Alcoholism & Substance Abuse

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Addiction Research Foundation
web: Addiction Research Foundation
The Addiction Research Foundation (ARF) is one of North America's pre-eminent facilities for research into alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems. The foundation's mission is to work with its partners to create and apply knowledge to prevent and reduce the harm associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in Ontario communities.

The Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University
Box G-BH
Providence, RI 02912
voice: (401) 444-1817
fax: (401) 444-1850
web: AMERSA
AMERSA is an association of multidisciplinary health care professionals in the field of substance abuse dedicated to improving education about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
web: CSAP
CSAP's mission is to provide national leadership in the Federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
voice: (301)443-8956
e-mail: info@samhsa.gov
web: CSAT
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), was created in October 1992 with a congressional mandate to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. CSAT supports a variety of activities aimed at fulfilling its mission: to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse by ensuring access to clinically sound, cost-effective addiction treatment that reduces the health and social costs to our communities and the nation.

Club Drugs
A Service of The National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
voice: 301-443-1124
e-mail: Information@lists.nida.nih.gov
web: http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/clubdrugs.html
Includes information on Club Drugs: MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypol, ketamine, methamphetamine and LSD. Also includes a community drug alert bulletin, information on the effects of club drugs on the brain and your health, press releases, articles, and links.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Office
511 E. John Carpenter Frwy., #700
Irving, Texas 75062
e-mail: info@madd.org
web: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grass roots organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD is not a crusade against alcohol consumption. Their focus is to look for effective solutions to the drunk driving and underage drinking problems, while supporting those who have already experienced the pain of these senseless crimes.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
6000 Executive Boulevard - Willco Building
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003
web: NIAAA
Publications available on the site include the "Alcohol Alert" bulleting, pamphlets and brochures, parents booklets, the journal "Alcohol Research & Health" and databases filled with research data (including MEDLINE from PubMed®). The site also includes a conference schedule and frequently asked questions.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
web: NIDA
The NIDA web site is a comprehensive resource for information on drugs and drug abuse. The site features the latest alcohol and drug abuse survey results, research reposts and highlights, prevention campaigns, information about specific drugs, the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) for researchers and treatment providers, a fax-back information system, and many publications. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the United States Government. NIH is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

NIDA goes to school
web: NIDA goes to school
Science-based drug abuse education web site for teachers and students.

Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics: SAMSHA
web: OAS
Here you can find highlights from the latest OAS report and data on specific drugs of abuse, locate a drug or alcoholism treatment facility, conduct data analysis on line (SAMHDA), download public use files, submit OAS publication requests, and join the OAS mailing list. Also access alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug data from OAS national surveys of households (NHSDA), substance abuse treatment facilities (DASIS), and emergency departments and medical examiners (DAWN).

PREVLINE: Prevention Online
web: PREVLINE
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.


The Resource Center on Substance Abuse
1819 L Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
voice: (202) 628-8080
TTY:(202) 638-5862
fax: (202) 628-3812
Responds to questions about alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment issues for persons with disabilities. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
voice: 301-443-8956
fax: 301-443-9050
e-mail: info@samhsa.gov
web: SAMHSA
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.