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Alcohol and Other Drug Thesaurus: A Guide to Concepts and Terminology in Substance Abuse and Addiction

http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/AODVol1/Aodthome.htm

A controlled vocabulary of terms related to alcohol and drug use, abuse, treatment, and prevention. Includes concepts related to medicine, natural and social sciences, psychology, and economics. "The AOD Thesaurus provides a conceptual map of the multidisciplinary field of Alcohol and Other Drug research and practice, as well as standard terminology, which, over time, will result in consistent indexing and major improvements in searching and retrieval across many databases."

Author: National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (niaaaweb-r@exchange.nih.gov)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions

Keywords: Alcoholism; Alcohol abuse; Drug abuse

CDC Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.htm

Offers free publications such as "Smoking, Tobacco, and Health: A Fact Book", "Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation", and "Reducing the Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke". Prevalence data including cigarette consumption statistics, and cigarette smoking trends are also found at this site.

Author: United States Office on Smoking and Health (ccdinfo@ccdod1.em.cdc.gov)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions--Nicotine

Close to Home Online

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/home.html

"Journalist Bill Moyers takes an unprecedented look at addiction and recovery in America with the five-part series MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME, which premiered on March 29, 1998, at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS. (This Web companion piece features original reporting by health journalist Janet Firshein, animated illustrations, and much more."

Author: Public Broadcasting Service

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Keywords: Substance abuse; drugs; alcohol; cigarettes; additions

Facts & Research Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs

http://www.arf.org/isd/info.html

"A very comprehensive site relating to facts on alcohol and other drugs, and the problems they cause. Includes current issues, addictions-related topics; substance pamphlets, hints on finding articles & books on addictions, bibliographies, library information packages, a guide to addictions resources on the net, and databases."

Author: Jennifer Chen (sdweb@arf.org)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions

HabitSmart

http://www.habitsmart.com/

"This Web site has been constructed to provide an abundance of information about addictive behavior: theories of habit endurance and habit change as well as tips for effectively managing problematic habitual behavior."

Author: Robert Westermeyer, Ph.D (habtsmrt@cts.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions

Keywords: Psychology; Habitual Behavior

The Internet Alcohol Recovery Center (IARC)

http://www.med.upenn.edu/~recovery/

"Provides alcohol recovery information, with a special section about naltrexone (ReVia) medication for alcoholism. The site includes a bulletin board, chat room, research library, directory of treatment clinics and support organizations, as well as inspiration and humor. A text version of the site automatically loads for older browsers."

Author: Joseph R. Volpicelli (volpicelli_j@research.trc.upenn.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions--Alcohol

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

http://www.health.org/

"The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials about alcohol and other drugs. NCADI services include: an information services staff equipped to respond to the public's alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) inquiries; the distribution of free ATOD materials, including fact sheets, brochures, pamphlets, posters, and video tapes from an inventory of over 1,000 items; a repertoire of culturally-diverse prevention materials, tailored for use by parents, teachers, youth, communities and prevention professionals; customized searches in the form of annotated bibliographies from alcohol and other drug data bases consisting of over 28,000 records; the development and distribution of the Prevention Materials database (PMD) including over 8,000 prevention-related materials, available to the public in electronic form; and, rapid dissemination of Federal grant announcements and application kits for ATOD prevention programs, treatment, and research funding opportunities."

Author: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, U.S. (info@samhsa.gov)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions

Keywords: Drugs; Drug abuse; Substance Abuse; Alcoholism; prevention

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. In addition to information about NIAAA and its activities, this site contains a large selection of publications related to alcohol and health, including national statistics and information on alcohol abuse and treatment for physicians, researchers, law enforcement, and the general public. Also included is the ETOH Database, a bibliographic database of alcohol-related research literature; Quick Facts about alcohol-related topics; and clinical trials. Some materials here are available in Spanish.

Author: National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (niaaaweb-r@exchange.nih.gov)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions--Alcohol

Keywords: Alcoholism; Conferences; Press Releases

NIAAA Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH)

http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/

"ETOH is the world's largest and most comprehensive online databaseof alcohol research literature and covers work found in peer-reviewedjournals, books, conference papers and proceedings, reports, studies, and dissertation abstracts. Each record includes an abstract. The ETOHdatabase is indexed with vocabulary from the Alcohol and Other DrugThesaurus: A Guide to Concepts and Terminology in Substance Abuse andAddiction."

Author: National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (niaaaweb-r@exchange.nih.gov)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions--Alcohol

Keywords: Research; Articles; Scholarly; Alcoholism; Alcohol abuse

NicNet: The Nicotine and Tobacco Network

http://www.nicnet.org/

"This guide has been created to promote communication among professionals in the nicotine, tobacco, and smoking research fields." Includes useful tobacco related information such as Kids and Smoking Issues, Treatment\Cessation, and Listservs and Newsgroups.

Author: Arizona Program for Nicotine and Tobacco Research (nicnet@w3.arizona.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions--Nicotine

Keywords: Health; CDC; Smoking; Tobacco

Stop Drugs

http://www.stopdrugs.org/

Information about illegal drugs from the California Department of Justice. Includes information on identification of drugs, drugs and youth, prevention and treatment of drug abuse, and personal safety. Features extensive information on methamphetamine (crank, speed, crystal).

Author: California Department of Justice, California Narcotics Officers' Association (hedrics@hdcdoknet.state.ca.us)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Keywords: Narcotics; Prescription; Law enforcement

Street Drugs

http://www.mninter.net/~publish/index3.html

"A database of text information and photographs of 'Street Drugs' and frequently abused prescription drugs. This information is free to use by... DARE or Police Officers or other educators."

Author: Publishers Group (info@streetdrugs.org)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Crime

Keywords: Street Drugs; Narcotics; Stimulants; Hallucinogens; Depressants; Marijuana

Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/

"The ability to understand current drug-related street terms is an invaluable tool for law enforcement, public health, and other criminal justice professionals who work with the public. The Street Terms database contains over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity. You can also download a printable version of Street Terms (Adobe Acrobat format)." Browse by topic, drug type, or alphabetically.

Author: Office of National Drug Control Policy (U.S.)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Crime

Web of Addictions

http://www.well.com/user/woa/

"The Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions. [The site seeks] to provide a resource for teachers, students and others who needed factual information about abused drugs." A topical hierarchy is used to navigate the site with links to facts on substance abuse, net resources on addiction, information on meetings and conferences on substance abuse, support services and organizations.

Author: Andrew L. Homer Ph.D. (AHomer@mail.coin.missouri.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions

Keywords: Drug abuse; Substance Abuse; Alcoholism; Prevention; Support

Yahoo! News Full Coverage: Alcohol and Alcoholism

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Health/Alcohol_and_Alcoholism/

Features current news stories related to alcohol and alcoholism. Also links to news sources, opinions & editorials, magazine articles, video sources, and related Web sites.

Author: Yahoo! News (full_coverage@yahoo-inc.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions--Alcohol

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