Alcohol

• A.A. History by Mitchell K. Extensive list of historical documents about Alcoholics Anonymous, at About.com
• Alcohol and Temperance History Group Organization of scholars examining the social history of alcohol, publishes the Social History of Alcohol Review
• American Temperance and Prohibition An interesting look at the history of temperance in the U.S.
• Anti-Saloon League Home Page Actual temperance documents from a temperance organization in the early 1900s
• Bill Wilson Time Magazine profile of one of the "most influential people of the 20th century," the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Hazelden-Pittman Museum The Museum of Addiction and Recovery provides information and exhibits about the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, the politics of addiction, addiction in popular culture, and notable books

Drugs

• Chronology of Psychoactive Substance Use The history of drugs, from 700-1975
• Drug History Time Line This time line extends from 5000 B.C. to 1986
• Historical Research on Drugs and Drug Policy Classic documents examining the legal and social history of drugs