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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control Prevention Web site offers basic information about fetal alcohol syndrome and ways to prevent it, as well as publications, educational materials and links, and a list of CDC related activities.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence site provides well-organized information and statistics about alcoholism and other drug addictions; special resource sections for youth and for parents; ways to contact 100 local affiliates and the National Intervention Network; advocacy news; and a resource and referral guide to other national organizations in the field.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

The NIAAA site provides a rich source of information (some in Spanish) about alcoholism. The site includes publications, news releases, FAQ’s, research information, notices for upcoming meetings and conferences, and a graphics gallery.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

This attractive site offers information about the latest trends and statistics of drug abuse, treatment and prevention research, a clinical trials network, recent articles, and links to companion Web sites. The site also includes separate sections for parents and students filled with information written in clear, lay language about drugs and drug abuse.

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America's Drug-Free Resource Net offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use database of drug information for lay users of all ages. The section for each drug provides a photograph and the street names, history, effects, and treatment for abuse. The site also includes FAQs on drug-related topics and help for parents.

PREVLINE: Prevention Online

PREVLINE: Prevention Online, a service of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, has colorful, interactive, and entertaining sections for children and teens, and on-line forums on prevention, as well as searchable resources and referrals, and Internet links useful to both adults and youth.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Focusing on both substance abuse and mental health, SAMHSA provides information on prevention, treatment, and recovery, along with helpline numbers and national reports and statistics.

Dana Links

Tackling the Mysteries of Alcohol Dependence

Tackling the Mysteries of Alcohol Dependence

Published Feb 23, 2010
by Kenneth R. Warren
In this seven-part series, directors of neuroscience-related institutes at the National Institutes of Health examine how brain research has progressed since 2000—the decade after The Decade of the Brain. Here in part four, we hear from Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Alcoholism — The Dana Guide

Published Jun 16, 2009
by Charles P. O'Brien, M.D., Ph.D.
A disease defined by the compulsive use of alcohol to the point that it interferes with work or personal life or impairs health

Substance Abuse: Mapping the Pathway of Addiction

Published Jan 05, 2009
by Elizabeth Norton Lasley
A Slew of Studies Provides Addiction Insight

A Slew of Studies Provides Addiction Insight

Published Jan 02, 2009
by Jim Schnabel
Addiction doesn’t just affect people’s pleasure centers; it may also short-circuit brain areas responsible for self-awareness and for restraining impulsive behavior, suggests new research looking into why the disease is so difficult to treat.

Substance Abuse and Addiction -- The Dana Guide

Published Mar 22, 2007
by Jerome H. Jaffe and George F. Koob
Despite great advances in knowledge over the past decade, experts do not agree completely on the nature of addiction.
 

Last Updated: 7/30/10
Editor: Johanna Goldberg
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