Addiction Web Resources

• DBSA: Mental health screening center (Tests and diagnosis)
• Addiction Research Foundation is North America's largest facility combining research, treatment and community action on substance abuse. An agency of the province of Ontario, the ARF's mission is to learn about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and to put that knowledge to work in the form of products, programs and services that can be used in the community. This is a major resource for alcohol and other drug information.
• The Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) at the University of Maryland provides multiple topic oriented bulletin boards, downloads of research papers, drug facts, and more!
• Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University is a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to acquisition and dissemination of knowledge on psychoactive substance use and related phenomena with primary emphasis on alcohol use and consequences.
• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) The mission of the NIDA is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) SAMHSA's mission is to assure that quality substance abuse and mental health services are available to the people who need them and to ensure that prevention and treatment knowledge is used more effectively in the general health care system. Its principal components are:
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention was established to lead the Federal efforts in prevention and intervention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse (ATOD) among the Nation's citizens.
• The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention.
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) mission is to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems.
• The Office of National Drug Control Policy is authorized to develop and coordinate the policies, goals, and objectives of the Nation's drug control
• 1997 National Drug Control Strategy is available on the web.

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Other Web Resources on Mental Health or Behavioral Disturbences

ADD/ADHD Attention Deficit  Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
www.add.org

Children and Adults  with Attention/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
www.chadd.org

Autism/Asperger's Syndrome 
Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org
www.autism.com
www.aspergers.com

Bullying
National Bullying  Prevention Center
www.pacer.org/bullying

Depression
Families for Depression Awareness
www.familyaware.org/

Domestic Violence
Empowering Youth to End  Dometic Violence
www.breakthecycle.org
Love is Not Abuse
www.loveisnotabuse.org
 Love is Respect
www.loveisrespect.org
National Domestic  Violence Hotline
(800) 799-SAFE

Drugs and Alcohol
National Institute on  Drug Abuse
(NIDA)
www.nida.nih.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
www.samhsa.gov

Drug Free World
www.drugfreeworld.org

Time To Talk (for parents)
www.timetotalk.org

Eating Disorders
National Eating  Disorders Association (NEDA)
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

National Association of  Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD)
www.anad.org

Grief, Loss and Death
HelpGuide
helpguide.org/

Lesbian, Gay,  Bi-Sexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ)
Gay, Lesbian and Straight  Education
Network (GLSEN)
www.glsen.org

Mental Health
National Alliance on  Mental Illness (NAMI)
www.nami.org

Substance Abuse and  Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
www.samhsa.gov

National Institute of  Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov

Anxiety Disorders  Association of America (ADAA)
www.adaa.org

Parenting
Parenting Help that Works
www.loveandlogic.com
Active Parenting
www.activeparenting.com
www.usa.gov/Topics/Parenting-Teens.shtml

Special Education
National Dissemination  Center for Children with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org

Council for Exceptional Children
www.cec.sped.org

Learning Disabilities Online
www.ldonline.org
Pacer Center
www.pacer.org
Transition Guide
Click HERE

College Internet  Resources
Click HERE

Suicide Prevention
Signs of Suicide (SOS)
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
National Suicide  Prevention Lifeline
(800)273-TALK (8255)
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
American Foundation for  Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
www.afsp.org
Elyssa's Mission
www.elyssasmission.org/home.html