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United States Information Service's Substance Abuse Guide is one of the best indices of the Federal Governments drug information resources. It includes many topics of international interest, provides extensive guide to law enforcement issues as well as prevention and treatment topics.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The full text of Alcohol Alerts a quarterly bulletin that disseminates important research findings on a single aspect of alcohol abuse and alcoholism is available here.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) The mission of the NIDA is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
- Search of the NIH Guide for Funding Opportunities This system will provide you with any National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) or National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) grant announcements. The full text of the announcements is also available.
- CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) System is a major biomedical database containing information on research ventures supported by the United States Public Health Service (US-PHS), including the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. CRISP also contains information on intramural research programs of the NIH and FDA. . Retrieval of scientific information for each project in CRISP is made available by project title, principal investigator's abstract, and term descriptors.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) SAMHSA's mission is to assure that quality substance abuse and mental health services are available to the people who need them and to ensure that prevention and treatment knowledge is used more effectively in the general health care system. Its principal components are:
- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention was established to lead the Federal efforts in prevention and intervention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse (ATOD) among the Nation's citizens.
  - The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention.
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) mission is to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy is authorized to develop and coordinate the policies, goals, and objectives of the Nation's drug control program for reducing the use of illicit drugs. The 1997 National Drug Control Strategy is available on the web.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is the lead Federal agency responsible for the development of overall Federal drug enforcement strategy, programs, planning, and evaluation. These pages contain information about the DEA's Demand reduction program and current statistics and trends on use of various drugs. Return to Top

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