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Dictionary of Street Drug Slang 
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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Drug Facts: Office of National Drug Control Policy
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 Information Pathfinder
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
Drug Information Summaries - National Cancer Institute
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 >
DrugDigest
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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Drugs and Pregnancy
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 >
Drugs at FDA
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
Drugs of Abuse
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 >
FAQ: Drugs
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 >
FAQ: Parent Talk (Drugs)
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 >