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Addiction Research Foundation/Foundation de la recherche sur la toxomanie

The Foundation’s information line offers a tape on drug and alcohol abuse. The staff will discuss substance abuse issues. They maintain a reference library, an audiovisual desk, and a pharmacy, and they provide educational materials. They also provide information on treatment programs. Information is available in English, French, Cantonese, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, and Urdu.

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) provides support groups for individuals with drinking problems or other addictive behaviors. Most communities have local chapters of AA.

Alliance for a Drug-Free Canada/Alliance pour un Canada sans drogues

American Narcolepsy Association

This organization is devoted to improving the quality of life of individuals who suffer from narcolepsy or sleep apnea. The association maintains a library and publishes the quarterly newsletter Eye Opener.

Association for the Study of Dreams

This association provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for furthering knowledge about dreams. Medical professionals, psychologists, educators, and students are welcomed as members. The group publishes a quarterly newsletter.

Hypnosis: Questions and Answers (1986)

A number of experts answer questions about a wide range of topics pertaining to hypnosis.

Lucid Dreaming (1988)

If you want to try to increase your lucid dreaming, this book will tell you how. Easy-to-follow instructions are included, along with an examination of the nature of dreaming.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information

This clearinghouse provides information about a wide variety of issues related to drinking problems.

Rational Recovery Systems

This organization uses the techniques of Albert Ellis’s rational emotive therapy to teach individuals how to eliminate their addictive behavior. An increasing number of cities have Rational Recovery programs.

Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada/Affections du sommeil/eveil Canada

Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada is a national, self-help registered charity dedicated to helping the thousands of Canadians suffering from sleep/wake disorders. They have chapters across the country, and members work to improve the quality of life, alertness, and productivity of persons with sleep/wake disorders. SWDC offers information brochures, articles, booklets, and videos and publishes a quarterly newsletter, Good/Night Good/Day.

Internet Resources

http://www.nida.nih.gov/

National Institute on Drug Abuse provides comprehensive links for managing drug problems.

http://www.health.org/

Prevention On-line offers statistics and resources about substance abuse.

http://www.samhsa.gov/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration home page.

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SleepNet offers advice on everything you wanted to know about sleep disorders but were too tired to ask.

http://www.pacificcoast.com/healthy/healthy.html

Healthy Sleep site offers tips on healthy sleep habits.

http://www.lucidity.com/

The Lucidity Institute explores the nature of dreams

http://www.lucidity.com/Tucson2.abs.html

Stephen LaBerge discusses dreaming and consciousness.

http://www.social.com/health/nhic/data/hr0300/hr0302.html

American Society of Clinical Hypnosis home page.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9862/

A newsletter devoted to hypnosis and hypnotherapy.

http://nietzsche.physics.ubc.ca/~olav/MiscDocs/generalInfo.html

Learn about the use of sensory deprivation tanks.

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