Our links
There are literally thousands of sites on the Web containing information about drugs. Below is just a sample of what is available. We have tried to include the most informative sites which often have good links to other drug-related sites. However, linkage to a site does not indicate endorsement by the Euridice-Network. Please e-mail us with your comments about the links provided and with details of other sites you have come across. The focus of our review is on sites that provide reliable information on drug dependencies as well as other dependency (e.g. gambling) and those that provide an online treatment or etherapy.
DRUGS AND DRUGS ADDICTION. FACTS AND NUMBERS:
LIST OF WEBSITES THAT PROVIDE USEFUL AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION by Paolo
Deluca, Ph.D.
United Nations web site (UNDCP) provides important information on the history
of drugs, substances of abuse and effects. Click
here . For more information on selected drugs of abuse, pharmacological
effects and possible medical use, it is possible to read online the Terminology
and Information on Drugs report (October, 1998) prepared by the Scientific
Section (Laboratory) Policy Development and Analysis Branch Division for
Operations and Analysis.
The report focuses on: Cannabis, Coca, Opium, Heroin, Opioids, Fentanyls, CNS Depressants, Benzodiazepines, Barbiturates, Methaqualone, Amphetamine-Type Stimulants, including 'Ecstasy' Group Substances, Synthetic CNS Stimulants, 'Ecstasy' Group, Hallucinogens, D-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), Phencyclidine (PCP), Hallucinogenic Amphetamines, Peyote Cactus / Mescaline, Psilocybe Mushrooms / PsilocybinPart II and a Glossary.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) The EMCDDA provides the European Community and its Member States with 'objective', reliable and comparable information at European level concerning drugs and drug addiction and their consequences'. Useful statistical, documentary and technical information, plus the annual report on the drug situation in and across member states and Norway.
It
is now available the first report on
the drug situation in the accessing countries. It specifically covers the
10 CEEC candidate countries Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia , Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, while associating
as far as possible Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia (FYROM). The remaining three candidate countries Cyprus, Malta,
and Turkey are also being integrated into the network of National Focal Points.
The 2002 Report on the drug situation in the candidate CEECs, presented on
this website and also available in printed form.It shows a different picture
from the one now only five or seven years ago. These countries were then generally
perceived only as drug 'transit' countries, with all the associated stereotypes
in terms of 'danger' for the EU citizens. Today they have become a clear target
for drugs consumption.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), one of the scientific institutes of the US National Institutes of Health, includes full-text access to its numerous publications, its bi-monthly newsletter, research reports and a search facility.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), incorporating Prevention Information Online (PREVLINE), provide an information service, customised searches, and a list of prevention materials.
Centers for Disease Control, in Atlanta, includes search engine, publications data and statistics.
Medline, with access to over 6.5 million bibliographic records. Alternatively, Medline Plus gives free access to Medline, Aidsline and Toxline.
Archido, drugs archive, part of the University of Bremen. The ARCHIDO website acts as a gateway to ARCHIDO's own literature on drugs as well as bibliographic data and literature held elsewhere. ARCHIDO provides enquiry and photocopy order services for a charge. Their ARCHIDO database can be searched online free of charge. The site also features some bibliographies, reviews of recent books on drugs, and a list of electronic documents. In German and English.
Drug Search is the online drug encyclopedia.
Treatment
The International Society for Mental Health Online (ISMHO) was formed in 1997 to promote the understanding, use and development of online communication, information and technology for the international mental health community. ISMHO is a nonprofit corporation.
The American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society.
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) With 17,000 embers, NAADAC is the largest national organization of alcoholism and drug abuse professionals across the country who treat addicted individuals and families.
PREVLINE, Prevention On Line.