-based educational programs, with a
newsletter, and details of services and training.
- We Have Poipus - Drug,
alcohol, and tobacco awareness puppet show script and sound files
for elementary students and educators.
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