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This site, part of HHS' National Women's Health Information Center, provides girls ages 10-16 with information on fitness, nutrition, stress management, disabilities, chronic illness, relationships wi... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Browse this site for information related to the programs and services of the Center for drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). Includes data, research findings, regulations, career opportunities at CDER... Details >

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Also available in: Spanish 

The AIDSinfo Drug Database provides fact sheets on HIV/AIDS related drugs. The fact sheets describe the drug's use, pharmacology, side effects, and other information. The database includes approved an... Details >

AIDSinfo

This page presents facts about alcohol- and other drug-related birth defects. Information cover use of alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy, incidence/prevalence of alcohol and other drug-related ... Details >

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.  

This online checkup provides players with the truth about some illegal drugs and the dangers to users' health.... Details >

Do It Now Foundation  

This page links to information sheets about drugs. Topics include alcohol, cocaine/crack, ecstasy, steroids, tobacco, and more.... Details >

American Council for Drug Education  

Prescription drug advertisements can provide useful information for consumers to work with their health care providers to make wise decisions about treatment. Learn about correct and incorrect version... Details >

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The term "club drugs" usually refers to those substances that are sometimes associated with the dance club and rave culture of the last decade. Find out more information about the drugs listed under t... Details >

Drug Policy Alliance  

This advisory from the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to community leaders, parents and the general public addresses the "alarming increases in the popularity of some very dangerous ... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

The drug information sheets posted on this site provides basic information about medications recently approved by the FDA.... Details >

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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 >

Consumers Union  

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 >

Partnership for a Drug-Free America  

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 >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

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 >

American Council for Drug Education  

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 >

U.S. Department of Justice

This page presents frequently asked questions about drugs. Answers include information on what alcoholism means, how a person can get help for an alcohol problem, what a safe level of drinking is, whe... Details >

National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention  

As a parent, you have the power to prevent your child or teenager from using and abusing alcohol and other drugs. Talk with your children about what drugs are, the dangers in using them, and what they... Details >

National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention  

This page presents the most frequently asked questions and answers on drug-free workplace issues. Each answer provides links to more detailed information about the topic found elsewhere on the Working... Details >

Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace, U.S. Department of Labor

This news release announces the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a combination of the drugs Hycamptin and cisplatin as the first treatment for late-stage cervical cancer when surg... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

This news release announces the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Prezista for adults infected with HIV who have not responded to treatment with other antiretroviral drugs. It is i... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

This news release announces the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Wellbutrin XL to prevent major depressive episodes in patients with a history of seasonal affective disorder (SAD)... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

This page provides answers to frequently asked questions concerning the new Medicare drug benefit. Questions include what drugs Medicare will pay for, what drugs the drug plans will cover, how to file... Details >

Families USA  

Information on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, and club drugs that is written for girls.... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This article explains how substance abuse affects more people than the user, and supports friends and family in dealing with their loved one's problems. Provides tips on helping the user.... Details >

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

This resource, specifically written for African American parents and caregivers, includes information about marijuana and other illicit drugs. It also discusses challenges that parents face, how paren... Details >

Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House

This fact sheet provides information on current Federal policy regarding smoked marijuana as medicine. ... Details >

Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House

This is the online source for information about METH prevention activities across Indian Country and across the United States.... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The National Drug Control Strategy is the Federal government's plan to reduce the Nation's drug use and its consequences. This report documents the program's progress, details plans for the future, an... Details >

Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House

This guide provides information and help for parents trying to raise drug-free children. Features include: advice, tips, information, documents and links.... Details >

National Families in Action  

The NCI Drug Dictionary contains technical definitions and synonyms for more than 500 agents that are being used in the treatment of patients with cancer or cancer-related conditions.... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Browse this site for a listing of material -- research monographs, brochures, fact sheets, newsletters, posters, and videos -- available from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Ordering information... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

This series of reports simplifies the science of research findings for the educated lay public, legislators, educational groups, and practitioners. The series reports on research findings of national ... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

Teenagers can browse through this site to find answers to questions about drugs and drug abuse among their peers. Find out how you can help or get help for a friend with a drug problem.... Details >

Partnership for a Drug-Free America  

Kids can solve this word quiz and learn the truth about drug abuse. This page is designed especially for Native American children but can benefit all kids.... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Sara's Quest is a science-based drug abuse educational game. Players search out the correct answers to questions about how marijuana affects the brain. You get a free poster if you complete the "qu... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

It is important to watch for any significant changes in your child's physical appearance, personality, attitude or behavior. This site provides information about some of the signs, including drug spe... Details >

American Council for Drug Education  

This national research and education public-private partnership initiative was launched to combat the increasing use of club drugs by young adults at all-night dance parties such as "raves" or "trance... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

Although such topics as the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs are emotionally charged, they are a natural and necessary part of communicating process you have with your child. This document provides t... Details >

American Council for Drug Education  

Steroids are used to treat certain diseases, but some people use them to enhance muscle mass and athletic performance. This fact sheet focuses on teens and steroids, summarizing the side effects and r... Details >

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

This page offers information on how to focus on ways to prevent drug abuse and drug problems, even if universal abstinence cannot be achieved.... Details >

Drug Policy Alliance  

Learn about the dangers of inhalants in this article for kids. Learn what it is, how it's used and what it does to you.... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

Teens offer advice about drug use and drug abuse prevention to their peers.... Details >

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.  

Solve the word puzzle to find out what drug-free kids can do and become. This page is designed especially for Native American children but can benefit all kids.... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Drug-free workplace programs do more than just rid the workplace of alcohol and other drugs—they significantly contribute to the creation of alcohol- and drug-free families, schools and communities. T... Details >

Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace, U.S. Department of Labor

Working Partners offers a variety of resources, such as brochures, presentation materials, articles and fact sheets, and posters, to help employers provide drug and alcohol education in the workplace.... Details >

Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace, U.S. Department of Labor