Drugs Overview

Websites

NIDA for Teens
You name it, it's covered here. Excellent site that's user-friendly.

National Institute on Drug Use
Key in your topic or

Go to Drugs of Abuse
Includes links to commonly used drugs and emerging trends.

"Educational outcomes include lower grades and exam scores, lower enrollment in college, and lower rates of graduation from high school and college."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

A to Z Index
Very specific index of diseases, risks, syndromes and more.

Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Excellent information with links to many informative sites. Includes statistical information.

Teens Risk Behaviors
Examines alcohol and drug abuse, examining causes and actions to take.

Above the Influence
Stay original to yourself.

MedlinePlus:

Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse from National Institute of Health

Bath salts

Depressants

Detox

Hallucinogens

Narcotics

Steroids

Stimulants

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Databases

Encyclopædia Britannica* 

 

SIRS Issues Researcher
Excellent research database covering a multitude of topics with statistics, graphs, timelines and more. *

*To access this database at home, please see the Library Staff for the username and password.

*Brought to you by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and Massachusetts Library System with state funds and federal Institute of Museum and Library Services funds.