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Fact Sheets

The fact sheets below were developed by many different authors. In some cases, the fact sheets were placed on the web by a different organization than the one that wrote the document. However, all of the fact sheets are in the public domain to encourage wide distribution. You are free to copy and use these fact sheets.

The following list of abbreviations was used to indicate the source of the document in the links provided on this page. Many of the sites listed contain additional information beyond the fact sheets that are listed on this page. We encourage you to explore each site.

Alcohol

Alcohol - VATTC
Alcohol - CESAR
Alcohol2 - CESAR
Alcohol - ARF
Alcohol - NFIA
Alcohol Doses, Measurements, and Blood Alcohol Levels - IPRC
Very Low Potency Alcoholic Beverages - IPRC
Alcohol, Other Drugs and Driving - ARF
Effects of Alcohol Intoxication - IUADIC
Tips For Controlling Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) - IUADIC
Personal Checklist Around The Use Of Alcohol - IUADIC
Alcohol Binge - Alice
Blood Alcohol Concentration - BAC - UMH
Responsible Drinking Notes - UMH
Alcohol Pharmacology - MoDADA
Naltrexone (REVIA-Â®) for the Treatment of Alcoholism - NIAAA
Naltrexone DATNet
Naltrexone (REVIA-Â®) - ARF
Responding to Alcohol Problems - IUADIC
Children of Alcoholics - FF/AACAP
Adult Children of Alcoholics - UICC
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects Information Homepage
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - MoDADA
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - CESAR

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Other Drugs

Searchable On-Line Dictionary of Street Drug Slang - IPRC
Drug Slang - CESAR
A - Cl
Co - Ha
Hc - Mi
Mo - R
Drug Slang by Drug Type
Amphetamines - MoDADA
Amphetamines - CESAR
Amphetamine2 - CESAR
Amphetamines - ARF
Amphetamines - IPRC
Amyl Nitrite - MoDADA
Barbiturates - MoDADA
Barbiturates - ARF
Benzodiazepines - ARF
Butyl Nitrite - MoDADA
Caffeine - MoDADA
Caffeine - ARF
Cocaine - MoDADA
Cocaine - CESAR
Cocaine - IPRC
Cocaine - CESAR
Cocaine - VATTC
Cocaine - ARF
Cocaine - NFIA
Codeine - MoDADA
Crystal Meth - Alice
Designer Drugs - CESAR
Ecstasy - NFIA
DMT - MoDADA
Glue - MoDADA
Hallucinogens - MoDADA
Hallucinogens - CESAR
Hallucinogens - ARF
Heroin - MoDADA
Heroin - CESAR
Heroin - NFIA
Ice - NFIA
Inhalants - MoDADA
Inhalants - CESAR
Inhalants2 - CESAR
Inhalants - ARF
Inhalants - IPRC
Inhalants - NFIA
LSD - MoDADA
LSD - ARF
LSD - NFIA
Magic mushrooms - Psilocybin - Alice
Marijuana - MoDADA
Marijuana - CESAR
Marijuana 2 - CESAR
Marijuana 3 - CESAR
Marijuana - VATTC
Marijuana - IPRC
Marijuana - NFIA
Cannabis - ARF
Marijuana and Cancer - Alice
Mescaline - MoDADA
Methcathinone - IPRC
Ritalin - methylphenidate - IPRC
Nitrous Oxide - Alice
Opiates - MoDADA
Opiates - ARF
PCP - MoDADA
PCP - CESAR
PCP2 - CESAR
PCP - ARF
PCP - NFIA
Psilocybin - MoDADA
Rohypnol - Rophies - WOA
Rohyphol - CESAR
Rohypnol - DATNet
Rohypnol - NIDA
Rohypnol - NFIA
Sedative-Hypnotics - MoDADA
Sedative-Hypnotics - CESAR
Special K and X - Ketamine and MDMA - Alice
Steroids - MoDADA
Steroids - CESAR
Steroids - CESAR
Steroids - NFIA
Stimulants - MoDADA
Tramadol/Ultram - MSB
Tranquilizers - MoDADA
Tranquilizers - ARF
Valerian - CESAR
Vivarin - Caffeine - Alice

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General Substance Abuse
General Information on Addiction - CESAR
Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs - FF/AACAP
How to Help Your Friend - IUIDIC
Making Decisions About Substance Abuse Treatment - FF/AACAP
What is your Risk for Substance Abuse - UMH
Alcohol, Drugs and Violence - Alice
Treatment Benefits - MoDADA
Women and Substance Abuse - MoDADA
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Tobacco
Tobacco - IPRC
Smokeless Tobacco - MoDADA
Quitting Smokeless Tobacco - Alice
Cigarette Smoking - MODADA
Cigarette Smoking and Adults - Oncolink
Health Facts about Tobacco - WHO
Tobacco - NFIA
Costs of Tobacco Use - WHO
The Public Health Implications of the Economics of Tobacco - WHO
Smoking and Cancer - Oncolink
Environmental Tobacco Smoke - Oncolink
Second Hand Smoke: Mothers and Their Children - Oncolink
Second Hand Smoke and Cancer - Oncolink
CDC Smoking Information Page - CDC
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The Web of Addictions pages Copyright Â© 1997 by Andrew L. Homer Ph.D and Dick Dillon . All rights reserved. If you have comments or suggestions for the fact sheets - write us. If you would like to develop additional fact sheets, send us a copy.

Fact Sheet Citations Alice Go Ask Alice, Columbia University Health Sciences
ARF Addiction Research Foundation
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CESAR Center for Substance Abuse Research , University of Maryland
DATNet DATNet
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
FF/AACAP Facts for Families. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IPRC Indiana Prevention Resource Center
IUDIC Indiana University Alcohol and Drug Information Center
MoDADA Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
MSB Medical Sciences Bulletin
NCI National Cancer Institute
NFIA National Families in Action
NIAAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse
Oncolink Oncolink at the University of Pennsylvania
UICC University of Illinois Counseling Center
UMH University of Montana HEALTHLINE
VATTC Virginia Addiction Technology Transfer Center
WHO World Health Organization
WOA Web of Addictions

Posted Friday, March 23, 2007
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