Drugs of Abuse

Information on drugs of abuse, publications, events, research, organizations, funding, more.

Do I have a drug problem? Find out with a new confidential online screening quiz.

Information on prevention, treatment, and education. Drug facts, statistical reports, media campaign, news and public affairs, National Drug Control Policy, report of science, medicine and technology.

U.S. Department of Justice. Data on the supply of illicit drugs to the US, including manufacturing, trafficking, and eradication efforts by drug type. Statistics on drug use, especially youth/teen use.

Provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates.

Includes a comprehensive database of what drugs look like and what they do, resources for parents on how to raise a drug-free child, resources for youth, and answers to questions on many drug-related topics.

DEA site, primarily for a teen audience; contains drug facts, photos, hot topics, cost of drug use to society, more.

NIDA site that explains science behind drug abuse and addiction.

Drug descriptions, photos, links to related reports, stats.

Working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence by providing individuals and communities the necessary tools and information to deal with the effects of substance abuse. News wire, resource material, funding news.

The UN agency responsible for coordinating activities relating to the international control of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Information on drug control reduction, crime prevention and criminal justice, treaty and legal affairs, analysis and statistics. Publishes Global Illicit Drug Trends

Información sobre las Drogas de Abuso más Comunes y Temas Relacionados

A bilingual Web site of materials designed to initiate dialogue between Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino parents and their children about the dangers of substance abuse.

Involuntary Commitment or Treatment -Proceedings for the involuntary commitment or treatment of a chronic substance abuser to a facility - Law from the Iowa Code beginning with Chapter 125, Section 75 continuing through Chapter 125 Section 92.
  Emergency detention, Ch.125.91
  Application Alleging Chronic Substance Abuse
  Affidavit in Support of Application Alleging Chronic Substance Abuse

What Can I Say to Get you to Stop? Hazelden publication

DAST 10 -Take this quiz, intended for adults 18 and older, if you're concerned about your drug use

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction - NIDA booklet provides scientific information about the disease of drug addiction, including the many harmful consequences of drug abuse and the basic approaches that have been developed to prevent and treat the disease.

NIDA InfoFacts: Drug Addiction Treatment Methods

NIDA Infofacts: Drug Abuse and Addiction

Commonly Abused Drugs - succinct description of each drug's effects, including mental health consequences

Photos of Illicit Drugs and Photos of Drug Paraphernalia - from OHS Health & Safety Services

Drug Photos from StreetDrugs.org. Search individual drug name to view photo

Street Terms: Drugs and Drug Trade (ONDCP)

Drug Profiles from the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) - the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse. Order materials, view online or download selected materials online.

Dual Diagnosis: Just the Facts fact sheet from the Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association

Addiction is a Brain Disease - overview by Alan I. Leshner PhD, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Controlled Substances Act (DEA) includes Trafficking Penalties.

Ten Drug and Alcohol Policies That Will Save Lives from Join Together.org

Drug Trends in Iowa - DEA report

SAMHSA Office of Applied Studies (OAS) - the latest national data on substance abuse. Includes OAS publications, NHSDA, DAWN, DASIS, SAMHDA, and statistics on drugs of abuse.

Drugs and Crime - Statistics/ statistical reports from National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

Close to Home - PBS series companion to "Moyers on Addiction." Understanding and treating addiction, controversial policy issues, lesson plans for teachers, and a 13-issue soap opera comic-book series for teens.

The Addicted Brain - February 09, 2004, Scientific American article. Drug abuse produces long-term changes in the reward circuitry of the brain. Knowledge of the cellular and molecular details of these adaptations could lead to new treatments for the compulsive behaviors that underlie addiction.

No Place to Hide: Substance Abuse in Mid-Size Cities and Rural America 50 page, January 2000 CASA whitepaper. Smoking, drinking and drug use among young teens is higher in rural America than in the nation's large urban centers.

NIDA Goes to School - Science-based Drug Abuse Education - Includes information for students and parents, and teaching resources for the classroom.