4Addictions - A Guide from 4anything.com - Here you can anonymously learn all about addictions to alcohol, drugs, tobacco, food, sex and others. Find support groups, counseling, prevention information, or just somone to talk to.
4SubstanceAbuse - Where to get help and motivation to conquer the problems. Find treatment and recovery centers, current articles and support groups.
A Parent's Guide to Teenagers and Drinking - Suggestions to parents from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving).
A Prent's Guide on Drug Abuse - Updated frequently, this site is meant for parents and has articles about signs of drug abuse, prevention tips, a list of drugs people abuse, what to say to your child, what parents can do.
AA Recovery Magazine Choices - Recovery magazine supporting all 12 step programs. Includes articles, stories, resources, letters, links, fun. Submitted material from readers welcome.
Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol - Centre for Recovery - A premier UK information centre about drug and alcohol abuse. It's for those with a drug or alcohol problem - and their family or friends.
Addiction counseling services - Assessment and couseling services for individuals and families with present of past significant issue with addictions
Addiction Medicine Forum - Ask the Doctor - Medical question and answer forum covering alcoholism, drug abuse, and smoking.
Adolescent Substance Abuse and Recovery Resources - A list of links and books about substance abuse and recovery for teenagers.
Alanon and Alateen - Information for families and friends of alcoholics.
Alcoholism Runs in Families - A factual article about the risk factors of children of alcoholics.
American Society of Addiction Medicine - Dedicated to improving access to care, as well as to increase its quality and effectiveness for patients and their families. Working to get addictive medicine and approved medical category
Amphetamines - Amphetamines are drugs which speed up the way your body works. They make your heart work faster and they pump adrenaline into the system.
Anonymous One - A recovery resource like no other! Find more than fifty thousand 12-step meetings and fifteen thousand sober clubs, sober livings, hospitals and treatment centers.
Ask DrSteve: The Real Story about Smoking, Drinking & Drugs - Steve Adelman, M.D. is an experienced and credentialed addiction expert. A content-rich site with a great deal of information about the use and abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. The site accepts questions from the public.
Behavioral Health World for Professionals - BHWorld.com is an information brokerage service for behavioral health professionals, a one-stop center for news and information on substance abuse and related mental disorders. It offers documents and links to other sites, collection of clinical cases, calendar of events, books, tapes, and discussion forum for the site members.
Bobby Holler Foundation - A site dedicated to the education of parents and their children regarding inhalant abuse. In MMMMMM of Bobby Holler.
Border Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies - The mission of the Border CAPT will be to increase the availability and application of scientifically based substance abuse prevention knowledge that is responsive to the dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse - CCSA is a non-profit organization working to minimize the harm associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
CEDRO Centre for Drug Research - CEDRO 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.
Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse - The Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse (CTRADA) is a NIDA-sponsored research center at the University of Miami School of Medicine with the charge of developing and evaluating treatments specific substance abuse treatments for adolescents; and dissemintating those findings to the general public as well as the psychological and medical research and treatment communities.
Center On Addiction and Substance Abuse - CASA Survey: Many Dads AWOL in the Battle Against Teen Substance Abuse.
Centre for Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Abuse - A premier UK information centre about drug and alcohol abuse. It's for those with a drug or alcohol problem - and their family or friends.
Children's Drug Safety Manual - Publication devoted to children and parents on substance abuse and addiction. Parent-Teenager Contract.
Christian Recovery Online Bookstore - Helpful resources that support spiritual growth and healing to support people in recovery and to help those who suffer from addictions.
Christians in Recovery - Information and resources for anyone who is in recovery or who desires to recover from abuse, depression, codependency, and/or addiction to drugs, food, alcohol, pornography, gambling.
Club Drugs Information - From the National Institute on Drug Abuse, clubdrugs.org is part of the club drug initiative to inform the public of the dangers of ecstasy, GHB, Rohypnol and other club drugs.
Connecticut Clearinghouse - Comprehensive site with fact sheets, games for kids, research abstracts, and other resources.
Crystal Meth & Other Stimulants: Maximum Speed - This publication discusses current use patterns and risks. Topics include actions and effects, adverse effects, medical uses, addiction and recovery issues, and current demographics.
Crystal Meth Anonymous - A list of current CMA meetings. Site maintained by CMA, San Francisco.
CSAT Treatment Improvement Exchange - The Treatment Improvement Exchange (TIE) is a resource sponsored by the Division of State and Community Assistance of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to provide information exchange between CSAT staff and State and local alcohol and substance abuse agencies. The TIE Contract is funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. CSAT is trying to make MMT better for everyone.
Dealing With Adolescent Experimentation - An article that discusses how best to communicate with your child about drinking.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug Abuse in Family Practice - An scientific article written for family doctors that discusses detection and treatment of addictions in families.
Drug Abuse and Addiction - Addiction newsletter for mental health professionals, patients, and families.
Drug Abuse USA - A comprehensive source for information on drugs of abuse.
Drug and Alcohol - Addresses teen substance abuse. Links are to the left of the site and discuss alcohol use, denial, depression, dry drunks, warning signs, stages, types of drugs, treatment approaches; also includes bibliography and links.
Drug Awareness - Put out by the PTA, this includes a quiz, several fact sheets, a drug chart about illicit drugs, and related resources and links for parents.
Drug Education and Awareness for Life - DEAL is a web site built and run by youth, with help from the RCMP, to provide an information resource on topics such as drug abuse, violence, and other issues affecting youth today.
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.
Drug Information Page: Hallucinogens - Hallucinogenic drugs are substances that distort the perception of objective reality. Under the influence of hallucinogens, the senses of direction, distance, and time become disoriented.
Drugs Information - By Dr. Miriam Stoppard. An essential straight-talking guide to drugs, developed from the book written by a leading healthcare expert and published by Dorling Kindersley.
Dual Diagnosis Website - Information regarding resources for dual diagnosis services and program development.
Emporians for Drug Awareness - A partnership dedicated to educating and providing alternative activities for families, schools, and our community on issues concerning violence and the misuse of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.
Erowid Amphetamines Vault - Information on amphetamines, speed, including research, legislation, media coverage, bibliography and lots of links.
European Association for the Treatment of Addiction - EATA is a charitable organization of treatment providers working to improve access and quality in the treatment of substance dependency. Site contains details of activities, recent news etc.
Facts About Amphetamines - Amphetamines are central nervous system stimulants whose actions resemble those of adrenaline, one of the body's natural hormones.
Facts About Hallucinogens - The term "hallucinogen" describes any drug that radically changes a person's mental state by distorting the perception of reality to the point where, at high doses, hallucinations occur.
Facts About LSD - Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called acid, is the most powerful known hallucinogen.
Family Recovery through Education and Empowerment - Common characteristics of addiction to chemicals, lifestyles and people. General information to assist the recovery process.
Fighting Drug Abuse into the 21st Century - Campaign against the sale illegal drugs, illegal sales of legal drugs and drug paraphernalia on the Internet.
Future Opioids - Opioids and mental health.
George Pate's - Systemic therapy and the treatment of chemical dependency - This site provides information for the lay person in regards to the nature of chemical dependency, its treatment, and a variety of links for both local and nationally based assistance. It provides the professional with theoretical and practical approaches to both treatment and resources for the betterment of their clients
Grant Me The Serenity... Self-help, Addiction & Recovery - Directory of addiction, abuse, self-help, mental health and recovery resources. Includes self-help books, recovery related gifts, daily meditations, prayers, quotes, affirmation and free downloads.
Hallucinogens - Drugs which affect perception, sensation, thinking, self-awareness and emotion such as LSD, mescaline, morning glory seeds.
Health and Addictions Research, Inc. - Health & Addictions Research, Inc., a private, non-profit organization, enhances the quality of programs and policies in the substance abuse and health fields through applied research, program evaluation, and total quality management.
Healthlink USA - Alcoholism and drug dependency information. Includes links to pages on treatment, diagnosis, prevention, support groups, email lists, message boards, personal stories, statistics, and research.
Help For Parents - Resources and tips for parents regarding drug abuse in children; from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
How Drugs Affect You: Hallucinogens - Hallucinogens are drugs which act on the central nervous system to produce significant, often radical, changes to the user's state of consciousness. People who have taken them may see or hear things which aren't really there.
Inhalants - A group of diverse, volatile substances people do not normally think of as drugs which are abused by sniffing, inhaling, or huffing.
Inhalants Fact Sheet - Inhalants are breathable chemicals that produce mind-altering vapors. Inhalants are ingested by sniffing, snorting, bagging, or huffing.
Inhalants: FAQs - The Partnership for a Drug Free America answers frequently asked questions about inhalants.
Institute of Addiction Awareness - Continuing education by homestudy (independent study) for addictions counselors, nurses, social worker and other healthcare professionals
International Substance Abuse & Addiction Coalition - Global coalition of church-related organizations working in the areas of drug/alcohol addiction, treatment and prevention.
Intervention Center - Family Intervention for Addiction - Intervention Center - Family Intervention for Addiction. 4. Intervention resources for alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling, computer addiction, other self-destructive behavior. Vaughn J. Howland.
Intervention for Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Global intervention site for families and employers seeking help for individuals with alcohol, drug and other dependencies.
Is My Adolescent Depressed? - An article with a list of symptoms, including drug abuse, that indicate that an adolescent may be suffering from clinical depression.
J.Thomas Payte MD - Opiod Agonist Treatment - J. Thomas Payte, M.D. - Founder and Medical Director of Drug Dependence Associates, an outpatient chemical dependency treatment program blending pharmacotherapies with self-help and behavioral concepts since 1970. He began treating heroin addicts in 1963. He was appointed an adjunct instructor in pharmacology at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1969 and a clinical instructor in psychiatry in 1996. He founded the San Antonio Free Clinic in 1970. Edits the Journal of Maintenance in the Addictions.
Journal of addiction medicine - Information about addiction and how to treat it.
Ketamine - This designer drug, more commonly referred to as Special K or Vitamin K is chemically similar to PCP.
Kids Learn How to Drink - An article about the kinds of drinking in parents that can influence children to later abuse alcohol.
Life Choice Ministry - A Christianity-oriented home page for an organization that is dedicated to educate adults, parents, and youths "who are seeking true love through worldly ways, such as drugs and gangs..." about Jesus Christ.
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide - LSD, a potent hallucinogenic psychoactive drug, also called a psychedelic. Encarta® Concise Encyclopedia Article.
Medbroadcast.com - Addictions - No one sets out to intentionally become addicted and not everyone is susceptible. What are the signs of addiction? Are you codependent? Find out about addiction recovery and drug interventions.
MedHelp Ask the Doctor - Addiction Medicine - Patient information forum (Question and Answer) about drinking, drugs, smoking. Questions posted in the Addiction Medicine Forum are being answered by doctors from Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.
Mental Health Links - Some Support links for Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse problems.
Methamphetamine Fact Sheet - Methamphetamines are synthetic amphetamines or stimulants that are produced and sold illegally in pill form, capsules, powder, and chunks. Two such Methamphetamines are crank and ice.
Methamphetamine Links and Information - Information about these synthetic amphetamines or stimulants that are produced and sold illegally in pill form, capsules, powder and chunks.
Methamphetamines, a Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers - Several paragraphs of facts about methamphetamine usage among children, plus a list of booklets and other resources that can be ordered, some free.
Narcotics - Narcotics are drugs that relieve pain and often induce sleep. The opiates, which are narcotics, include opium and drugs derived from opium, such as morphine, codeine, and heroin. This site discusses dependency, abuse, dangers, and withdraw.
Narcotics Anonymous Alaska Region - Narcotics Anonymous Alaska Region ~ NA meetings ~ NA convention schedules ~ NA online recovery
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month 1999 - SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, NCADI, is one of the world's largest repositories of information on substance abuse prevention, education and policy and it's socio-economic impact.
National Institute on Drug Abuse - The mission of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
NCADD: Inhalants - The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence discusses inhalants.
New Directions Program - Adolescent drug abuse addiction counseling , facts, books, professional training, referral. Helping families for 18 years
NIDA National Instituteof Drug Abuse - NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
Nottingham Extended Care - A quality resource for people who are concerned about drink and drug misuse, offering residential counselling care to those in recovery.
Office of National Drug Control Policy - ONDCP features White House Drug Policy initiatives, programs, and publications. Find Drug Czar Barry R. McCaffrey's speeches, testimony and press releases. Outlines National Drug Control Strategy goals.
Opioid Drug Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs on the common opiate drugs and opium derivatives.
Parenting News - A collection of articles for parents about substance abuse and children; from the University of Illinois Extension--Macon County, September 1998.
Parenting of Adolescents: Drug Use - Information on specific drugs, how to talk to your teen about drug use and abuse, and treatment for abuse, from your Parenting of Teens About.com Guide
PCP - Description, origin, tolerance, legal status, short and long term effects.
PCP - Phencyclidine - Illicitly marketed drug under a number of street names including Angel Dust, Supergrass, Killer Weed, Embalming Fluid, and Rocket Fuel. This site includes a photograph.
PCP High - Rewarding actions of phencyclidine and related drugs in nucleus accumbens shell and frontal cortex.
Peace Incorporated - An organization for youth dedicated to bringing an end to reliance on drugs and alcohol and other illicit behavior in the world by eliminating the demand through promoting abstinence from all substances and behavior which may be addictive.
People and Drugs - Online drug addiction advice, drug recovery videotape and an anti-drug lecture series.
Prescription Drug Abuse - This site focuses on education, hope, and recovery for prescription drug abusers and their families.
Preventing Substance Abuse at Home and at School - For parents, from an April, 1997 issue of Parent News.
Prevention against the misuse of drugs - The project on Prevention against the misuse developed in Pio XII High School according to the age of the children takes into consideration its continuity, interaction with other subjects, debates and integration with every level of our school.
Pride 2000 - Youth Conference - Educating youth about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment - FAQs - A research-based guide to what to expect in drug addiction treatment.
Recovery Central - Central resources and information for dependency and addiction prevention and recovery.
Recovery Net: Alcoholism & Addiction - This site is to help you finds methods of recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol.
RecoveryBooks.com - Books for anyone who is in recovery or who DESIRES to recover from abuse, grief, depression, codependency etc., and/or addictions of drugs, food, alcohol, pornography, gambling etc.
Recreational Drugs Information Page - The history, growth, medical and recreational uses of: marijuana, hashish, mushrooms, mescaline, LSD, cocaine, opium, and amphetamines are explored.
Smart Choices - Meth and other drug abuse information.
SoberDykes Hope Page: Women in Recovery - Information and resources for women in recovery for substance abuse. Chat room, online 12 step meetings, mailing lists, message forum and Hot Line.
Stanton Peele Addiction Web Site - A rebel in the addiction community, Peele's web site is insightful and thought-provoking.
STAT, Stop Teenage Addiction to Tobacco - Includes a list of Dos and Don'ts for parents.
Stop Drugs - The Methamphetamine Crisis - Extensive discussion about drug abuse including prevention, enforcement, treatment resources, research, and information on drug endangered children is included. Methamphetamine is also called crank, speed, ice, and crystal.
Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade - Slang names and street terms for frequently abused drugs.
Students Against Drugs and Alcohol - Substance abuse educational program for public, private schools, churches and youth groups with school assembly speakers and drug awareness seminars.
Substance Abuse - Explore the complicated disease of addiction. Information on basic questions concerning drugs and addiction. From About.com.
Substance Abuse - Risk Management Library - Employer guides and resources for establishing a substance abuse program in the workplace - drug policies, interactive cost / benefit worksheet, employee survey. Articles on recognizing and preventing substance abuse. State drug laws.
Substance Abuse Information Guide for Parents - Fact sheet on popular illicit drugs, list of signs of possible drug use in children, education and prevention for parents links, articles on the effects of alcohol on the brain and body, list of how much alcohol is in various types of drinks, physiology of alcohol absorption, other resources.
Talking With Kids: Alcohol and Drugs - Steps to take to discuss drug use with your children.
Teen Substance Abuse Resources - Help for troubled teens and families.
The 24 Hour Club - A halfway house for Recovery in Dallas - The 24 Hour Club is a Halfway House for recovering alcohol and drug abusers. The 24 Hour Club provides housing and AA meetings and a place for people new to recovery to get clean and sober and back on their feet.
The Anti-Drug - Parenting tips newsletter produced by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
The Drugs Information System of Poland - Collects, process and disseminates data on epidemiology, demand reduction, bibliography and legal basis of fight against drugs. Multilingual site.
The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition - This comprehensive site explains all about inhalants, the prevention campaign, frequently asked questions, and contact information.
The Park Shelter Safe Haven - Comprehensive list of links regarding addiction, dependence, chat, mail, information on drugs and alcohol.
Tranx Services Incorporated - Tranx Services is a non-profit counselling organization, dealing with use of Benzodiazepines.
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.