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Featured Links The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) archives and publicly disseminates (at no charge) comprehensive data on substance abuse and mental health. Visit the University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center for a multimedia, interactive guide to “The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain.”

The following Web sites are listed for your convenience.

Government Reports

• Summary Report and Recommendations on Prescription Drugs: Misuse, Abuse and Dependency (California Department of Alcohol and Drug Problems)

Educational Sites

• The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain

UCLA Sites

• Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
• Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
• Center for Addictive Behaviors
• Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology
• Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS)
  

NIDA Centers

These National Institute on Drug Abuse sites offer a variety of information and assistance related to alcohol and other drug abuse problems.

• Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
• Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
• Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse
• Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions
• Institute of Behavioral Research (IBR) at TCU
• National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
• Research Institute on Addiction (RIA)

Government Sites

These are official sites operated by federal, state, or local government agencies and offer a variety of information, assistance, and funding opportunities related to alcohol and other drug abuse problems.

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  (formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - AHCPR)
• California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP)
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
• National Academy of Sciences
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• National Institutes of Health
• National Institute of Justice
• National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
• National Science Foundation
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Research Links

The sites in this category tend to focus on research, policy, and new program development in the alcohol and other drug abuse field. Many of these sites are involved in development of new approaches in treating and preventing alcohol and other drug-related problems.

• Alcohol Policy Information System
• Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program
• Civic Research Institute
• National Survey on Drug Use & Health
• Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center
• Research Triangle Institute
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive

Professional Associations

The sites in this category are official sites operated by professional associations and agencies and offer a variety of information, assistance, and funding opportunities related to alcohol and other drug abuse problems.

• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
• American Council for Drug Education
• American Council on Alcoholism
• American Medical Association
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Society of Addiction Medicine
• California Society of Addiction Medicine
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
• College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)
• CompassPoint Addiction Foundation (formerly American Foundation for Addiction Research [AFAR])
• Join Together Organization
• National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
• National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
• Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists

Treatment Services

These sites offer information on drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs.

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Addiction Treatment Forum
• Al-Anon and Alateen
• Friends La Brea
• Matrix Institute
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx)

Treatment Research

• ISAP Outpatient Clinical Research Center

Federally Funded Information Clearinghouses

• Education Resources Information Center
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Last updated: 06/18/2009

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