Welcome to the Reference Desk... Here you can view your favorite drugs & behavior-relatedreferences found in your exploration of the WWW:

Hypertext version of the magizine with the same name.
Current info on drug legalization, prices, and culture.

The world's largest enthnogenic library and community.

Smartdrug-store and small archive of info about the featured substances

More archives...nobody could stare at a computer screen
long enough to read it all.

Just what it says, many articles and studies from many different people.
Searchable index.

NIDA is not only seizing upon unprecedented opportunities and technologies to further
understanding of how drugs of abuse affect the brain and behavior, but also working to ensure
the rapid and effective transfer of scientific data to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners,
other health care practitioners and the general public.

Claims to be "The Proven Cure For The Drug Epidemic." Filled with descriptions of drugs and testimonials of people no longer on drugs.

This is a page full of general information on any drug that you could dream of.

The Internet Center on substance use including information on drug policies and human rights

Information about drug reform activism and the war on drugs.

A medical resource including basic health information, drug treatments,
and a medical dictionary.

Information about decreasing alcohol and other drug use; current prevention
programs.

A library of factual information about abused drugs and resource
information on addictions.

Features Smart Drug News, the newsletter of cognitive enhancement and longevity.

Drug abuse prevention materials for kids and adults.

Contains drug and health info for more then 30 national health organizations and agencies. You can look up both prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

Provides info on drug evaluation and research. Gives current info, the latest press releases, and publications.

Statistics and Facts about the Nations Health

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.

many links to other resources and documentation about medicines, health, and drugs

MEDLINE (MEDlars onLINE) is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.

The president of dare gives his opinion of the dare program

Based out of U of Toronto gives a Canadian perspective on the drug issue.
Research in english and french.

just a little late for our papers, but for future reference on how to
cite internet sources

Physician educators providing quality medical information for the public.

Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Contains information on Marijuana

General information on marijuana.

Articles and letters from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Drug Enforcement Agency. Contains numerous press releases and publications relating to legality of many drugs.

Nonprofit organization working for drug free society and against legalization of drugs. Contains much information on drugs especially marijuana. Contains many links.

National Families In Action. Effects of drugs.

the article talkes about how prozac may or may not be for a person, depending on the individual

the article talkes a little bit about how certain antidepressants are marketed and what their gross profits are.

the article gives answers to the most frequent questions related to prozac.

the article talkes about how lilly manufactors and produce the drug prozac

the article talkes about fluoxetine is now being used to help PMS and how it is suppose to be effective

the aricle is done by lilly explaining and giving an example of their advertisement for the drug prozac

This site has a lot of information about psychadelics, marijuana, etc.

REFERENCES FROM D & B, FALL '98

An interesting article describing how drug research is conducted.

A small article about drug abuse research.

A page which describes the affects and problems of marijuana use.

A page containing facts about all sorts of drugs (inc. alcohol, caffeine, cocaine, etc.).

A page maintained by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, this page covers eating disorders, anxiety, depression, ADD, and learning disability from a medical/psyciatric perspective. It has an "In the News" feature which provides full length articles about current findings in mental health.

A look at depression as a biochemical illness.

This article discusses the "dramatic changes in psychoactive hormones like estrogen and progesterone that occur during menstrual cycles" of women. It discusses the effects of hormones on depressive illness in women.

This is a great way to get info for papers. This page has an expansive topic index which is "user friendly". Also, you can get full articles here.

One Psychiatrist's call for caution when prescribing new drugs like Prozac. Emphasis on danger to women.

Everything about anabolics

a bunch of links to other anabolic steroids Internet sites

self-explanatory

prevention, drug info, comments on drug legalization, info on drug testing, and many, many more...

Information on chemical dependence, myths about alcohol. women and alcohol, and age and alcohol.

Good resource on drug and alcohol abuse in the Saint Louis area.

Main homepage for the National Council of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

Great for researching articles on Alcoholism.

One of the recent rehabilitation centers for alcohol and drug abuse.

Great for sample questions research studies.

International Journal of the MCA

International Journal of the MCA

This article discusses what ritalin is, who prescribes it, etc.

Disccusion of the possibilities of overprescription

statistics that show drug usage in high school students.

immediate and long term effects of marijuana

questions and answers about marijuana facts

excerpt from a book about a professors study on marijuana.

facts about herion and immediate and long term effects of using it.

A comprehensive study, looking at the effects of Ritalin.

Looks at the hazards of treating ADHD.

Explains what happens in the brain in individuals diagnosed with ADHD.

A breif discription of methylphidate, and how it should be administered.

Gives the demographics of Ritalin.

Information on FAS (mainly mental retardation)

Electronic forum for the discussion of FAS/FAE issues.

In depth information on FAS

Information on FAS/FAE

Company dedication to education in order to prevent FAS/FAE

Index of Internet sites dealing with substance and drug addiction.

Index of Internet sites dealing with substance and drug addiction.

Site is a network of recovery stories and information for those dealing with addictive behaviors.

Tips to help drug abusers get sober, plus find an interactive exploration of how drugs affect the body.

Slide Teaching Packet II, For Health Practitioners, Teachers and Neuroscientists (very good!)

The COLLEGE ON PROBLEMS OF DRUG DEPENDENCE (CPDD) is a professional organization of scientists whose research is directed toward a better understanding of drug abuse and addiction.

The Directory will help you find information on any mental illness issue including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, schitzophrenia, etc.

This directory lists drugs by generic name and gives a full description of brand names, FDA drug class, diagnosis used for, and much more information such as indications, precautions, dosage and administration, drug interactions, etc.

Extensive information on FAS such as factors that effect risk, effects of alcohol on the developing fetus, neurodevelopmental effects, treatment protocols, etc.

This site answers common FAS questions such as "What is FAS?" "What babies are at risk for FAS?" "Is there a cure for FAS?" and "How can FAS be prevented?"

An extensive explanation of the effects of infantile autism - the neurological effects, typical behavioral signs, implications of the disease, etc.

"A handy description and background of legal and illicit drugs"

"DARE's failure to influence teens from drugs"

"A general guide of information for a multitude of drugs"

"A thorough insight of current topics and articles related to marijuana's therapuetic effects"

"A resource for drug history and policy"

"A resource for the history and policy of different drugs"