Drugs and Alcohol

Today you are beginning your research on the different drug categories.  What are they?  What are their effects?  What are some examples of each category?  ....  Check out the sites below to help you complete this assignment.

Visit these sites first to get general information on each Drug Category:

World Book Online - Start your research here to get some basic information about your topic.  (Please ask your librarian for your Login ID and Password.) (http://www.worldbookonline.com/)

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information:  Alcohol & Drug Facts  - was created  by SAMHSA (An Agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services).

NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) - Type your term into the search screen.  For individual drugs...you can also go right to the Information on Common Drugs of Abuse and then check out the articles on your topic.

MedlinePlus Health Information provides links to information on  many substance abuse topics.  Use the search option.

DEA U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency ... Use the search option and type in the name of your drug.  When you get a list of articles go directly into the one that begins " DEA Briefs & Background, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Drug Descriptions, _________"
You can also find great Information about the effects and use of individual drugs, including cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, and more.

Find out more about the individual drugs at these sites:

AADAC's (Alberta Alcohol and Drug Commission) Zoot 2  gives you just the facts.  Click on the links for drugs or alcohol to find out more.

OKLAHOMA BUREAU of NARCOTICS & DANGEROUS DRUGS - Select the Drug Fact Sheets to find out more about drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, crack, and others.  

Alcohol issues can be researched at these sites:

A Guide for Teens - 

This brochure was developed to assist you in helping a friend who has a problem with alcohol or other drugs. Sometimes, being a good friend means you have to intervene, but before you get involved it is important to understand what is really going on with your friend.

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.'s World Wide Web Site - If your topic is alcohol, this is a great resource for lots of information.   Alcoholic's Anonymous is another helpful site.

 

 

 

Created by Barbara Swetits
Last updated 01/07/2007