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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAP is the sole Federal organization with responsibility for improving accessibility and quality of substance abuse prevention services.

Drug Abuse Statistics
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration presents national and state prevalence and trends in illegal drug use, the non-medical use of prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

DrugsTV
Articles on all of the major categories of drugs from alcohol and nicotine to crack cocaine and heroin.

Illegal Drug Use Statistics
Information on the use and abuse of illegal drugs in the United States. Provided by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Lexicon of Alcohol and Drug Terms
Defines many alcohol and substance abuse words and phrases from "absolute alcohol" to "zoopsia." Published by World Health Organization

MEDLINEplus - Drug Abuse
Resource that provides links to a wide range of substance abuse resources. Provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Think tank that focuses on the study of all forms of substance abuse, and how it affects society.

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Resource for current and comprehensive information about substance abuse prevention and treatment.

VirtualKid Teen - Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Simple explanation of alcohol abuse written for teens. Site includes similar pages about other drugs.