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United Kingdom
DrugScope:
www.drugscope.org.uk
the UK's leading drugs charity and centre of expertise on drugs.
Provides up-to-date drug information to professionals and the public,
conducts research and develops policies on drugs and drug-related
issues.
Alcohol Concern:
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
the national agency on alcohol misuse. Works to reduce the incidence
and costs of alcohol-related harm and to increase the range and quality
of services available to people with alcohol-related problems. The site
contains information about the work of Alcohol Concern, copies of press
releases, factsheets and other publications as well as news about what
is happening in the alcohol field and links to useful websites.
Release:
www.release.org.uk
provides a range of services dedicated to meeting the health, welfare
and legal needs of drugs users. Founded in 1967 in response to the
growing number of young people who were coming into contact with
illegal drugs Release established the first national drugs helpline and
has maintained its pivotal role in the drugs and legal advice field and
now operates a number of service programmes.
Centre for Drug Misuse Research:
www.gla.ac.uk/Inter/DrugMisuse
provided by the University of Glasgow focuses on the cause and effect
of drug misuse in Scotland. The site includes all the centres recent
publications.
ECSTASY.ORG (Nicholas Saunders' website on Ecstasy):
ecstasy.org
aims to gather and make accessible objective, authoritative and up to date information about the drug ecstasy.
Scottish Drugs Forum:
www.sdf.org.uk
Scottish Drugs Forum is the national voluntary sector membership-based
drugs policy and information agency working in partnership to reduce
drugs harm in Scotland. The site provides useful information on types
of drugs and their effects and publications provided by the agency.
Tackling Drugs:
www.drugs.gov.uk
this is the cross-government drug strategy website for drug professionals and others interested in the strategy.
Commonwealth
Age of Illicit Drug Initiation:
www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi201.html
a paper produced by Doug Johnson for the Australian Institute of Criminology full text.
Institute of Alcohol Studies:
www.ias.org.uk
aims
to increase the understanding of alcohol and of public policies
necessary to reduce the problems associated with its use. The site
includes a useful links section to related Australian sites.
United States
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation:
www.cjpf.org/index.html
has a particular foucs on educating the US public on the effcts of drugs and the criminal justice system.
Cocaine Anonymous:
www.ca.org
a site provided by ex cocaine addicts to help reform other cocaine
addicts. The site has a discussion board along with links to other
related sites.
Drug Policy Alliance:
www.drugpolicy.org/homepage.cfm
site set up to provide comprehensive information on all related aspects
of drug use and end the prejudices associated with it. The site has a
special section on drugs police and the law.
Drug Strategies:
www.drugstrategies.org
promotes effective approaches to the nation's drug problems and
supports private and public efforts to reduce the demand for drugs
through prevention, education, treatment, law enforcement and community
initiatives. The site contains all recent reports published by the
organisation with a particular focus on the effects on young users.
National Institute on Drug Abuse:
www.nida.nih.gov
provided by the US National Institute on Health the site provides both
medical and legal information relating to drugs as well as publications
that are a useful basis for initial research.
Prevline (Prevention online):
www.health.org
provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services provides
information on Government policies to prevent drug use and addiction.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx
provided
by the US Department of Health and Human Services to increase awareness
of drug misuse and ways to prevent misuse. The site has a special
section on criminal and juvenile justice.
Web of Addictions:
www.well.com/user/woa
the Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information
about alcohol and other drug addictions the site provides provide
resources for teachers, students and others who needed factual
information about abused drugs.
War on Drugs Clock:
www.drugsense.org/wodclock.htm
International
EMCDDA:
www.emcdda.org
the EU drugs agency that aims to provide the Community and its Member
States with objective, reliable and comparable information at European
level concerning drugs and drug addiction and their consequences.
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