GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is organized within the Executive Office of the President. ONDCP coordinates federal, state, and local efforts to control illegal drug abuse and devises national strategies to effectively carry out anti-drug activities. The site includes information on prevention and education programs and materials.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov/
SAMHSA is the federal government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services. It is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
http://www.samhsa.gov/csap/
CSAP is a component of SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. CSAP supports and promotes comprehensive prevention systems and community involvement.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
http://www.health.org/
NCADI is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NCADI is "the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse." The site includes material in Spanish.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/
NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Institute provides national leadership and conducts and supports research and information dissemination with respect to the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.

U.S. Information Agency. Narcotics and Substance Abuse
http://www.usia.gov/topical/global/drugs/subab.htm
Focus of this site is on U.S. government policy as well as community coalitions and organizations involved in prevention and treatment.

COMMUNITY COALITIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)
http://www.acde.org/
ACDE develops programs and materials.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
http://www.cadca.org/
CADCA works with community coalition members to realize its vision: Drug-free communities.

Council on Prevention and Education
http://www.copes.org
Programs for personal growth and family enhancement that will increase children's resilience to substance abuse.

Join Together Online
http://www.jointogether.org/
Join Together supports community-based efforts in the fight against substance abuse.

National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
http://www.casacolumbia.org/
The Center is a resource for research on addiction and substance abuse. It explores the costs and impact of substance abuse treatment, as well as prevention and treatment information.

National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
http://www.ncpc.org/
NCPC provides useful information about crime prevention and community building here, with some material in Spanish.

Partnership for a Drug-Free America
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a non-profit coalition of professionals from the communications industry. Their mission is to reduce illegal drug use by changing public attitudes toward it.

PRIDE (Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education)
http://www.prideusa.org
The primary goal of PRIDE is to alert youth and the community about drug violence and to promote drug-free living.