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  • Don't Harm Yourself: Arm Yourself with Knowledge about Drugs. and Facts About Marijuana.
    Online booklets from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Both booklets contain information about the dangers of drug use, as well as anti-drug activities designed for families.

  • Drug Descriptions.
    From the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, this site provides information about the effects, use, and abuse of individual drugs, including cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, steroids, and others.

  • Drugwatch.com.
    This is a comprehensive website featuring extensive information about medications, drug interactions, and drug side effects.

  • Drugs@FDA.
    A catalog of Food and Drug Administration approved drug products. Includes approved and tentatively approved prescription, over-the-counter, and discontinued drugs as well as drug approval letters, labels, and review packages. Search by keyword or browse by drug name.

  • Information on Drugs of Abuse.
    From the National Institute on Drug Abuse, detailed information on a list common drugs of abuse including Anabolic Steroids, Cigarette Smoking, Cocaine, Designer Drugs, Inhalants, Heroin, LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) (acid), Marijuana, MDMA (Ecstasy), Methamphetamine, and PCP (Phencyclidine). Also has information on statistics and treatment.

  • MedlinePlus Drug Information.
    Includes information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Browse by first letter of generic or brand name drug.

  • RxList
    A free, searchable, database of more than 4,000 prescription and over the counter (US) drug products. The search engine employs 'fuzzy' logic which often enables one to find a name even when it is misspelled.

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Locator.
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website designed to locate the drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs nearest you.

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