Knowledge: drugs and alcohol
- D.A.R.E. ∞
See Also:
- health → addictions → substance abuse
- home → family → parenting → child safety → substance abuse
- society → issues → health → drugs → illegal
Links
- Monitoring the Future
http://monitoringthefuture.org/ - An ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American students and young adults funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- Willow Tree, Inc.
http://www.willowtree.org/ - A prevention and wellness agency that provides workshops, conferences and programs empowering youth and adults and to create a kinder, more caring and drug-safe world.
- Dear Daughter
http://www.lessontutor.com/ees12.html - An open letter to a daughter about the effects of drugs, drinking and death.
- Tips for Teens about Crack and Cocaine
http://www.health.org/govpubs/phd640i/ - Overview, quick facts and risks associated with crack and cocaine from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.
- Drugs Bite
http://drugsbite.com/ - Stephen Arrington is an anti-drug and motivational speaker that has spoken at over 500 schools.
- Addaction
http://www.addaction.org.uk/ - A UK based drug and alcohol treatment charity. Includes drug information, parent section, publications and links.
- The Mendez Foundation
http://www.mendezfoundation.org/sitemap.htm - A substance abuse and violence prevention organization, focuses on alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention education among children and teenagers.
- What's Your Anti-Drug?
http://www.whatsyourantidrug.com/ - Interactive site focusing on ideas to keep teens from using drugs. Includes polls and e-cards.
- Inhalant Abuse
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/InhalantAb.html - Guide to preventing inhalant abuse.
- Teens With Problems
http://www.teenswithproblems.com/drugabuse.html - Information to help parents spot substance abuse in their teen, including over the counter medications, huffing of inhalants, and use of illegal drugs.
- Interview with Howard A. Liddle, EdD,
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/particles/interview_howardliddle.html - Answers to questions about the state of the science of adolescent substance abuse treatment and research.
- Safety First
http://www.safety1st.org/ - Resources for parents about teens, drugs, and drug education. Strategies for home and school.
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: For Kids Only
http://www.health.org/features/kidsarea/ - Learn about the brain's response to marijuana, opiates, inhalants, hallucinogens, stimulants and steroids. Information on how to help someone with a drug or alcohol problem.
- Freevibe.com
http://www.freevibe.com/ - Provides teens with a safe space ask questions and to get reliable information about marijuana and its effects.
- European Good Templar Youth Federation
http://egtyf.org - A non-governmental federation for national abstainer organisations in Europe.
- Help Against Drugs Organization of New York City
http://www.hadofnyc.org/ - Non-profit organization devoted to steering youths away from drugs through sports, modeling, and entertainment.
- Partnership For a Drug-Free America
http://www.drugfree.org/ - Tips on talking to kids about drugs, as well as information on specific drugs, slang names for drugs, what they look like, and frequently asked questions.
- How Stuff Works: How Alcohol Works
http://home.howstuffworks.com/alcohol.htm - In-depth partial graphic tutorial about alcohol examines all the ways in which alcohol affects the human body.
- Mind Over Matter
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/index.asp - Series explaining how the brain responds to different drugs. From the National Institutes of Health.
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