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1. MedlinePlus: Drug Abuse
   Resource that provides links to a wide range of substance abuse resources. Provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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2. Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
   Alcohol and drug abuse information provided by the government of this Canadian province.
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3. Focus Adolescent Services: Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse
   National Institute on Drug Abuse ~ NIDA, part of the National Institutes of Health, supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction.
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4. Food and Drug Administration
   Food and Drug Administration The United States Food and Drug Administration is the government agency responsible for regulating food and medical treatments in the United States. One aspect of its jurisdiction over food is regulation of the content of health claims on food labels. History 1927 - The "Bureau of Chemistry" is
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5. The Science Behind Drug Abuse
   National Institute on Drug Abuse offers facts on drug use and the brain. Includes answers to common questions, real stories from teens with addictions, and games and quizzes to test teens' knowledge of drugs and their effects.
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6. National Institute on Drug Abuse - The Science of Drug Abuse and
   The mission of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to lead the Nation bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. ... HIV and Drug Abuse...
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7. VirtualKid Teen - Alcohol and Drug Abuse
   Simple explanation of alcohol abuse written for teens. Similar pages about other drugs.
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8. Drug Abuse and Addiction
   Addiction newsletter for mental health professionals, patients, and families.
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9. Drug abuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   Drug abuse has a huge range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. All of these definitions imply a negative judgement of the drug use in question (compare with the term responsible drug...
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10. United Nations Drug Control Programme
    United Nations Drug Control Programme Pradeep Bansal - LLM, NUS, Singapore The United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) and the United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention (CICP) are part of the United Nations Office for Drug Control & Crime Prevention (ODCCP). The ODCCP was established to enable the UN to focus
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11. Tracking Trends in Teen Drug Abuse
    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) statistics and trends relating to drug use among adolescents.
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12. Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse
    MAMA offers a rational approach to the issues of drug use and its effect on the family. Provides a holistic approach and scientific drug education to all ages of society. Social and recreational alternatives to drug use.
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13. Cognitive Deficits Associated With Heavy Marijuana Use Appear To Be Reversible
    Report in 2002 about a study showing that memory and learning problems caused by heavy marijuana smoking persist for at least a week after cessation of use of the drug, but they appear to resolve completely within a month. The study was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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14. Drug Enforcement Administration
    Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States Department of Justice law enforcement agency tasked with suppressing the sale of recreational drugs of abuse and enforcing the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. In the act, Congress divided proscribed substances into five schedules (enforced by the DEA) based
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15. Parents against Drug Abuse
    Voluntary support group helping the families of drug abusers.
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16. Teenage Drug Use and Abuse Prevention
    Information on specific drugs, how to talk to teenagers about drug use and abuse, and treatment for abuse, from About.com.
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17. Child Maltreatment and Substance Abuse
    Topics cover the relationship between types of unfavorable treatments and drug and alcohol abuse problems in the United States and Australia. By Adam M. Tomison
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18. Director of the National Drug Control Policy
    Director of the National Drug Control Policy The Director of the National Drug Control Policy (officially nicknamed the Drug czar) is the head of the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy. The title, as well as the office, was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The current office-holder is
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19. Drug Abuse and Substance Abuse Information | Partnership For a
    Obtain pertinent Drug Abuse and Substance Abuse Information for the Partnership For a Drugfree America. ... Drugfree.org is a drug abuse prevention and treatment resource, existing to help parents...
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20. True Crime and Justice
    Provides a collection of resources and articles on unsolved cases, homicide, forensics, missing persons, victims, domestic violence, drug wars, various types of abuse, and criminal activity.
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