Professional resources

Home pages, more links, & conference information

Addiction Research Foundation bibliographies
http://www.arf.org/isd/bib/list.html

Selected bibliographies from ARF Library materials


Addiction Treatment Forum
http://www.atforum.com/atforum/issues.html

A news forum containing addiction issues and articles


Advocates for the Betterment of Addiction Treatment and Education
http://www.nordexent.com/abate/
A site that supports, promotes, and advocates addiction treatment and education programs, services, and strategies; includes links to legislation on treatment and recovery resources


Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention resources
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/resources/other_resources.html
Additional links to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention resources


American Council for Drug Education
http://www.acde.org/
A substance abuse prevention and education organization that develops programs and materials based on scientific research


American Society of Addiction Medicine
http://www.asam.org/
An organization devoted to improving medical addiction treatment


Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
http://www.ccsa.ca/default.htm (links)

An organizational site that addresses the dangers of drug use


The Center for Mental Health Services
http://www.mentalhealth.org/
Additional links to substance abuse and mental health issues, provided by the
Knowledge Exchange Network


Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
http://www.cadca.org/
An anti-drug coalition of organizations with links to additional information and
resources 


Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice
The DEA site that emphasizes its mission to enforce US controlled substance laws and regulations; includes programs, statistics, and publications


Food & Drug Administration: drug information
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/default.htm

Information on products that the FDA and Center for Drug Evaluation & Research regulate


InterFaith Health Program (ihpnet)
http://www.ihpnet.org/4health.html
Additional links, including health reference, medical & behavioral resources, health guides, and more, provided by the Interfaith Health Program


Indiana Prevention Resource Center
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/publications/iprc/home.html
Additional links to professional prevention publications and articles, provided by Indiana University 


International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP)
http://www.icap.org/
Additional links to ICAP reports on alcohol abuse and scientific information; also contains conference information

Internet links for addictions specialists
http://www.tecinfo.com/~dcmhs/addlink.htm

Additional links to drug addiction sites


The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
http://www.mind.net/cns/jpd.htm
A quarterly periodical containing information on psychoactive drug use and abuse, including analysis, field developments, and treatment


Minnesota Prevention Resource Center (MPRC)
http://www.miph.org/mprc/
A Minnesota statewide clearinghouse for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention resources


National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
http://www.nasadad.org/prevhme1.htm#Web Sites
Additional educational and scientific links, provided by the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc. 


National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
http://silk.nih.gov/silk/niaaa1/publication/alalerts.htm
Publications links provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (order form included)


The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: funding 
opportunities
http://www.health.org/pubs/funding.htmhttp://www.health.org/pubs/funding.htm
Grant funding opportunity announcements and potential sources


National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research
http://www.nida.nih.gov/MeetSum/CODA/CODAIndex.html
Presentations, papers, and recommendations from the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research:  Putting Research to Work for the Community


National Drug Prevention League: government resources
http://www.ndpl.org/links.html#gov
Additional links to federal government resources


National Educational Service: reconnecting youth fast facts
Model of a peer group approach to preventing drug abuse, school dropout, and depression & suicide by building life skills for high-risk students


Project PRIDE (Positive Results in Drug Education)
http://www.libertynet.org/jfcsphil/pride.htm
Model of attitudinal and behavioral approaches to preventing substance abuse and other adolescent high-risk behaviors


National Prevention Network (NPN) Research Conference
http://ccfd.com/NPN/
Information on the annual National Prevention Network Research Conference that features recognized researchers and practitioners 


National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
The NIDA home page


PREVnet  drug sites bank
http://www.a-klinikka.fi/prevnet/drugsite.htm
Additional links to Internet sites dealing with drugs, drug use, and addiction


Quick docs
http://www.health.org/pubs/qdocs/index.htm
A catalogue of substance abuse publications, provided by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information


Research, Training, and Technical Assistance Centers
http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN95-0010/KEN950010.htm
Research, training, and technical assistance centers that offer services such as technical assistance, information and referrals, on-site consultation, training, library services, publications, annotated bibliographies and more


Resources for school health educators
http://www.indiana.edu/~aphs/hlthk-12.html
Additional health and drug education links, provided by Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University


Special kinships
http://www.wested.org/kinships/index.html
A Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) drug intervention grant project site that includes recommended readings and helpful resources


Specialty schools for defiant teens
http://adolescentservices.com/
A directory for parents, providers, and health care professionals that can assist in finding the right situation for the special needs of teens in crisis, provided by Adolescent Services International (ASI)


State Serv
http://stateserv.hpts.org/public/pubhome.nsf
A source for state adolescent health legislative information, policy analysis, and more


UCLA  Drug Abuse Research Center
http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/npi/DARC/
A research organization that investigates psychosocial and epidemiological issues pertaining to drug use and conducts evaluations of interventions for drug dependence


U.S. Department of Education: Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
http://www.edc.org/hec/
Additional links to alcohol and other drug prevention information


University of Kentucky: Center for Prevention Research
http://www.uky.edu/RGS/PreventionResearch/welcome.html
Links to projects and areas of study at t
he University of Kentucky's Center for Prevention Research, a nationally recognized multi-disciplinary social science institute focusing on rigorous scientific investigation into the effects, predictors, and prevention of social behaviors whose abuse carries health costs


Vermont Consumer Health Information Project
http://sageunix.uvm.edu/dana/vtchip/drugs.htm
Additional links to drug prevention resources


Wisconsin Youth Futures
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/youthfutures/yf.youth_links.html
Additional links to parenting topics, cool youth sites, media, and drug prevention information

Papers

College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD): Drug abuse research and the health of the nation
http://views.vcu.edu/cpdd/facts/fact1.html
A fact sheet provided by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), an organization promoting scientific research on drug abuse problems


CSR/NIDA: Substance abuse among women and parents
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/xsfamdrg.htm
A report providing data on substance abuse among women and parents and examining the number of children potentially at risk because of parental drug abuse


College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD): Statement on national drug policy (adopted March, 1997)
http://views.vcu.edu/cpdd/policy/drugpol.html
Policy statement provided by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence


The Education Development Center, Inc.: Risk and reality: the implications of prenatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/drugkids.htm
Considerations in assessing the threat that prenatal exposure to drugs presents


Medical Sciences Bulletin: Drug dependence
http://pharminfo.com/pubs/msb/drg_dep.html
Genetics, dependence, and the big three:  alcohol, nicotine, caffeine


Research on D.A.R.E. America
http://www.dare-america.com/D_NEWS/DN_FEAT/scientif.htm
Responses to FAQ's by the D.A.R.E. Scientific Advisory board


Minnesota D.A.R.E. evaluated
http://www.miph.org/mprc/oct97/dare.html
The Minnesota Institute of Public Health's evaluation to better understand the Minnesota D.A.R.E. program


NIDA: Preventing drug use among children and adolescents
A guide designed to provide important research-based concepts and information to further efforts to develop and carry out effective drug abuse prevention programs


SYSTEMETRICS: An exploratory analysis of the Medicaid expenditures of substance exposed children under 2 years of age in California
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/xsmedic.htm
A project designed to explore the utilization and expenditures to Medicaid of substance exposed children, using data on the experience of children born in California in the late 1980s


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Blending perspectives and building common ground
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/subabuse99/subabuse.htm
A report to Congress on substance abuse and child protection


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Patterns of substance use and program participation
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/xpropart.htm
A report that provides data on substance use among participants in three federal programs


U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Patterns of substance use and substance related impairment among participants in the Aid to Familieis with Dependent Children program (AFDC)
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/afdcdrug.htm
A report that provides data on substance use and substance-related impairment among participants in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) progra
m


U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Alcohol and other drug treatment for parents and welfare recipients: outcomes, costs, and benefits
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/caldrug/calfin97.htm
A report that analyzes the
outcomes, costs, and benefits of substance abuse treatment 


The Urban Institute: Comprehensive service integration programs for at-risk youth
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/atrisky.htm
A report that examines programs targeting at-risk adolescents


Westat, Inc.: Adolescent time use, risky behavior and outcomes: an analysis of national data
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/xstimuse.htm
A study that examines whether extracurricular activities reduces the chances that young people will engage in risky behaviors