Alcohol

• Absinthe Report about the illegal alcoholic beverage (74% alcohol) which is making a comeback; Van Gogh reportedly severed his ear while under the influence of absinthe
  
  
• Alcohol and the Human Body Describes the multitude of effects of alcohol on the human body
  

• Alcohol and Craving Reviews physiological and psychological aspects of craving; published by National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse

• Alcohol and Stress Reviews two-way relationship between alcohol use and stress; published by National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse

• Alcohol and Violence Reviews victim and offender issues in alcohol-relate violence, as well as alcohol in the life of gang members; published by National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse

• Alcohol Alerts Listing Diverse listing of alcohol-related topics published by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  
  
• Alcohol Doses, Measurements, and Blood Alcohol Levels Detailed review of drink measurements and their relationship to blood alcohol levels, Indiana Prevention Resource Center
  
  
• Alcohol Impairment Chart Describes blood alcohol levels for men and women
  
  
• Alcohol Problems and Solutions Research-based facts on different aspects of alcohol, State University of New York at Potsdam
  
  
• Alcohol-Related Birth Defects Bibliography and resources from the Addiction Research Foundation
  
  
• Alcoholism: About.com Extensive links related to alcoholism and related medical and psychosocial problems; offers daily newsletter with timely alcohol-related stories
  
  
• Alcoholism Treatment Assessment Instruments Excellent listing of major alcohol assessment instruments, developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  
  
• Alcohol Studies Database This web page enables you to search over 50,000 citations to alcohol studies sources; developed by the Center for Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University

• Alcohol Withdrawal Review of physiology, symptoms and treatment of alcohol withdrawal; published by National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
  
  
• AlcoPedia This resource, found at AlcoholMD.com, provides an extensive research-based list of articles and abstracts for a variety of alcohol-related terms; this site includes tools for keyword or alphabetical searches
  
  
• Another Empty Bottle Directory-based site with statistics, health effects, personal stories, support groups, treatment information, and a very busy chat room
  
  
• Blood Alcohol Educator Interactive tool that allows users to enter type of drink, speed of drinking, and amount of consumption to determine their potential blood alcohol level
  
  
• Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies Research center at the University of North Carolina, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  
  
• Children of Alcoholics Foundation Advocacy organization, an affiliate of Phoenix House
  
  
• Deaths Due to Alcohol Scientific American article with U.S. geographical patterns
  
  
• ETOH Searchable database from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  
  
• Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Treatment Improvement Protocol developed by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
  
  
• Internet Alcohol Recovery Center Information for consumers and professionals, includes bulletin board, chat, and links
  
  
• Millennium Hangover: Keeping Score on Alcohol 1999 Drug Strategies report on alcohol treatment, prevention, and policies

• Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Health Review of the effects of moderate drinking on health published by the American Council on Science and Health
  
  
• Naltrexone News Latest research and information on Naltrexone, based at the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
  
  
• Screening for Problem Drinking Guide to Clinical Preventive Services recommendations about screening for alcohol problems in medical settings
  
  
• State Alcohol Laws Database that offers a state-by-state breakdown of laws and regulations related to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages

• What is Moderate Drinking? Reviews health factors, medication interactions, and effects on pregnancy; published by National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse

Tobacco

• ABCs of Tobacco Graphic images of the effects of tobacco on a variety of organ systems; presented at Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids site

• Active and Passive Tobacco Exposure This American Heart Association statement summarizes the current literature on the harmful effects of exposure to tobacco among youth
  
  
• Addicted to Profit: Big Tobacco's Expanding Global Reach Report reviews the international toll of tobacco use and highlights key countries such as China, Mexico, and Vietnam
  
  
• Action on Smoking and Health Comprehensive site offering the latest news, tobacco information, and links
  
  
• American Cancer Society Includes a variety of resources and information related to smoking effects and cessation strategies
  
  
• American Lung Association Includes a variety of resources and information on smoking effects and key cessation strategies
  
  
• Bidi Fact Sheet Early findings in imported Indian cigarettes popular among many teenagers
  
  
• Blair's Quitting Smoking Resource Pages Extensive resources on smoking cessation
  
  
• CDC's TIPS Tobacco Information and Prevention Source Center for Disease Control and Prevention site presents news and educational information on tobacco, cessation, Surgeon General's reports, and youth smoking

• Clearing the Smoke: The Science Base for Tobacco Harm Reduction National Academy of Sciences book reviewing research on "safer" tobacco products and filters
  
  
• CSAP Resource Guide: Tobacco Research-based guide listing key references, books, and treatment resources

• Cigarette Papers Influential online book that examines over 4000 Brown & Williamson documents; written by Stanton Glantz and colleagues

• Cigars: Health Effects and Trends National Cancer Institute "backgrounder"covers cigar health effects, addictiveness, and trends
  
  
• Committed Quitters SmithKline Beacham site provides extensive resources for quitting tobacco --- smoker "first aid," dependency quiz, savings calculator, personal profiles, craving tracker
  
  
• Dying to Quit: Why We Smoke and How We Stop National Academy Press book addressing the "myths and mysteries" of nicotine addiction
  
  
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke Links to documents about secondhand smoke, produced by the Environmental Protection Agency
  
  
• Florida Tobacco Control Clearinghouse Directories, legislative information, research, and bulletin boards from a state that has demonstrated a strong commitment to Tobacco Control
  
  
• Frontline: Smoke in the Eye PBS report about the behind-the-scenes maneuvers of CBS and ABC with stories about the tobacco industry
  
  
• Get Outraged Massachusetts Tobacco Control website devoted to tobacco education

• Growing Up Tobacco-Free National Academy of Sciences book reviewing the effects of tobacco use on young people
  
  
• Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke Research report reviewing current knowledge about ETS
  
  
• Irreversible Health Effects of Smoking American Council on Science and Health report examines the irreversible effects of cigarette smoking on various organ systems and challenges the notion that short-term exposure to smoking has no lasting adverse consequences
  
  
• Jeffrey Wigand Website Personal website of the famous tobacco company whistleblower
  
  
• National Cancer Institute: Cigars Monograph Research findings related to cigar smoking
  
  
• National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids Tobacco prevention and advocacy group with comprehensive information about tobacco and youth
  
  
• NicNet: Arizona Program for Nicotine and Tobacco Research Comprehensive site with information and links related to tobacco effects and treatment
  
  
• NIDA Research Report: Nicotine Addiction Excellent review of current knowledge about tobacco use
  
  
• Notables Who Died from Smoking Famous people who died from smoking, extends back to movie stars of the forties and fifties
  
  
• Ontario Tobacco Research Unit Home Page This division of the Ontario Ministry of Health provides information about effective tobacco control programs and policies
  
  
• Public Citizen: Burning Down the Houses Expose' about Big Tobacco's congressional lobbying
  
  
• Public Citizen's Tobacco Legislation Page Tobacco documents at this site include testimony, legal briefs, and reports about legislative activities

• Question It Anti-tobacco site that offers insights into tobacco marketing tactics and tips for activism, such as writing letters to tobacco advertising companies; produced by the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi
  
  
• Quit and Stay Quit This site, developed by Dr. Terry Rustin, provides an online evaluation of smoker's profiles with quitting suggestions; also includes addiction-related handouts and PowerPoint presentations for professionals
  
  
• QuitNet One of the few tailored intervention sites for tobacco users interested in stopping their habit
  
  
• Quit Smoking Support Extremely information-rich site includes self-assessment questionnaires, bulletin boards and chat rooms, inspirational letters, smoking cessation methods, and some vivid diseased lung photos
  
  
• Reducing Tobacco Use Surgeon General's report describes effectiveness of strategies for tobacco cessation and prevention

• Roswell Park Tobacco Documents This site offers an in depth look at tobacco ads for almost every brand, the Youth Marketing Collection, and documents released by the House of Representatives
  
  
• 60 Minutes: Jeffrey Wigand Famous interview with the Brown & Williamson whistleblower, the basis for the movie "The Insider"
  
  
• Smoker's Body Graphic depiction of the effects of tobacco use on various parts of the body --- definitely not for the squeamish
  
  
• Smoking Among Minorities This Surgeon General's report offers statistics about tobacco use, adolescent use, and risk factors among African Americans, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics
  
  
• Smoking and Health Database Center for Disease Control searchable database that includes Surgeon General's reports, research data, state reports, tobacco industry documents, and educational materials; includes information for media campaigns
  
  
• Smoking Healthline Smoking cessation site which includes personalized feedback, quitting tips, a chat room, and expert responses to questions
  
  
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Academic organization that seeks to stimulate new knowledge concerning nicotine "in all its manifestations -- from molecular to societal," site offers newsletter and research abstracts
  
  
• State Tobacco Information Center Provides information and updates on state litigation brought by attorneys general against tobacco companies
  
  
• The Truth Highly creative anti-tobacco site that provides young people with information on the history, marketing, and effects of tobacco; developed by the American Legacy Foundation

• Tobacco Archives Public website that provides access to millions of pages of tobacco company documents that have been produced in U.S. civil smoking and health litigation

• Tobacco and the Clinician: Interventions for Medical and Dental Practice National Cancer Institute monograph for physicians and dentists
  
  
• Tobacco Bulletin Board Service: News and Resources Breaking news, key documents, and historical information about tobacco, updated daily
  
  
• Tobacco Control Quarterly international journal covering tobacco control and intervention programs; offer e-mails of tables of contents
  
  
• Tobacco Control Archives Collections Links to tobacco control documents in different states
  
  
• Tobacco Control Gallery Australian site shows pictures of the health effects of smoking, historical illustrations, and advertising in different countries (note: graphic intensive and loads slowly)
  
  
• Tobacco Resolution Links to tobacco documents and tobacco company websites
  

• Tobacco Freedom Highly informative site provides extensive documentation regarding manipulation by tobacco companies

• Tobacco Resolution Links to tobacco documents and tobacco company websites
  
  
• Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report describing current statistics regarding tobacco use in teenagers

• Tobacco and Women's Health: A Survey of Popular Women's Magazines A survey showing that popular women's magazines give little or no coverage to some of the most serious health conditions; published by the American Council on Science and Health

• Tobacco Week Late-breaking news in the world of tobacco
  
  
• Try To Stop Massachusetts Department of Public Health tobacco cessation site that offers a "quit wizard," expert advice, and "e-cards" --- online postcards to help others who are quitting tobacco use
  

• What's in a Cigarette? Detailed description of the process of smoking and the chemicals consumed; published by the American Council on Science and Health
  

• World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative Global tobacco control program that seeks to "reduce smoking prevalence and tobacco consumption in all countries and among all groups," has pages devoted to women, youth, passive smoking, and religion
  
  
• You Can Quit Smoking National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information guide to smoking cessation

Marijuana

• Busted: America's War on Marijuana Frontline report on marijuana and U.S. society
  
  
• For Real Site designed for teens looking for the real deal is behind marijuana; part of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
  
  
• Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base National Academy of Sciences review of the efficacy of medical marijuana
  
  
• Marijuana Education Program: Reality Check National Institute on Drug Abuse initiative that offers a community kit, a parent's guide, resources, research findings, and news
  
  
• Marijuana: Facts for Teens Online booklet geared toward marijuana use prevention, produced by National Institute on Drug Abuse
  
  
• Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know Companion parent booklet to "Marijuana: Facts for Teens"
  
  
• Marijuana Policy Project Harm reduction advocacy group that lobbies and tracks marijuana legislation in the U.S.
  
  
• MarijuanaNews.Com Latest news about marijuana from around the world
  
  
• Medical Marijuana: Master Reference Numerous documents supporting the medical use of marijuana
  
  
• National Conference on Marijuana Use Prevention, Treatment, & Research 1995 conference examining biological, psychological, and social effects of marijuana use, includes link to PDF file of report
  
  
• Research Findings on Medicinal Properties of Marijuana Article from Common Sense for Drug Policy supporting the medicinal use of marijuana
  
  
• Workshop on the Medical Utility of Marijuana National Institutes of Health report on the effectiveness of marijuana with a variety of diseases and disorders

Cocaine

• Cocaine Abuse and Addiction NIDA research report describing the effects of cocaine/ crack usage

• Cocaine: The First Decade Statistical report from the Rand Corporation
  
  
• Crack House Research Study of the troubling attributes and patterns of sex-for-crack exchanges; written by Dr. James Inciardi
  
  
• Facts About Cocaine Addiction Research Foundation (Canada) fact sheet
  
  
• NIDA Research Report: Cocaine Abuse and Addiction Concise review of current knowledge about cocaine

Opiates

• Heroin Abuse in the United States Office of Applied Studies report on the heroin problem in the U.S.
  
  
• Heroin Chic Reviews glamorization of heroin in the media and deaths of famous people from heroin use; developed by Indiana Prevention Resource Center
  
  
• National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Website of methadone maintenance patients and their supporters advocating for methadone maintenance treatment, includes news and resources
  
  
• NIDA Research Report: Heroin Abuse and Addiction Concise review of current knowledge about heroin
  
  
• NIH Consensus Statement. Effective Medical Treatment of Opiate Addiction Important review of current opiate addiction treatment by a panel of experts
  

Club Drugs

• Ecstasy News Articles Latest news on Ecstasy, from the Media Awareness Project
  
  
• In the Mix This PBS broadcast reviews the trends and risks of club drug (Ecstasy, ketamine, LSD, and GHB) use among young people; hosted by Erika Christensen, who played the drug addicted teenager in "Traffic"
  
  
• National Institute on Drug Abuse: Club Drugs Review of current knowledge about club drugs
  
  
• Time Magazine: The Lure of Ecstasy Recent national article about the growing use of Ecstasy among young people

Stimulants

• Methamphetamines: Abuse and Addiction National Institute on Drug Abuse research report with latest findings about amphetamines

• A Madness Called Meth Eye-opening newspaper series detailing the social, medical, and environmental "nightmare" of methamphetamine in California
  
  
• Methamphetamines: A Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers Center for Substance Abuse Prevention guide with list of readings and resources
  
  
• Meth's Deadly Buzz MSNBC Special Report covers the effects of the drug, rising methamphetamine use, and "lab busting"; includes an interactive street drug chart and videos of people trying to overcome their addictions
  
  
• Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders Covers treatment approaches, medical aspects, and special groups and settings

Hallucinogens

• Mind Over Matter: Hallucinogens Magazine series exploring the brain's response to hallucinogens
  
  
• Tips for Teens About Hallucinogens National Institute on Drug Abuse fact sheet with prevention strategies for teenagers
  
  
• Hallucinogens & Dissociatives This National Institute on Drug Abuse report covers hallucinogens such as LSD and dissociative drugs such as ketamine and PCP. Includes a glossary and references for further information.

Inhalants

• A Parent's Guide to Preventing Inhalant Abuse Consumer Product Safety Commission guide
  
  
• Inhalant Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse research report describing the effects, short- and long-term consequences, and risks of inhalant abuse

• Inhalants Resource Guide Center for Substance Abuse Prevention guide with information about literature and organizations regarding this "silent epidemic"
  
  
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition Nonprofit organization that acts as a referral and information clearinghouse for inhalant issues and produces a newsletter (ViewPoint)

Prescription Drugs

• Benzodiazepine Information Provides information about side effects and paradoxical reactions from benzodiazepines
  
  
• IPRC Factline: Non-Medical Use of Ritalin Indiana Prevention Resource Center guide to abuse of Ritalin
  
  
• NCADI: Quick Docs on Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information links to prescription pill abuse documents
  
  
• OxyContin Diversion/Abuse This recently released Drug Intelligence Center report addresses the diversion and abuse of the prescription pain reliever OxyContin and the impact of abuse, particularly in the eastern United States
  
  
• Prescription Drug Abuse: An Online Resource for Abusers and Their Families Stories of recovery, articles, and information about commonly abused prescription medications
  
  
• Prescription Drug Abuse This recently released National Institute on Drug Abuse report covers the types of commonly abused prescription drugs, trends in the abuse of these drugs, and prevention, detection, and treatment issues. This document includes a glossary and references for this often ignored public health problem.

Steroids

• Community Drug Alert Bulletin National Institute on Drug Abuse summary of latest research findings on anabolic steroids
  
  
• NIDA Research Report: Anabolic Steroids National Institute on Drug Abuse research review of steroids
  
  
• Steroids FAQs Common steroid-related questions and answers provided by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America
  
  
• Winning at Any Cost Report that uncovers doping in Olympic sports and the system and financial pressures that allow it; produced by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

Caffeine

• Caffeine: Psychological Effects, Use and Abuse Detailed review published in Orthomolecular Psychiatry by Sanford Bolton and Gary Null
  
  
• Coffee Science Archives Review of the effects of coffee on digestive functioning, cardiovascular functioning, pregnancy, various cancers, SIDS, and general women's health.
  

• Everything You Needed to Know About Caffeine Covers controversies and misperceptions about caffeine