Drugs and Alcohol
Use the OPAC to locate books on drugs. These are found on the shelves using these numbers 362, 613, 615.78, 616, and 613.8
Databases
Facts on File Health - enter the name of the specific drug and click on
articles
Gale : Science Resource Online - enter the name of the specific drug
Ebsco Masterfile Premier - name of drug and another search term
cocaine and
Drug and Alcohol Information
Tobacco, Drugs and Alcohol, Drugs
and Sports, Drugs and Music, Substance
Abuse Prevention Programs
Alcohol and Drug Information
- A fact sheet on domestic violence, alcohol and drugs from the National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and Drug Information.
Information on Drugs -
Information compiled by the organization for a Drug Free America
Web of Addictions -
fact sheets - scroll down to access these
OJJDP
Statistical Briefing Book - basic information on juvenile crime and victimization
and
on youth involved in the juvenile justice system
National
Household Survey on Substance Abuse - statistics on alcohol, drug and tobacco use
among youth - very good source of information
National Institute of
Health - statistics, reports, fact sheets on drugs, tobacco and alcohol - this is an
excellent site for information
Department of Justice - statistics on drugs, alcohol and
tobacco; scroll down for this information
White House Drug
Policy - current statistics on the prevalence and consequences of drug use,
adjudication of drug offenders, projections, trafficking and distribution patterns, and
relevant street terms
Federal
Trafficking Penalties from DEA
Blood Alcohol Levels -
lists legal limits of blood alcohol
Children and Tobacco - from the
Food and Drug Administration
Alcohol Problems and
Solutions - outstanding resource from alcohol advertising and binge
drinking to medical reports.
National Institute of Health's Web Page on Alcohol
- see FAQ and Quick Facts for statistics and economic costs of alcohol and drug abuse
DEA - Drugs of Concern - fact
sheets on drugs
Drug Free America - fact sheets
Department of
Justice - statistics on drugs, alcohol and
tobacco; scroll down for this information
The Effects of Drugs on
the Nervous System - this is an excellent site for information on drugs and includes
charts, graphs and links to other sites
ESPN Drugs and Sports - this is an eight-part series by ESPN on drugs and their effects on sports and athletes
Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
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