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Following are the URLs of just a few web sites that provide information on a variety of alcohol and other drug issues. You can also perform a Search to the right on a particular keyword. Relevant pages containing your keyword from the URLs below will be found for you.

• Alcoholics Anonymous
  Alcoholics 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 alcoholism.
  
  
• American Cancer Society
  The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.
  
  
• American Foundation for Addiction Research (AFAR)
  ARF provides current information on alcohol and other drugs, learning opportunities for people with job responsibilities relating to the field of alcohol and other drug abuse, and research.
  
  
• American Lung Association
  The American Lung Association fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.
  
  
• American Substance Abuse Professionals Inc.
  Among other services, American Substance Abuse Professionals Inc. provides online SAP qualification training per 281 (c) of DOT CFR 49 Part 40 regulations.
  
  
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
  The mission of the AAMC is to improve the health of the public by enhancing the effectiveness of academic medicine.
  
  
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
  This site provides current information from the National Action Network about the issue of tobacco and youth. Also included is current information about tobacco legislation.
  
  
• Caron Foundation
  This is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide an enlightened, caring community in which all those affected by the sickness of addiction may begin a new life. The foundation provides rehabilitation services for adults, adolescents and families who are suffering from chemical dependency and related addictions.
  
  
• Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
  The CSPI coordinates initiatives to reduce the devastating health and social consequences of drinking as it focuses primarily on advertisements, taxes and warning labels.
  
  
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
  CSAP's goal is to provide national leadership in the federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug problems.
  
  
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
  This federal agency works cooperatively across the treatment spectrum to identify, develop and support policies, approaches and programs to enhance and expand treatment services.
  
  
• Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
  CASA is a unique think/action tank that brings together all of the professional disciplines needed to study and combat all forms of substance abuse as they affect society.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  This site links individuals to the nation's prevention agency. The CDC's mission is "to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability."
  
  
• Connecticut Clearinghouse
  This resource center provides information about alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and related issues affecting mental health and wellness.
  
  
• Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
  D.A.R.E. works to give youth the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs and violence.
  
  
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  The DEA enforces the nation's laws and regulations related to controlled substances.
  
  
• Greenville Family Partnership
  This site is designed to assist families, schools, communities and businesses in keeping kids off drugs through education and information.
  
  
• Hazelden
  Hazelden is a non-profit organization that provides high-quality, affordable rehabilitation, education, prevention, professional services and publications regarding chemical dependency and related disorders.
  
  
• Imagine That
  "Imagine That" is an improvisational theatre troupe consisting of high school students from Spartanburg County who perform throughout South Carolina at schools, churches, conferences, group homes and other organizations in an effort to communicate critical messages on various issues to youth and adults through eye-opening dramatic presentations.
  
  
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
  The IHS is an agency of the Public Health Service that provides health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
  
  
• Indiana Prevention Resource Center
  This resource center is a statewide clearinghouse for technical assistance on prevention and information about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
  
  
• Injury Control Resource Information Network
  This site links individuals to agencies, resources, education and training.
  
  
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan
  This site provides access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data, including data on substance abuse and mental health.
  
  
• Internet Mental Health
  This group's goal is to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness throughout the world.
  
  
• Join Together Online
  This is a resource center and meeting place for communities working to reduce the harms associated with the use of illicit drugs as well as the excessive use of alcohol and tobacco.

• Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
  The Marin Institute works to create an environment that helps individuals make healthy choices and require responsible action from government and business.
  
  
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
  MADD is a non-profit organization that aims to stop drunk driving and to support the victims of this violent crime.
  
  
• Narcotics Anonymous
  Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts.
  
  
• National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
  NAADAC is the largest national organization representing the interests of alcoholism and drug abuse professionals in the nation. The NAADAC web page contains information on current legislation, certification and membership.
  
  
• National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
  NASADAD's purpose is to foster and support the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs in every state.

• National Cancer Institute
  The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and their families.
  
  
• National Cancer Institute: Smoke-Free Kids
  Smoke-Free Kids is a site designed to encourage kids to participate in sports to maintain physical fitness and resist pressures to smoke.
  
  
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
  This is an electronic communication system dedicated to exchanging ideas and information concerning alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug problem prevention.
  
  
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc.
  This voluntary health organization provides education, information, help and hope in the fight against the chronic, often fatal, disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions.
  
  
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
  This site provides links related to crime, correction and drugs.
  
  
• National Families in Action
  This organization provides accurate drug information to parents and young people. Features of this site include "Ask the experts" and a cultural connection to other ethnic groups working in the area of substance abuse prevention.
  
  
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  NIMH conducts and supports research nationwide on mental illness and mental health, including studies of the brain, behavior and mental health services.
  
  
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical research on the causes, consequences, treatment and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
  
  
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  NIDA brings the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
  
  
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  NIH is one of the foremost biomedical research centers and the federal focal point for biomedical research in the United States.
  
  
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  NLM is the world's largest library dealing with a single scientific/professional topic, carrying more than 4.5 million holdings.
  
  
• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
  This clearinghouse specializes in information on drug-use trends, drug-related crime issues and national drug-control policy.
  
  
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America
  The purpose of the Partnership is to reduce the demand for illegal drugs by changing public attitudes about drugs and making drug use less acceptable and glamorous. This site provides specific drug information, the most frequently asked questions on drug-related topics, and resources for parents.
  
  
• Prevention File
  This site includes reports in current research, field experiences, public policy applications, innovation, trends and strategies concerned with reducing health and safety problems arising from alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.

• Prevention Pathways Online Courses
  In support of establishing core competencies, the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention offers free online prevention courses
  
  
• Race Against Drugs (RAD)
  RAD is a drug prevention education program aimed at educating today's youth about the dangers of substance abuse.
  
  
• Sober.Com
  This organization provides prevention and recovery information, interaction and support concerning substance use and abuse, addiction to alcohol and other drugs, and behavioral and mental health problems. The network provides these services through a television and radio network, online services and a national help line.
  
  
• Schick Shadel Hospital
  This site provides information from a leader in the treatment of alcoholism and other chemical dependencies.
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  SAMHSA ensures that quality substance abuse and mental health services are available to the people who need them, and that prevention and treatment knowledge is used more effectively in the general health care system. This site also provides access to the home pages of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and Center for Mental Health Services.
  
  
• Texas Youth Commission Office of Prevention
  This site offers a worldwide directory of programs, research, references and resources dedicated to the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children.
  
  
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted to health care.
  
  
• U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
  The Safe and Drug-Free Schools program is the federal government's primary vehicle for reducing alcohol, tobacco and other use and violence among youth through education and prevention activities in our nation's schools.
  
  
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
  DHHS is the principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
  
  
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  The FDA is a consumer protection agency that ensures that all food, medicines and cosmetics are labeled truthfully with the information that people need to use them properly.
  
  
• Web of Addictions
  This site provides a listing of fact sheets related to alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and general substance abuse issues.
  
  
• Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
  As part of the University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources provides educational materials and training information.