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This page links to easy-to-read drug reviews on more than 1000 name-brand and generic medicines, including the top 200 most prescribed medications. Each review contains comparative, unbiased, evaluati... Details >
Search this site for online assistance in finding basic definitions for some general terms, symbols and acronyms related to substance abuse.... Details >
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This site provides access to a compilation of information about illicit drugs and illicit drug use among the Nation's youth. Includes a comprehensive drug information database that provides: slang nam... Details >
Cocaine, Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (Ecstasy), methadone, methamphetamine, Rohypnol, club drugs, crack, hallucinogens, OxyContin, steroids--fact sheets on these an... Details >
Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Drug approvals, purchasing drugs on the Internet, clinical trials, dietary supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, generic drugs, drug safety--all of these are found on this pathfinder. It's an en... Details >
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The National Cancer Institute's drug information summaries provide consumer-friendly information about certain drugs that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat cancer or... Details >
An online resource where users can learn more about drugs, dietary supplements and drug interactions; find out how the drug they are taking compares with others like it; and get information about the ... Details >
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For a pregnant woman, drug abuse is doubly dangerous. First, drugs may harm her own health, interfering with her ability to support the pregnancy. Second, some drugs can directly impair prenatal devel... Details >
This is a catalog of FDA-approved drug products that includes approved and tentatively approved prescription, over-the-counter, and discontinued drugs as well as drug approval letters, labels, and rev... Details >
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The focus of this publication is the physiological effects of drug abuse. It discusses a variety of both controlled and illegal drugs including narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, stero... Details >