CESAR
Center for Substance Abuse Research
About the nature and extent of substance abuse, its
prevention and treatment, and its relation to other problems.
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Close to Home
Six real-life stories and a 13-issue
soap opera comic book about young people dealing with substance
abuse and addiction.
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Prevline
Web site by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services and SAMHA's National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and Drug Information.
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Drugnet
The drug and alcohol treatment and
prevention global network.
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The National Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence.
Founded in 1944
by Marty Mann, the first woman to find long-term sobriety in
Alcoholics Anonymous, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and
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National Institute on Drug abuse
Information on drugs for students and
young adults,parents and teachers, and researchers and health
professionals.
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Web of Addictions
A resource for teachers, students and
others who needed factual information about abused drugs.
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Institute of Alcohol Studies
Aims to increase knowledge of alcohol
and the social and health consequences of its misuse, and to
encourage and support the adoption of effective measures for the
management and prevention of alcohol-related problems.
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TeensHealth
Articles and resources on smoking,
alcohol and drug abuse.
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Suspicionless Drug Testing in Schools
Discusses the rationale and the issues of drug
testing in schools.
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Drug
Testing Fails Our Youth
This web site provides resources for parents,
caregivers, educators, coaches and other concerned adults to oppose
their school's proposed drug testing programs.
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Why Drug Tests Flunk
By Online journal Salon.com Life.
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Drug Testing. ERIC Digest
Discusses the current status of drug use in schools,
legal questions regarding drug testing, its safe application, its
impact on students, and its alternatives.
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Schools
Need Consent for Drug Tests
BBC article on drug testing in U.K. schools.
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Random Drug Testing in U.K. Schools
Reuters article about Tony Blair ordering random drug testing in
U.K. schools.
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Medical Use of Cannabis
Medical use of cannabis is regarded as
an important issue for drug policies in Europe. Awareness of the
substance's therapeutic properties is growing, with different
degrees of action, in Belgium, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands,
Switzerland and the UK.
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