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If you're at high risk of breast cancer, preventive medication — chemoprevention — may be an option. Two drugs — tamoxifen (Nolvadex) and raloxifene (Evista) — now have official Food and Drug Administ... Details >
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 >
If you are smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, or using marijuana or other illicit substances, try out this expense calculator and see how much money you could be spending on something else! ... 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