The following links provide in-depth information about many topics related to addiction and recovery.

• In the Websites about Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction, you'll find links to research centers and government organizations.
• 12 Step Program Information puts you in touch with a variety of excellent support groups, both for addicted people and for families.
• Treatment Locator gives you the link to the facility locator published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. This excellent tool can help you find appropriate treatment resources in any part of the United States.

Alcohol
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

Center for Alcohol Studies (Rutgers University)
http://www.alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu

Marijuana
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html

Stimulants
Methamphetamine
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/methamphetamine.html

Cocaine (and crack)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/cocaine.html

MDMA (Ecstasy)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/ecstasy.html

Opiates
Heroin
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/heroin.html

Prescription Opiates and Opioids
(codeine, Darvon, Demerol, Fentanyl, heroin, Lortab, morphine,
Percodan, Percoset, opium, Oxycontin, Vicodin, etc.)

http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/PainMed.html

or, look up by individual drug name at
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

Prescription Drugs
Overview information
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/PainMed.html

To look up by prescription drug name
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

Other Important Websites About Drugs and Addiction

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
http://www.ccsa.ca/

National Archives and Records Administration
for CFR 42 Part 2: Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/

Project Cork Institute
http://www.projectcork.org/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

U.S. National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html

World Health Organization
http://www.who.ch/

12 Step Program Information
Al-Anon & Ala-Teen Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
www.al-anon.alateen.org

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Cocaine Anonymous World Services
www.ca.org

Codependents Anonymous
http://www.codependents.org/

Dual Recovery Anonymous
http://draonline.org/

Families Anonymous
http://www.familiesanonymous.org/

Narcotics Anonymous World Services
www.na.org

Overeaters Anonymous
http://www.oa.org/index.htm

Treatment locator

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Facility Locator
http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/PrxInput.aspx?STATE=California

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