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Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention: The Parent Connection  External Link

Two of the biggest concerns parents have when they send their sons and daughters to college are whether they will be safe, and whether they will do well academically. Both of those concerns are legit... Details >

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention  External Link

Club Drugs Information  External Link

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  External Link

Drug Abuse and Substance Abuse Information - Partnership for a Drug-Free America  External Link

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  External Link

Drug Bulletins - Narcotic Educational Foundation of America  External Link

This page links to drug articles and bulletins free of charge to any parent, teacher or member of the community who might have questions or concerns about the dangers of controlled substance abuse. ... Details >

Narcotic Educational Foundation of America  External Link

Drugs and Pregnancy  External Link

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  External Link

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 >

U.S. Department of Justice

Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free: A How-to Guide for Parents and Caregivers

Also available in: Spanish 

Whether you are a parent, grandparent or any other person who cares about a child’s future, we thank you for your interest in preventing drug abuse. It’s hard for us to imagine that a child we love co... Details >

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Marijuana: The Facts   External Link

Get the facts on marijuana and how the Alliance is working hard state by state to educate lawmakers and to make cannabis available for medicinal purposes for seriously ill people. ... Details >

Drug Policy Alliance  External Link

Marijuana's Adverse Effects  External Link

Also available in: Spanish   External Link

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  External Link

Medical Marijuana Reality Check

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House