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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 >
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
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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 >
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 >
This online checkup provides players with the truth about some illegal drugs and the dangers to users' health.... Details >
This page links to information sheets about drugs. Topics include alcohol, cocaine/crack, ecstasy, steroids, tobacco, and more.... Details >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Information on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, and club drugs that is written for girls.... Details >
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 >
This fact sheet provides information on current Federal policy regarding smoked marijuana as medicine. ... Details >
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 >
This guide provides information and help for parents trying to raise drug-free children. Features include: advice, tips, information, documents and links.... Details >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Teens offer advice about drug use and drug abuse prevention to their peers.... Details >
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