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|  | Methamphetamine Web Sites Websites for methamphetamine information and other resources SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) provides the latest national data on (1) alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drug abuse, (2) drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and (3) the nation's drug abuse Treatment system. Please check out the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Report on the estimates of past year methamphetamine use at http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k6/statemeth/stateMeth.htm The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), established in 1993, is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the Intelligence Community. The General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan, implemented in February 2000, designated NDIC as the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence. Please check this link http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/ for more information. Montana Meth Project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at significantly reducing first-time meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach. Please visit their website at http://www.montanameth.org for more information. NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components. The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve prevention, treatment and policy as it relates to drug abuse and addiction. Please visit their website at http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html for more information. This year millions of school children around the world will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in 75 percent of our nation's school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world. D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.dare.com/home/default.asp The mission statement of the Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission is to provide high quality, affordable outpatient treatment and prevention services that meet the needs of the citizens within the Dorchester County area in a respectful, confidential environment. Please visit their website at http://www.dadc.org/services.html for more information. UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP)coordinates substance abuse research and treatment under authority of the Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. The institute is a division of the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, housed within the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.uclaisap.org/html/asnu.html Erowid is a member-supported organization providing access to reliable, non-judgmental information about psychoactive plants and chemicals and related issues. We work with academic, medical, and experiential experts to develop and publish new resources, as well as to improve and increase access to already existing resources. We also strive to ensure that these resources are maintained and preserved as a historical record for the future. Check their website athttp://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/psychoactives.shtml Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 33,500 weekly meetings in over 116 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.na.org/basic.htm This is a website whose primary intent is to provide the public a comprehensive examination of methamphetamine available anywhere in the world. http://www.allpositiveoptions.com/APOMeth1.htm For more research studies at MUSC, please visit http://www.musc.edu/catalyst/sub/mrs.htm |
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