Health Internet
Resources
Websites about Drugs
American Council
for Drug Education
http://www.acde.org
Develops programs and
materials based on the most current scientific research on drug
use and its impact on society.
Office of
National Drug Control Policy(ONDCP)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Offers extensive
reports on the state of drug
enforcement and awareness in the United States.
healthfinder(tm)
http://www.health.gov
Leads you to
selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites,
support and self-help groups, and the government agencies and
not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the
public.
Higher Education
Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
http://www.edc.org/hec/
Part of the U.S.
Department of Education, this site has lots of education material, with
information geared to administrators, students, and organizations.
National Center
on Addiction and Substance Abuse
http://www.casacolumbia.org
A resource for
research on addiction and substance abuse.
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov
Information on
drugs of abuse and links to related sites.
Netwellness
Consumer Health Information
http://netwellness.org/
A comprehensive
database of information on drugs and health issues. Includes an Ask
An Expert feature.
OxyAbuseKills
http://www.oxyabusekills.com
This website was
created to bring awareness on how easy it is to overdose Oxycontin
and the dangers of Oxycontin abuse.
Parents. The
Antidrug.
http://www.theantidrug.com/
Offers drug
information and parenting advice to help keep children from using drugs.
Partnership for a
Drug-Free America
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org
Tips on talking
to kids about drugs, as well as information on specific drugs, slang names
for drugs, what they look like, FAQs, and more.
Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/
Provides quality
substance abuse and mental health prevention and treatment knowledge to
the public.
USDOS:
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
http://www.usis.usemb.se/drugs/index.htm
U.S. Department
of State International Narcotics Control Strategy Report March 1997 Bureau
for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
U. S. Drug
Enforcement Administration Federal Trafficking Penalties
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/agency/penalties.htm
Lists legal
penalties for trafficking numerous types of drugs.
World of Drugs Map
http://www.lec.org/WOD/USA/
Lists legal
penalties for trafficking numerous types of drugs.
Online Databases about
Drugs
EBSCOhost
--click on
All Database Search
and then
Health Source - Consumer
Edition
Articles from more than
6,000 magazines and newspapers are indexed, most in full text, from
children's magazines to professional research.
Gale Group Resources --click
on
Student Resource Center - Health Module
A database containing
over 1,400 essays on medical and health-related topics. Includes
over 60 full-text medical and health periodicals, almost 200
pamphlets from authoritative sources, and 300 photographs and
diagrams.
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