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• Addict in The Family: A Resource Guide - Addresses a widespread problem and provides answers to questions about heroin and heroin addiction. Website for the book by Dr. Andrew Byrne.
• Addiction Recovery Guide - HONcode accredited recovery resource for drug and alcohol addiction including evaluation, treatment programs, holistic approaches, residential treatment centers and an active message board.
• Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission - Alcohol and drug abuse information provided by the government of this Canadian province.
• Alcohol & Sexual Assault: The Connection - Alcohol intoxication doesn't cause sexual assault but drunkenness is used as an excuse to avoid responsibility for aggression and other unacceptable behaviors.
• Alcohol Education Project - The Alcohol Education Project of Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a collection of education and research initiatives designed to inform students and college personnel about alcohol and other drugs of abuse.
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (ADAPT) - Peer education group dedicated to addressing the issues of alcohol and other drug abuse in an effort to create a healthier university community.
• Alcohol and Other Drugs: Self Responsibility - Research and other articles about "binge" drinking, minimum age, health problems, and history of alcohol and health reform cycles.
• An Integrated Treatment Approach for Severely Mentally Ill Individuals with Substance Disorders - Excerpt from paper by Kathleen Sciacca, from Chapter 6 of New Directions For Mental Health Services, No. 50, Summer 1991: Jossey-Bass, Publishers.
• Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN) - A central point of access to quality alcohol and drug resources. Search, links and FAQs.
• Behavioral Research Center of the Southwest - Non-profit agency that researches substance abuse and other behavioral health issues. A major focus is the impact of cultural factors on substance use. An environment for researchers to meet and work online.
• Biological Mechanisms of Addiction - An article about repeated exposure to a drug and how it produces long term changes in nervous system.
• California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Forums - Open forums and news for professional addiction counselors.
• California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs - Features California's strategy to reduce alcohol and other drug problems by developing, administering, and supporting prevention and treatment programs.
• Center for Substance Abuse Research - The Center for Substance Abuse Research (CSAR) is dedicated to research on the biological basis for addiction, its underlying causes, and modalities for treatment interventions.
• Centre for Duncanian Studies - The Centre is a group of researchers who apply a Duncanian perspective to the study of alcoholism and other forms of drug abuse.
• Codependency and Addiction Treatment - Directory of addiction recovery sites with a focus on codependency. Site features worksheets and tests to learn about family roles in addiction and codependency recovery as well as treatment center referrals.
• Controversies in the Addiction's Field - Compares various views of alcoholism and drug addictions. Each has a different treatment method. Out of print 1990 book by American Council on Alcoholism to download or read online.
• Cyber Recovery - Listing of resources for alcoholism and addiction. Multiple topic specific message boards for support.
• DHHS Workplace Resource Center - US Department of Health and Human Services offers information for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse in the workplace. Includes resources for employers and employees.
• Drug and Alcohol Treatment Network - Drugnet is a comprehensive drug and alcohol resource. Includes a searchable links database, chat room, message boards and an online Drug and Alcohol assessment.
• Dual Diagnosis - Information on treatment and program development for co-occurring dual/multiple disorders; mental illness, drug addiction and alcoholism, MIDAA(R), and MICA.
• Duncanian Theory of Addiction - Examines the theory developed by Prof. David F. Duncan to explain addiction to alcohol and other drugs or to behaviors such as gambling and internet use.
• Expert Answers Addiction Questions - Robert Perkinson, M.D. answers questions on alcoholism, teen drug abuse and gambling addiction. Features a resource library.
• Family Recovery through Education and Empowerment - Resources and information relating to recovery from addiction, codependency, abuse, counseling, education, and prevention.
• Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals - Resources for anyone working with clients with drug and alcohol problems, as well as those providing substance misuse education and prevention services.
• Global Interventions - For families and employers seeking help for individuals with alcohol, drug and other dependencies.
• Harvard Medical School - Division on Addictions - Provides links to resources including articles, FAQs, library and archives, events, research projects.
• Hired Power - California-based service provides sober coaches to help avoid relapse, available in several states. Accepting treatment professionals to match with clients.
• Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation - Coordinates research and knowledge transfer among researchers, assists professionals in the field, and informs public policy makers in the area of substance abuse.
• Mayo Clinic: Drug Addiction - Description of signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors and treatment options.
• Merus Training Ltd - Drug and Alcohol Training and Consultancy. Interventions and solutions for drugs and alcohol both in the community and the workplace.
• NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse - The NIDA for Teens Web site helps educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse.
• National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation - Information and resources on the prevention and intervention of addictions, alcohol, drug and solvent abuse, for First Nations and Inuit Communities.
• Online Recovery Library - Resources for persons in recovery from alcoholism, addiction, and other obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
• OxyContin Addiction Treatment & Information - Provides OxyContin news and information, as well as OxyContin addiction community forums and treatment referrals.
• Prescription Drug Addiction - An education and support resource for individuals and families dealing with addiction to prescription drugs. How to recognize a problem. Commonly abused medications.
• Project CORK - Alcohol and other drug abuse information directed to health care professionals, includes a bibliographic database, bibliographies, clinical instruments, newsletters, educational tools.
• Recovery Lane - Offers addiction tools, free daily meditations, humor, hot line numbers, recovery site links, current news, recovery book store, and drug information.
• Recovery Resources - Recovery Resources is a non-profit organization based in Cleveland, Ohio devoted to helping people with mental illness, alcoholism, drug and other addictions.
• Self-Help for Overcoming Addictions - Practical information on breaking addictions, techniques for reducing stress and improving spirituality.
• Serenity Found - Serenity Found is an online resource for those seeking help and information on 12 Step Recovery.
• Sober Champion - Professional service provides telephone and in-person coaching to help avoid relapse into alcohol or drug use, with pages on crisis and intervention.
• Sober24 - Dedicated to providing information, services, and products to individuals and families in recovery, promoting a sober lifestyle while having fun.
• Southworth Associates - Working with corporations, individuals and families to provide intervention and monitoring services for individuals with substance abuse and mental health issues.
• Substance Misuse Resources - This site is about the abuse of drugs and alcohol. It aims to stimulate informed discussion, and thereby help people to understand and deal with the problems they caused.
• The Alcoholism and Addictions Resource Directory - Lists rehabilitation and treatment programs for adults and adolescents. Includes forum, professional resources, and clinical information.
• The Centre for Recovery - A UK website about drug and alcohol abuse. A specialised treatment agency offering support and information for those affected by their own or someone else's use of drugs or alcohol.
• The Loyola Group - 20 hours of short and specific audio talks, dealing with alcohol/drug recovery topics.
• The Man in the Glass - Articles on alcoholism, drug abuse and substance dependence. Information on rehabilitation, detoxification and strategies. Suited to alcoholics, addicts, friends and those interested in the disease of addiction.
• The Mental Illness Education Project. - Video tape on double trouble in recovery and recovery workshop models, from the Peer Educators Project.
• The Self-Medication Hypothesis - A theory of the causation of addictions. This site explores both Khantzian's psychoanalytic model and Duncan's behavioral model of the hypothesis.
• Web of Addictions - Provides information about alcohol and other drug addictions. Includes facts, links, meetings, special topics and contact details for specific groups.
• Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs - A think tank promoting debate and policy initiatives in the field of substance misuse in Wales, UK. Includes history, press releases, current events, links, and contact details.
• Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace - Searchable database on substance abuse, state and territory laws, drug-free workplace advisor.
• Drug Abuse and Addiction - Addiction newsletter for mental health professionals, patients, and families. (April 02, 1999)

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