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This publication is designed to help adolescents recognize and deal with their or a peer's substance abuse problem. The brochure answers the questions like how to tell if a friend has a drug problem, ... Details >

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

This brochure gives parents a general overview of inhalant abuse among young people, including which household products are commonly abused, the health effects of inhalant abuse, how to recognize symp... Details >

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

This web site was launched as part of a public/private national multimedia public education initiative designed to alert the public to the dangers of anabolic steroids use. The information at this sit... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

Although Asians and Pacific Islanders made up almost 4 percent of the U.S. population in 1999, less than 1 percent of all admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities in the 1999 Treatment Episo... Details >

SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center, Center for Mental Health Services

This is the teacher's guide for the "Mind Over Matter" series. This exciting new neuroscience education series, developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National In... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

Suggestions for young people on how to decide if a parent or caregiver has an alcohol or drug problem. If there is a problem there's advice on what to do to feel better, even if the parent never stops... Details >

Children of Alcoholics Foundation  

This brochure advises young people on how to help a friend who may have a substance abuse problem. It answers questions such as: How can I tell if my friend has a drinking or other drug problem? What ... Details >

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Parents, health professionals and community workers can find information about effective strategies for preventing drug use, and keeping drugs out of neighborhoods and schools. Includes also a link t... Details >

Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House

The Drug-Free Workplace Advisor provides information to businesses about how to establish and maintain an alcohol- and drug-free workplace. This Advisor also provides information about the Drug-Free W... Details >

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

This section lists selected summaries from NIDA funded research projects that investigate the epidemiology, etiology, and prevention research. The summaries provided were selected from recent issues o... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

This page links to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about alcohol routinely received by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Questions cover what alcoholism is, which medications t... Details >

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health

This interactive teen-targeted Web site promotes drug-free lifestyles and presents science-based facts about drug abuse. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) created the Fre... Details >

Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House

This general overview provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviews the affects of drinking alcohol, impact of excessive alcohol use, and suggested and legal drinking levels for w... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Al-Anon and Alateen meetings are held in most communities to help families of alcoholics. Search these listings to find information and meetings held locally and throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puert... Details >

Al-Anon Family Groups, Inc.  

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

Use these resources to learn more about how a mother's or dad's drinking or drug problem can affect you and how to cope with the problem and your feelings about it.... Details >

Children of Alcoholics Foundation  

The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (formerly Drugs & Society) presents rigorous new studies and research on ethnicity and cultural variation in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse.... Details >

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Also available in: Spanish   

Like tobacco, marijuana contains many chemicals that can hurt the lungs and cause cancer. Learn more about the drug's side affects.... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

This document is a compilation of scientific information on methamphetamine. The information contained in this document is designed to inform readers about the harmful effects of methamphetamine abuse... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

The Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September.It aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of... Details >

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Spanish 

This site provides a listing of science based fact sheets on drug abuse and addiction. By calling 1-888-644-6432 (1-888-NIH-NIDA), you can receive fact sheets by fax or mail, or listen to recorded mes... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

NIDA Notes is a newsletter that reports on treatment and prevention research, epidemiology, neuroscience, behavioral research, health services research, and AIDS. Topics reported on include clinical t... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and PREVLINE is the name of its multi-faceted online inform... Details >

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

To more fully understand the challenges faced by states and communities as they strive to fully integrate children with co-occurring developmental disabilities and emotional and/or substance abuse dis... Details >

Office on Disability, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

You notice unexplained changes in physical appearance or behavior, it may be a sign of substance use – or it could be a sign of another problem. This article provides an overview of signs of abuse rel... Details >

Partnership for a Drug-Free America  

This page links to information on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities.... Details >

National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, Inc.  

This brief fact sheet describes the effects of substance abuse on minority women.... Details >

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

American Indians and Alaska Natives suffer disproportionately from substance use disorders compared with other racial groups in the United States. This report examines the rates of substance use and s... Details >

Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA

Inhalants, sniffed for a "high," include many chemicals found in consumer products. Even one-time use has resulted in death. This article reviews possible side effects of using inhalants.... Details >

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

This document links to a national directory of drug abuse and alcoholism treatment programs and related hotlines.... Details >

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network  

This list includes state agencies serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who may have substance abuse or mental health problems.... Details >

National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, Inc.  

Today, more than 4 million women in this country use drugs. Women of all ages, races and cultures..... Women just like your best friend, your sister, your co-worker, or your daughter....Women just lik... Details >

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health