Drug Abuse Resources
Updated 1/15/08

The Indiana Prevention Resource Center
A gathering of information about substance abuse, with suggestions about how to counter-act it. Includes reference materials, such as dictionaries and directories.
Web of Addictions
The Web of Addictions provides information about alcohol and other drug addictions. The fact sheets below were developed by many different authors. In some cases, the fact sheets were placed on the web by a different organization than the one that wrote the document. However, all of the fact sheets are in the public domain to encourage wide distribution. You are free to copy and use these fact sheets.
Clinical Pharmacology
This service utilizes information from our Clinical Pharmacology CD-ROM, a well-reviewed resource in use by thousands of clinicians worldwide. In addition to the information provided on this web site, the CD-ROM includes comprehensive coverage of investigational drugs, less common and combination drugs, nutritional products, and intravenous admixtures. Enter the name or partial name of the brand or generic drug you want to find:
The Top 200 Prescriptions
Gives the brand name, manufacturer and generic alternative for the 200 top prescribed drugs. (Click "Alpha" to list in alphabetical order.)
Specific Drugs and their Effects
A concise list of frequently abused drugs and their effects on the human body.
World of Drugs USA Statistics
The following information is excerpted from the Office of National Drug Control Policy document, "The National Drug Control Strategy, 1997: Budget Summary".
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates
NAMA is an organization composed of methadone maintenance patients and supporters of quality methadone maintenance treatment. Detailed information about the effects of methadone is included.
Final Diagnosis -- Jimson Weed Toxicity
Medical information about the toxic effects of Jimson Weed.

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