Major Resources

• MedlinePlus: Drug Abuse
• healthfinder: health library: prevention & wellness: Substance Abuse
• NIH: Pregnancy and Substance Abuse

MGH Resources

• Perinatal Substance Abuse Care at MGH

Massachusetts Resources

• Massachusetts Department of Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
• Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities has many educational resources on this topic. Contact the Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities through ARCH or search the Regional Centers for Healthy Communities Resource Library Central Catalog.

Substance Abuse General Resources

• Harvard Medical School Division on Addictions
• Join Together Online Provides news and resource information for communities fighting substance abuse and gun violence. A project of the Boston University School of Public Health.
• National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)Comprehensive directory of substance abuse links.
• PREVLINE (Prevention Online) National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Department of Health and Human Services. Access to QUICKDOCS, the National Substance Abuse Web Index (NSAWI), the Prevention Materials Database, and the Treatment Facility Locator.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• Web of the AddictionsResource for teachers, students and others who need information about alcohol and drug additions. Focuses on behavioral health issues.

Alcohol

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Al-Anon/Alateen
• MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Provides help for victims. Includes prevention tips for parents.
• NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

Drugs

• CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America)
• Drug Free America Contains a section for both children and adults on illegal drug use. Includes information on drugs in the workplace.
• Drug Strategies Non-profit research institute that promotes more effective approaches to the nation's drug problems and supports private and public initiatives that reduce the demand for drugs through prevention, treatment and law enforcement.
• Narcotics Anonymous
• NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• ONDCP (Office of National Drug Control Policy)Many resources including community support programs, research information, drug facts, state profiles.

Family and Friends of AOD Abusers

• Co-Anon Cocaine Anonymous

Patient Handouts

Alcohol

• AgePage-Aging and Alcohol Abuse -- only available on Web Site
• Alcohol: What You Don't Know Can Harm You [PDF]
• Alcoholism: Getting the Facts
• Drinking and Your Pregnancy
• Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation
• How to Cut Down on Your Drinking
• Make A Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol - Parents Booklet
• Alcohol Alert National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Quarterly bulletin that disseminates important research findings on a single aspect of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

Drugs

• Drug Free America
• Information on Common Drugs of Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Alcohol and Drug Facts. Publications on alcohol and drugs of abuse and information for different age-groups and populations.

Adolescents

• Alcohol, Nicotine and other Drugs Go Ask Alice.
• Get it Straight - A Drug Prevention Book for Young AmericansFrom the Drug Enforcement Agency.
• National Inhalent Prevention Coalition
• www.streetdrugs.org A database of photographs and information on street drugs.

Non-English Language Resources

Spanish

• Alcoholism: Publicaciones en Espanol
• Como disminuir su hábito de ingerir alcohol
• Haga La Diferencia Hable con sus Hijos Sobre el Uso del Alcohol[PDF]
• La bebida y su embarazo
• Inhalantes Series of Spanish language factsheets on inhalent abuse.
• Lista de documentos de NIDA Infofax National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• Drug Information in Spanish Street Drug Organization

French

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Statistics

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism"Quick Facts" trends and statistics on a range of issues.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse Trends and statistics on drug abuse.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Statistics on substance abuse.