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12 Life in Recoveryhttp://www.12stepmag.com A new 12-step magazine
AA World Serviceshttp://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org Home page of AA General Services Office
Addiction Science Research and Education Centerhttp://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec/ Latest research findings written by scientists for the lay public
Addiction Technology transfer Centers (ATTC)http://nattc.org/ 13 regional centers providing current treatment information
Addiction Treatment Forumhttp://www.atforum.com Current and past issues of AT Forum newsletters, special research reports, FAQs, regularly updated news and notices of upcoming events regarding opioid tratment
Al-Anon and Alateenhttp://www.al-anon.alateen.org Alcoholics recovery program
Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH)http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov Portal to support researchers and practitioners searching for information related to alcohol research.
Alcohol and Drug Serviceshttp://www.adsyes.com Private, non-profit agency providing substance abuse education, prevention, and treatment services to residents of Guilford County N.C. and surrounding areas.
Alcohol Doctorhttp://www.AlcoholMD.com Provides on-line medical information about alcoholism
Alcohol Policy Information Systemhttp://www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov Designed primarily as a tool for researchers, APIS is intended to encourage and facilitate research on the effects and effectiveness of alcohol-related policies
Alcohol Policies Project, Center for Science in the Public Interesthttp://www.cspinet.org Home page of Center for Science in Public Interest, which promotes health through education of the public regarding nutrition and alcohol
Alcohol-Related Injury and Violence Literature Databasehttp://www.andornot.com/trauma Contains references to publications about alcoholism
Alcohol Studies Databasehttp://www.scc.rutgers.edu/alcohol_studies Provides access to the Alcohol Studies Database. The database contains over 70,000 citations for journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers, and audio-visual materials.
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatryhttp://www.aaap.org Information on the field of Addiction Psychiatry
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatryhttp://www.aacap.org Information is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders which affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children and adolescents at any given time in the United States.
American Academy of Family Physicianshttp://www.familydoctor.org Basic Family Health information
American Academy of Pediatricshttp://www.aap.org Child health information covering everything from immunization and obesity to breastfeeding and injury prevention.
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependencehttp://www.aatod.org Methadone and other medications advocacy group
American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
http://www.avanet.org/legalservices/colap Clearinghouse on impaired-lawyer issues
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Substance Abusehttp://www.abanet.org/subabuse Standing committee that adopts policies on substance abuse for the ABA
American Civil Liberties Union Drug Policy Litigation Projecthttp://www.aclu.org Provides legal support for drug reform efforts
American Council for Drug Educationhttp://www.acde.org Substance abuse prevention and education agency
American Council on Alcoholismhttp://www.aca-usa.org A public education group about alcoholism
American Foundation for Addiction Research (AFAR)http://www.addictionresearch.com AFAR is dedicated to fostering scientific research, understanding, and disseminating the knowledge of the causes and nature of addictive disorders
American Medical Association (AMA)http://www.ama-assn.org uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues.
American Psychological Association (APA)http://www.apa.org scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States.
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)http://www.asam.org Increase access to and improve the quality of addictions treatment.
American University Justice Programs, Drug Court Clearinghouse (DCC)http://www.american.edu/justice The DCC maintains a comprehensive clearinghouse of operational and evaluative materials on adult, juvenile, family, and tribal drug courts and provides on-site technical assistance to drug court programs.
Anonymous Onehttp://www.anonymousone.com “A recovery resource like no other”
Anonymously Yours Bookstorehttp://ay12steps.com Recovery bookstore and gift shop
Arizona Prevention Resource Center (APRC)http://www.azprevention.org APRC provides technical assistance, training and resources to prevention efforts throughout Arizona.
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Programhttp://www.adam-nij.net Program tracks trends in the prevalence and types of drug use among booked arrestees in urban areas
Australian Drug Courtshttp://www.aic.gov.au/research/drugs/context/courts.html Home page of the Australian Institute of Criminology
BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Networkhttp://www.bacchusgamma.org Peer education on ATOD
Basis on Linehttp://www.basisonline.org A forum for the free exchange of information related to addiction, and public access to the latest scientific developments and resources in the field.
Be Responsible About Drinkinghttp://www.brad21.org This is a Web site organized by the parents of Brad McCue, who died of alcohol poisoning on his 21st birthday. Brad knew the „record“ number of shots drank on a 21st birthday was 23, so he drank 24 in 90 minutes. When he died a few hours later, his blood alcohol level was .44.
Bikers Against Drunk Drivinghttp://www.baddcentral.com to reduce the incidence of drunk driving and its consequences through promotion and awareness.
Bill Nye the Science Guy (Episode 34--The Brain)http://nyelabs.com Fun Web site for scientific issues
Blueprints for Violence Prevention: Center for the Study and Prevention
of Violencehttp://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints the Blueprints Initiative sets a standard for implementing exemplary, research-based violence and drug programs and for implementing these programs with fidelity to the models.
Brain Science, Addiction and Drugshttp://www.foresight.gov.uk A United Kingdom project that provides a challenging vision as to how scientific and technological advancement may impact on our understanding of addiction and drug use over the next 20 years.
Brainplacehttp://www.brainplace.com All you ever wanted to know about the brain
Buprenorphinehttp://www.buprenorphine.samhsa.gov Buprenorphine is an opioid treatment medication approved by the FDA.
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA Part of the U.S. government, BJA provides leadership and assistance in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities.
Bureau of Justice Statisticshttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs Part of the U.S. government, the Department of Justice (DOJ) provides criminal justice statistics.
California Association of Drug Court Professionals (CADCP)http://www.cadcp.org Home page of CADCP, a voluntary state organization for drug court professionals
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programshttp://www.adp.state.ca.us Leading California's strategy to reduce alcohol and other drug problems by developing, administering, and supporting prevention and treatment programs.
California Drug Court Projecthttp://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/drugcourts Home page of the California Drug Court Project, located in the Administrative Office of the Courts
California Narcotics Officers’ Association/California Department of
Justicehttp://www.stopdrugs.org Information on illegal drugs from narcotics officers
California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM)http://www.csam-asam.org Home page of physicians dedicated to improving treatment of alcoholism and other addictions
California Women’s Commission on Addictions (CWCA)http://www.cf1.org/CWCA/launch.htm The CWCA is a statewide, grassroots organization dedicated to recovery.
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)http://ccsa.ca A non-profit organization working to minimize the harm associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Caron Foundationhttp://www.caron.org Home page of addiction treatment center
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)http://www.cdc.gov The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/csap/csap.html Home page of Substance Abuse Prevention, a division of Substance Abuse, part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Center for Substance Abuse Research, University of Maryland (CESAR)http://www.cesar.umd.edu The Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR), at the University of Maryland at College Park, is dedicated to addressing the problems substance abuse creates for individuals, families, and communities.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)http://www.samhsa.gov/csat CSAT is a division of SAMHSA
Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse (CTRADA)http://med.miami.edu/ctrada/ The University of Miami's CTRADA was established to conduct psychosocial treatment research on adolescent drug abuse, from treatment development to mechanisms, evaluation, and dissemination.
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youthhttp://camy.org The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University monitors the marketing practices of the alcohol industry to focus attention and action on industry practices that jeopardize the health and safety of America‘s youth.
Centre on Addiction and Mental Health (Canada)http://www.camh.net The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's leading addiction and mental health teaching hospital.
Center on Evidence-based Interventions for Crime and Addiction (CEICA)http://www.tresearch.org/centers/ceica.htm The Center is based a Treatment Research Institute and is dedicated to using the best scientific and clinical evidence to improve treatment outcomes for substance abusing offenders
Check Yourselfhttp://www.checkyourself.org Web site for teens to determine consequences of their drug use
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)http://www.cwla.org CWLA is an association of more than 900 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist more than 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a range of services.
Children of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF)http://www.coaf.org National non-profit organization that provides a range of educational materials and services on parental substance abuse
The Children’s Placehttp://www.thechildrensplaceprogram.org Programs for children living in alcoholic/addict homes
Civic Research Institutewww.civicresearchinstitute.com Civic Research Institute is an independent publisher of reference and practice materials for professionals in criminal justice, health, social services, behavioral health, taxation, and law.
Codependents Anonymoushttp://www.codependents.org Self-help, 12-step organization to develop healthy relations
College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)http://www.cpdd.vcu.edu/ CPDD is a professional organization of scientists whose research is directed toward a better understanding of drug abuse and addiction. CPDD serves as an interface among governmental, industrial, and academic communities maintaining liaisons with regulatory and research agencies and educational, treatment, and prevention facilities in the drug abuse field.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)http://www.cadca.org CADCA is a membership organization of more than 5,000 anti-drug coalitions.
Community Tool Boxhttp://ctb.lsi.ukans.edu How to do the different tasks necessary for community health and development
Congress of State Drug Court Associationshttp://www.nadcp.org/advocacy/congress.html Recognizing that federal funding for drug courts will ultimately disappear, the Congress of State Drug Courts of the NADCP was launched in 1997 as a vehicle to empower, support and nurture leadership at the state and local levels. Comprised of two representatives from each state association, including one criminal justice professional and one treatment professional, the congress advocates for state and federal resources and funding and helps NADCP establish national policy.
Cool Spothttp://www.thecoolspot.gov/ Alcohol education for middle school children
Cornell University Medical Collegehttp://neuro.med.cornell.edu Neuroscience Web page of Cornell Medical College
Crystal Methamphetamine Anonymoushttp://www.crystalmeth.org 12-step for meth addicts
CSAP’s Fetal Alcohol Syndromehttp://www.fascenter.samhsa.gov Provides resources and information on FAS to expand the knowledge base and promote best practices
CSAT Technical Assistance Publications (TAPs)http://www.treatment.org/taps Treatment Improvement Exchange TAP information
CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs)http://www.treatment.org/externals/tips.html Treatment Improvement Exchange TIP information
Dads and Mad Moms Against Drug Dealershttp://www.dammadd.org DAMMADD will pay citizens a cash reward for any tip that leads to the arrest and successful conviction of a drug dealer.
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiativeshttp://www.dana.org/brainweb Information on the brain relating to various conditions
Davidson County (TN) Drug Courthttp://drugcourt.nashville.gov/portal/page/portal/drugCourt/home/ The website of one of the most developed drug courts in the US
Debtors Anonymoushttp://www.debtorsanonymous.org Debtors 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 compulsive debting
Driving Under the Influencehttp://www.dui.com “Everything you need to know bout DUI/DWI, Drunk Driving and Drugs
Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies (DATOS)http://www.datos.org/ DATOS was initiated in 1990 to evaluate drug abuse treatment outcomes and emerging treatment issues in the United States. Important issues include shifting public concern and expectations for treatment, changes in funding and organizing treatment programs, and significant advances in research on the neurobiological bases of addiction.
Drug Court Works http://www.drugcourtworks.com/ Authorized vendor for National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) gear. Drug Court Program Office (DCPO)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/dcpoHome page for the Drug Court Program Office, a division of the DOJ
Drug Court Technologyhttp://www.drugcourttech.org an online forum offering tools and information for drug court practitioners who are creating computer applications for their courts.
Drug Early Warning System (DEWS)http://www.dewsonline.org Provides “county snapshots” of substance abuse trends for Maryland
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)http://www.usdoj.gov/dea and http://www.justthinktwice.com/ The (DEA) enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and brings to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations and principal members of organizations, involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States; and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets.
Drug-Free Communities Support Programhttp://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/dfcs An anti-drug program Web site for community coalitions
Drug Policy Alliancehttp://www.drugpolicy.org A harm reduction organization
Drug Policy Research Center, RAND www.rand.org/multi/dprc Drug policy think tank and trends. They produce well-researched reports.
Drugscope DrugData Databasehttp://www.drugscope.org.uk/library DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs
Drug Strategieshttp://www.drugstrategies.org Non-profit research institution that promotes alternative approaches to the nation’s drug problem
DSM IVhttp://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/d4class.htmDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
Dual Diagnosis Anonymoushttp://www.swiftsite.com/mft/dda120.htm A 12-step program for people with co-occurring mental health disorders
Dual Recovery Anonymoushttp://draonline.org An independent, 12-step, self-help organization for people with a dual diagnosis
Employee Assistance Professionals Associationhttp://www.eapassn.org An international association to expand access to treatment for people supported by Employee Assistance Professionals
Ensuring Solutionshttp://www.ensuringsolutions.org Research to encourage employers, policymakers, and concerned citizens to support treatment for alcoholism
European Gateway on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictionshttp://www.elisad.uni-bremen.de Elisad - European Association of Libraries and Information Services on Alcohol and other Drugs
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addictionhttp://www.emcdda.eu.int Offers policy-makers the scientific evidence base they need for drawing up drug laws and strategies and helps professionals and researchers pinpoint best practice and new areas for analysis.
Faces and Voices of Recoveryhttp://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org Encourages people in recovery to become advocates
Femina Women’s Resourceshttp://www.femina.com (use search engine “addiction”) A search engine that deals with women
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects Legal Issues University of
Washington School of Lawhttp://depts.washington.edu/fadu/legalissues/ The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit is a research unit dedicated to the prevention, intervention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). Our main goals are to conduct research
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Databasehttp://www.fascenter.samhsa.gov/search SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Search site
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Center for Excellencehttp://www.fascenter.samhsa.gov/ The FASD Center is a Federal initiative devoted to preventing and treating FASD. This Web site provides information and resources about FASD. We also provide materials you can use to raise awareness about FASD.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Interagency Coordinating Committee NIAAAhttp://www.niaaa.nih.gov/aboutniaaa/interagency
Gam-Anonhttp://www.gam-anon.org Assistance with problem gambling
Gamblers Anonymoushttp://www.gamblersanonymous.org Self-help, 12-step group for compulsive gamblers
Gateway Recovery Center (GRC)http://gatewayrecovery.org/recovery_home/index.htm A Montana treatment program with an excellent Web site
GHB informationhttp://www.projectghb.org Information on the drug GHB, also known as liquid ecstasy, cherry meth, etc. Girls Study Group
http://girlsstudygroup.rti.org/Study of female juvenile offenders
Guide to Evidence-Based Practices on the Webhttp://www.samhsa.gov/ebpwebguide/index.asp The Web Guide provides a list of Web sites that contain information about specific evidence-based practices (EBPs) or provide comprehensive reviews of research findings.
Hawaii Meth Projecthttp://www.hawaiimethproject.org A prevention program aimed at significantly reducing first-time meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach.
Hazeldenhttp://www.hazelden.org Publisher of books on recovery
Healthy Nations Initiative http://www.uchsc.edu/ai/hni University of Colorado Health Science Center
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Preventionhttp://www.edc.org/hec U.S. Department of Education Web site for drug and alcohol prevention
Indian Health Serviceshttp://www.ihs.gov/medicalprograms/alcohol Public Health Service for American Indians’ alcoholism
Indiana Prevention Resource Center (IPRC)http://www.drugs.indiana.edu Indiana clearinghouse for prevention, technical assistance, and information about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Institute on Behavioral Researchhttp://www.ibr.tcu.edu To evaluate and improve the effectiveness of programs for reducing drug abuse and related problem
International Association of Drug Court Professionalshttp://www.iadtc.law.ecu.edu.au/ IADTC seeks to reduce substance abuse, crime and recidivism throughout the world by promoting, and advocating for, the establishment of drug courts.
International Institute for Restorative Practiceshttp://www.realjustice.org A restorative justice Web site
Johnson Institute Foundationhttp://www.jifoundation.org Improving the public’s understanding of addiction as a treatable illness
Join Together On-Linehttp://www.jointogether.org Information Web site on reducing substance abuse and gun violence
Judges Leadership Initiativehttp://consensusproject.org/jli/ Judges’ mental health/criminal justice leadership initiative was endorsed by the Conference of Chief Justices (1-18-06) to give support to mental health courts and other responses to this population
KCI The Anti-Meth Sitehttp://www.kci.org This website provides information about the methamphetamine crisis.
Latino Behavioral Health Institutehttp://www.lbhi.org LBHI’s mission is to enhance skills of persons interested or involved in providing behavioral health services to the Latino community.
Legacy Tobacco Documents Libraryhttp://legacy.library.ucsf.edu The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (LTDL) contains 7 million documents related to advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research of tobacco products.
Legal Action Center (LAC)http://www.lac.org LAC fights discrimination against people with histories of addiction, AIDS, and criminal records and advocates for sound public policies in these areas.
LifeRing Recoveryhttp://www.unhooked.com A secular, 12-step recovery program
Living Cyberhttp://www.livingcyber.org AA on line, with chat rooms
Manisses Communication Group, Inc.http://www.manisses.com Mission to provide essential information to decision makers and service providers in mental health and addiction
Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problemshttp://www.marininstitute.org Reduction of alcohol problems through environmental prevention
MedWebhttp://www.medweb.emory.edu/medweb Emory University MedWeb MedWeb is a catalog of biomedical and health-related Web sites maintained by Emory University.
Meth Action Clearinghousehttp://snipurl.com/tl2x This website has results of research and surveys, updates on federal legislation and advocacy, new releases, and other resources.
Methamphetamine Campaignhttp://www.stopdrugs.org Information on methamphetamine
Meth Information and Resource Centerhttp://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/MethResources/default.html FAQs for teens, young adults, parents and the community
Methamphetamine Lab Locatorhttp://www.methvalley.com/graphics/locator.html Find out where labs have been busted on an interactive map.
Methamphetamine Treatment Project (MTP)http://www.methamphetamine.org MTP is a multi-site initiative to study the treatment of methamphetamine dependence.
Metropolitan Atlanta Council on Alcohol and Drugs (MACAD)http://www.macad.org The Council on Alcohol and Drugs is a substance abuse prevention and education agency.
Miami Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Communityhttp://www.miamicoalition.org Miami and Dade counties community strategy site related to social issues
Miami Drug Courthttp://www.miamidrugcourt.com Home page of the country’s first drug court
Monitoring the Future Study, University of Michiganhttp://www.isr.umich.edu/src/mtf Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)http://www.madd.org A non-profit organization that focuses on the effects of drunk driving and underage drinking and supports those who are victims of those crimes
Mothers Against Methamphetaminehttp://www.mamasite.net A faith-based program for meth addicted pregnant and parenting women
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)http://www.na.org Self-help, 12-step site for addicts
National Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (NATTC)http://www.nattc.org NATTC is a nationwide, multi-disciplinary resource that draws upon the knowledge, experience, and latest work of recognized experts in the field of addictions.
National Advocates for Pregnant Womenhttp://advocatesforpregnantwomen.org Advocates for the rights of pregnant women and their children; protects pregnant women from being punished for their pregnancies
National African American Drug Policy Coalitionhttp://www.naadpc.org/ A coalition of pre-eminent African American professional organizations united to promote drug policies and laws that embrace the public health nature of drug abuse and provide a more effective and humane approach to address the chronic societal problem of drug abuse.
National Alliance for Model State Drug Lawshttp://www.natlalliance.org Legislative clearinghouse for model laws, trends in drug and alcohol abuse policies, and studies, reports, and programs
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abusehttp://www.napafasa.org Addressing AOD issues among Asian-Pacific Americans
National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA)http://www.nacoa.org/NewSearch.aspx 100,000, bibliographic abstracts and full text articles and reports which focus on drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, as well as mental health, social marketing and health communication issues.
National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholicshttp://www.whitebison.org/nanacoa Services for the Native American community
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)http://www.naatp.org Represents almost 200 not-for-profit and for-profit treatment providers
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)http://www.naadac.org NAADAC‘s mission is to lead, unify, and empower addiction-focused professionals to achieve excellence through education, advocacy, and knowledge, as well as standards of practice, ethics, professional development, and research.
National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)http://www.nadcp.org NADCP is a voluntary membership organization that promotes and advocates drug courts and providing for collection and dissemination of information, technical assistance, and mutual support to association members.
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directorshttp://www.nasadad.org NASADAD‘s purpose is to foster and support the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every state.
National Black Alcoholism & Addictions Councilhttp://www.nbacinc.org Prevention and treatment of black alcoholism and alcohol abuse
National Center for State Courts (NCSC)http://www.ncsconline.org The NCSC is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of justice.
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
(CASA)http://www.casacolumbia.org Informs Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives.
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfarehttp://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/ NCSACW's goals are to develop and implement a comprehensive program of information gathering and dissemination, to provide technical assistance, and to develop knowledge that promotes effective practice, organizational, and system changes at the local, state, and national levels
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)http://www.health.org NCADI is the world‘s largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Culture and
Prevention: Putting Down Rootshttp://www.health.org/multicul Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate materials and resources to prevent or reduce substance abuse.
National Commission Against Drunk Drivinghttp://www.ncadd.com National, independent and unifying force among public and private sectors in order to advance effective solutions to the drunk driving problem.
National Conference of State Legislatureshttp://www.ncsl.org Collects data on substance abuse parity laws
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcarehttp://www.nccbh.org Trade association of mental health and substance abuse providers
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)http://www.ncadd.org NCADD advocates prevention, intervention, and treatment through offices in New York and Washington and a nationwide network of affiliates.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)http://www.ncjrs.org NCJRS is a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people around the country and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control.
National Drug Court Institute (NDCI)http://www.NDCI.org Promoting education, research, and scholarships for drug courts and other court-based intervention programs
National Drug Strategy Network (NDSN)www.ndsn.org News stories, journal articles, research, legislation and regulations in support of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
National Evaluation Data and Technical Assistance Centerhttp://neds.calib.com/index.cfm To increase scientifically-based analyses that answer vital questions in the substance abuse treatment field
National Families in Actionhttp://www.nationalfamilies.org Their mission is to help families and communities prevent drug use among children by promoting policies based on science.
National GAINS Centerwww.gainscenter.samhsa.gov A national center for the collection and dissemination of information about effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders who come in contact with the criminal justice system.
National Health Information Center (NHIC)http://nhic-nt.health.org NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN)http://www.hispanicscience.org dedicated to improving the health of Hispanics by 1) increasing the amount and quality of interdisciplinary translational research on drug abuse; and 2) fostering the development of Hispanic scientists in drug abuse research.
National Household Survey on Drug Abusehttp://www.samhsa.gov/oas/p0000016.htm SAMHSA‘s National Household Survey on Drug Abuse is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the U.S.
National Inhalants Prevention Coalition (NIPC)http://www.inhalants.org NIPC is a public/private effort to promote awareness and recognition of the under- publicized problem of inhalant use.
National Institute of Mental Healthhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal government's principal biomedical and behavioral research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)http://www.niaaa.nih.gov NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)http://www.nida.nih.gov NIDA‘s mission is to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
NIDA Club Drugshttp://www.clubdrugs.org Information on drugs used by young adults at all-night dance parties
NIDA Marijuanahttp://www.marijuana-info.org Resources regarding marijuana use, its effects, and treatment
NIDA Steroidshttp://www.steroidabuse.org Information on steroids and their effects and largest non-profit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij NIJ is the research and development agency of the DOJ and is the only federal agency solely dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)http://www.nih.gov NIH sponsors research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
National Library of Medicine (Medline)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information.
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)http://www.nmha.org NMHA fights the stigma surrounding substance abuse and mental health. It is the country’s oldest
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)http://www.nofas.org Information on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practiceshttp://nrepp.samhsa.gov/index.htm A searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders.
National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abusehttp://www.uwstout.edu/solutions/ces/ruralaoda/ A forum for rural AOD professionals to exchange information
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaignhttp://www.theantidrug.com and http://www.mediacampaign.org A multi-lingual prevention Web site
Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatmenthttp://www.niatx.net/ A partnership between The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation‘s Paths to Recovery program, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment‘s Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention (STAR) program, and a number of independent addiction treatment organizations.
New Leaf Treatment Centerhttp://www.nltc.com Website of the New Leaf Treatment Center in Lafayette California. Private drug treatment, run by Dr. S. Alex Stalcup M.D., as well as providing training and expert witness testimony.
New South Wales, Australia, Drug Courthttp://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/drugcrt Home page for one of Australia’s drug courts
Neuroscience for Kidshttp://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html Neuroscience for Kids is for all students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system.
Neurosciences on the Internethttp://www.neuroguide.com A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet
Office of Justice Programs Drug Court Clearinghousewww.american.edu/spa/justice/drugcourts.html Planning, implementing, managing and evaluating drug court programs
Office of Juvenlile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)www.ojjdp.org Facts and figures on juvenile delinquency, publications, and self-help email.
Office of Perinatal Substance Abuse, State of California (OPSA)http://www.adp.cahwnet.gov/perinatal/perinatal.shtml OPSA oversees a statewide network of approximately 288 publicly funded perinatal alcohol and drug treatment programs that annually serve more than 37,600 pregnant and parenting women accompanied by approximately 56,400 children.
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (OSDFS)http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs OSDFS supports efforts to create safe schools, respond to crises, prevent drug and alcohol abuse, ensure the health and well being of students, and teach students good citizenship and character.
The Other Bar http://www.otherbar.org The Other Bar is a network of volunteer lawyers and judges who deal with alcoholism and chemical dependency on a personal and absolutely confidential basis by providing on-going assistance and support.
Overeaters Anonymoushttp://www.overeatersanonymous.org Self-help, 12-step site for compulsive overeaters
Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (PSATTC)http://www.attc.ucsd.edu PSATTC at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), assists service systems and institutions in developing capacities for addressing substance use disorders within the populations they serve.
Pain and Chemical Dependencyhttp://www.painandchemicaldependency.org Site for a series of conferences on pain and chemical dependency
Partners for Substance Abuse Preventionhttp://www.samhsa.gov/preventionpartners A virtual meeting place for those involved in substance abuse prevention
Partnership for a Drug-Free Americahttp://www.drugfreeamerica.org The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a non-profit coalition of professionals from the communications industry whose mission is to help teens reject substance abuse.
Partnership for Preventionhttp://www.prevent.org Provides employers with evidence-based information on employee health and productivity and how to address AOD use
Physicians and Lawyers for National Drug Policyhttp://www.plndp.org Provides a non-partisan platform for expressing and disseminating informed, evidence-based professional opinion on policies and practices relating to substance abuse.
Project Cork Databasehttp://www.projectcork.org/database_search The CORK database includes over 51,000 items on substance abuse, indexed by over 400 terms.
Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (PILOTS) Databasehttp://www.ncptsd.org/publications/pilots An electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events.
Quitnet (Stop Smoking)http://www.quitnet.org Information on how to quit smoking
Rational Recoveryhttp://www.rational.org “Alternative” self-help group based on “Rational Emotive Therapy”
Rebecca Projecthttp://rebeccaproject.org/aboutus.php National legal and advocacy organization for families struggling with the intersecting issues of economic marginality, substance abuse, access to family-based treatment, and the criminal justice system.
Recovery Chathttp://www.recoverychat.com An online chat room for recovering people or those whom they affect
Recovery Emporiumhttp://www.recoveryemporium.com Providing AA and 12-step group members with resources, links, feature articles, automated daily readings, medallions, and gift items
Research Institute on Addiction (RIA)http://www.ria.org RIA is a research center of the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, and a national leader in the study of alcohol and substance abuse issues.
Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF)http://www.rwjf.org RWJF was established as a national philanthropy in 1972 and today is the largest U.S. foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans.
S-Anon International Family Groupshttp://www.sanon.org Self-help, 12-step group for people affected by someone’s sex-addicted behavior
San Francisco Medical Societyhttp://www.sfms.org The San Francisco Medical Society is a non-profit organization comprising more than 1,500 physician members and 15 staff members that advocate the interests of San Francisco physicians and their patients in the interest of public health.
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatmenthttp://www.sbirt.samhsa.gov/ A comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders
Search Institute: Pracrtical Research Benefiting Children and Youthwww.search-institute.org Practical strategies for identifying and building developmental assets in the community for children and teens
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS)http://www.secularhumanism.org/sos “Alternative” self-help group based on “secular humanism”
Sex Addicts Anonymoushttp://www.saa-recovery.org Self-help, 12-step program for sex addicts
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymoushttp://www.slaafws.org Self-help, 12-step program for sex/love addicts
Sexaholics Anonymoushttp://www.sa.org Self-help, 12-step program for sexaholics
Sexual Compulsives Anonymoushttp://www.sca-recovery.org Self-help, 12-step program for sexual compulsives
Smoke-Free Familieshttp://www.smokefreefamilies.org A national program working to identify and disseminate evidence-based approaches to improving smoking cessation rates during pregnancy
The Smokers Quitlinehttp://www.quitnet.org Information on how to quit smoking
Smoking and Health Databasehttp://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/search The CDC Office of Smoking and Health is responsible for leading and coordinating strategic efforts aimed at preventing tobacco use among youth, promoting smoking cessation among youth and adults, protecting nonsmokers from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and eliminating tobacco-related health disparities.
Sober City Online Recoverhttp://www.sobercity.com A virtual online community to support people suffering from alcoholism and addiction
Sober Dykeshttp://www.soberdykes.org Recovery page for lesbians
Sober Housinghttp://www.soberhouses.com A national directory of sober housing
Sober Living/Sober Clubshttp://www.clubsoba.com A network of sober living and sober clubbing sites.
Society for Neuroscience Education Programhttp://www.sfn.org World‘s largest organization of scientists and physicians dedicated to understanding the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system
Society for Neuroscience Brain Briefingshttp://www.sfn.org/briefings Information on neuroscience for the lay audience
Society for Prevention Research (SPR)http://www.preventionresearch.org The Society for Prevention Research seeks to advance science-based prevention programs and policies through empirical research.
Stop Impaired Driving (NHTSA)www.stopimpaireddriving.org National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website on impaired driving
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)http://www.saddonline.com To provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, drunk driving, drug abuse, and other destructive decisions
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archivehttp://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA Access to substance abuse and mental health research data
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)http://www.samhsa.gov SAMHSA is the federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
SAMHSA Drug Abuse Statisticshttp://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov Provides the latest national data on alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse
SAMHSA FAS Preventionhttp://prevention.samhsa.gov/faspartners Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention materials
SAMHSA National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practiceshttp://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov A searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders.
SAMHSA Prevention On-Linehttp://www.samhsa.gov/centers/clearinghouse/clearinghouses.html SAMHSA information clearinghouses links
SAMHSA Prevention Pathwayshttp://preventionpathways.samhsa.gov Information on prevention programs, program implementation, evaluation technical assistance, on-line courses, and a wealth of other prevention resources
SAMHSA Substance Abuse Treatment Locaterhttp://findtreatment.samhsa.gov Find the right drug abuse treatment program or alcohol abuse treatment program.
Substance Abuse Forumhttp://www.medhelp.org/forums/addiction/wwwboard.html A question and answer room “staffed” by addiction doctors
Substance Abuse and Information Database (SAID)http://said.dol.gov Interactive database providing a one-stop source of information with summaries and full text of materials relating to workplace substance abuse issues.
Toronto Drug Treatment Courthttp://www.torontodrugtreatmentcourt.ca Toronto’s home page for drug court
Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC)http://www.tasc-il.org TASC is a not-for-profit Illinois agency that specializes in social service delivery and technology.
Treatment Improvement Exchangehttp://www.treatment.org Funded by CSAT and SAMHSA to provide access to Treatment Improvement Protocols and Technical Assistance Protocols
Tribal Healing to Wellness Courtshttp://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/drug_court.htm
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)http://www.unodc.org UNODC works to educate the world about the dangers of drug abuse.
University of California, Los Angeles Integrated Substance Abuse Program
(ISAP)http://www.uclaisap.org ISAP coordinates substance abuse research and treatment under the authority of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital (NPI&H).
Web of Addictionshttp://www.well.com/user/woa The Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions.
Wheeler Center for the Neurobiology of Addictionhttp://www.ucsf.edu/cnba The Wheeler Center for the Neurobiology of Addiction has brought together core faculty in cellular, molecular, and systems neurosciences to explore and identify the neural circuits, molecular targets, and biochemical actions that help drugs of abuse take command of the brain.
White Bisonhttp://www.whitebison.org/prisons/ The Medicine Wheel and 12 Step program was developed to provide a culturally appropriate 12 Step recovery support program for Native American people in prison.
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation‘s drug control program.
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resourceshttp://www.uhs.wisc.edu/wch Develops, produces, and disseminates educational materials, offers prevention services, and provides information throughout Wisconsin
Wisconsin/Michigan State Brain Collectionshttp://www.neurophys.wisc.edu/www/neurosci.html Links to other Neuroscience Resource Web sites
Women for Sobriety, Inc.http://www.womenforsobriety.org A non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome alcoholism and other addictions
Women in Recoveryhttp://www.womeninrecovery.com Home page of a residential recovery home for women
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