American Society of Addiction Medicine: Provides information to educate physicians and improve the treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism or other addictions; also contains links to other addiction-related web sites, abstracts from the society’s journal, and public policy statements.

Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)/University of Maryland, College Park: Provides overviews of key topics, a substance-abuse bulletin board, and an online student risk assessment.

Do It Now Foundation: Provides youth-oriented information about drugs

Go Ask Alice: Professional health educators provide answers to questions on many topics relating to drug use; sponsored by the Columbia University Health Education Program.

Habitsmart: Contains information about addictive behavior, including tips for effectively managing problematic habitual behaviors, a self-scoring alcohol check-up, and links.

Healthtouch: Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Provides facts sheets on many illicit drugs.

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention: Gives information about alcohol and drug abuse on college campuses and links to related sites; contains an area designed specifically for students.

Indiana Prevention Resource Center: A clearinghouse of information and links on substance-abuse topics, including specific psychoactive drugs and issues such as drug testing and drug legalization.

Life Education Center: Includes information on specific drugs and on the worldwide manufacture and distribution of drugs.

Monitoring the Future Study: Provides data from an ongoing national survey about drug and alcohol use among high school and college students.

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University: Provides information about the costs of substance abuse to individuals and society and assesses efforts at prevention, treatment, and law enforcement.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: Provides statistics, information, and publications on substance abuse, including resources for people who want to help friends and family members overcome substance-abuse problems.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Provides fact sheets on many specific drugs and drug-related issues.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Provides statistics, information, and other resources relating to substance-abuse prevention and treatment; results of the annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, which includes current statistics and long-term trends, are available at the site.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency: Supplies information and statistics on psychoactive drugs and U.S. drug enforcement activities; the online version of the publication Drugs of Abuse: includes information about (and photographs of) specific drugs.

Web of Addictions: Provides a wealth of information about substance abuse and dependence, including fact sheets, contact information for relevant agencies and organizations, and links to related sites.

Indiana Prevention Resource Center Drug Information Menu

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Common Drugs of Abuse Information Index

California Council on Problem Gambling: Presents information on compulsive gambling, including self-tests for both teens and adults.

Center for On-Line Addiction: Provides information about Internet addictions for both professionals and online addicts.

Center for Science in the Public Interest: Caffeine Content of Foods and Drugs: Gives the amount of caffeine found in many types of beverages, desserts, and medications.

Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base: Prepared by the Institute of Medicine, this report analyzes the scientific evidence for potential medical uses of marijuana; the report is available online in several formats.

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition: Supplies information about inhalant use—prevalence, effects, and prevention.

DrugHelp: Provides information about hotlines for obtaining help with drug-related problems.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA): Similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, NA sponsors 12-step meetings and provides other support services for drug abusers.

Other 12-step programs include:

Rational Recovery: An alternative to 12-step programs based on the technique of planned abstinence.

Drug Use is Life Abuse/Project No Gangs: Contains information about how communities and individuals can organize to stop drug use and gangs.

Join Together Online: Provides resources and a meeting place for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP): Gives information on national and international drug-related topics, including U.S. policies relating to prevention, education, treatment, and enforcement.

Partnership for a Drug-Free America: An organization seeking to reduce the demand for illegal drugs by changing public attitudes about drugs to make them seem less glamorous and less acceptable.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency: Supplies information and statistics on psychoactive drugs and U.S. drug enforcement activities.

Drugs of Abuse: This online publication includes information and photographs of specific drugs and outlines the federal penalties for drug trafficking.