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Social Issues - Drug Abuse

Great Web Sites

  • Marijuana: Facts for Teens
    This Web site for teens includes a variety of information about marijuana in an accessible question/answer format. The page is maintained by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

    (http://kidsource.com/kidsource/content3/mariteens/index.html)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
    This page from the National Institute on Drug Abuse includes a section devoted to educating students about drugs and drug-related issues. You'll find this section by scrolling to the bottom of the page and looking at the right side of the screen.
    (http://www.nida.nih.gov/)
  • Web of Addictions: Other Drugs
    Here you'll find a comprehensive collection of articles and papers by a variety of authors. Fact sheets, general information and a variety of related links are here, including a searchable on-line dictionary of street drug slang.
    (http://www.well.com/user/woa/facts.htm#drugs)
  • DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration
    Here you'll find drugs statistics, fact sheets and more.
    (http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/)
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy
    This Web site contains links to the latest news, drug fact sheets, statistics, educational materials, and policies.
    (http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/)
  • State Drug Profiles
    Here you'll find state profiles, publications and policy information for each state and several major cities.
    (http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/index.html)

Books in Your Libraries

  • Links to books & other materials in the libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System.
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