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Addiction Treatment Forum
"Information, research and news for the addiction
treatment field since 1992 . Addiction Treatment Forum reports on
substance abuse and addiction therapies, research, news, and events
of interest to both healthcare professionals and patients with a
focus on methadone maintenance for opoid-addiction treatment."
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Centre for Drug
Research (CEDRO)
"The Centre for Drug Research ceased to exist as an
independent drug research institution per January 2004 and
proceeded to finish ongoing projects and articles. Most of the
CEDRO work (theoretical and epidemiological) is published on the
CEDRO website. The CEDRO website also has many publications of
which many translated to major languages on drug use careers, drug
policy, and the politics of knowledge construction about drugs and
its history. These articles are authored by former CEDRO staff or
guest researchers, as by authors considered interesting. The
website will remain maintained till at least 2007. Questions about
visits or research opportunities will have to be turned
down."
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Count The Costs
Count the Costs is a collaborative project between a range of
organisations that, while
representing a diverse range of expertise and viewpoints, share a
desire to reduce the unintended costs of the war on drugs.
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DrugAlert.org
DrugAlert.org is a comprehensive database featuring
information and news alerts about potentially dangerous drugs
currently on the market or previously available worldwide. The Web
site is dedicated to keeping the public informed about drug
recalls, side effects, and pending litigation associated with
various drugs and their manufacturers.
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Drug and
Alcohol Office
The Government of Western Australia Drug & Alcohol
Office web site was formed in January 2002. It encompasses "Next
Step Specialist Drug & Alcohol Services", "Western Australia
Drug Abuse Strategy Office (WADASO)", and "Public Health Division:
Alcohol & Other Drugs Program" web sites.
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Drug Policy
Alliance (Formerly the Lindesmith Center)
"The Drug Policy Alliance is a drug policy research institute.
This site features a searchable database of thousands of library
documents from both academic and popular literature focusing on
drug policy from economic, criminal justice, and public health
perspectives, and a subject index of full-text materials online. We
also host an ongoing seminar series and send out mailings regarding
upcoming events and publications via both e-mail and smail."
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Drug Reporter
"The Drug Policy Web Site of the Hungarian Civil
Liberties Union"
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DrugWatch.com
"DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive web site database
featuring extensive information about thousands of different
medications and drugs currently on the market or previously
available worldwide. DrugWatch.com includes up-to-date information
about prescription and over-the-counter medications and includes
details about associated side effects to aid in the protection of
patients and consumers."
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ELISAD
Gateway
"The primary purpose of ELISAD (European Association of
Libraries & Information Services on Alcohol & Other Drugs)
is to enable those working in the field of alcohol and drugs
information to exchange ideas, and experience in order to improve
their knowledge and skills. The Elisad Gateway is a comprehensive
tool which provides access to quality internet based addictions
information for professionals and the general public. It is the
only trans-European portal on addictions."
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European Opiate
Addiction Treatment Association (EUROPAD)Their aims
are to "Promote the development and acceptance of substitution
therapy, encourage collaborative research into effective addiction
treatment, provide a forum for the communication of research
results and best practice, encourage contact between individuals
and groups within treatment services, and co-operate in the
development of effective public policy"
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Indiana
Prevention Resource Center
"A statewide clearinghouse for prevention, technical
assistance and information about alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs."
This site includes useful surveys, reports and references under
headings such as 'Prevention', 'Drug Info', 'Statistics', and
'Resources'. Many useful links, including some to drug image
databases.
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International Drug Policy
Consortium
"We are a global network of non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) and professional networks that come together
to promote objective and open debate on drug policy issues at the
national and international level. We support evidence-based
policies that are effective in reducing drug-related harm."
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Know
Drugs
Know Drugs seeks to facilitate an honest and open discussion about
ALL kinds of drug use in the UK and beyond. They include
alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceutical drugs in their remit.
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International Harm
Reduction Association (IHRA)
"The International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA)
is one of the leading international non-governmental organisations
promoting policies and practices that reduce the harms from all
psychoactive substances, harms which include not only the increased
vulnerability to HIV and hepatitis C infection among people who use
drugs, but also the negative social, health, economic and criminal
impacts of illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco on individuals,
communities and society."
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Medical
Journals
"Medical-Journals.com is an online service primarily
linking medical journals from around the world. This is the first
one-click portal site which is dedicated to medical journals with a
uniquely arranged database. Medical-Journals.com is not affiliated
to any specific publisher or an organisation, so we are free to
adjust ourselves to meet your needs."
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Methadone
Anonymous Support
A non-profit support organization/website for 'Medically
Assisted Treatment' - those addicted or dependent on opiates,
whether prescribed or illicit, from substance abuse to chronic
pain. We are the official resource for Methadone Anonymous support
and have a very busy community of support forums; a methadone
expert (PhD) that has his own page on-site to answer questions;
HCV/HIV News; a Methadone Pregnancy Info and Support page,
moderated by Sharon Dembinski, an expert in the field... and so
much more."
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The
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
"The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine is a general
medical publication with a worldwide circulation. The publication
was established in 1934 by The Mount Sinai Hospital and has been
published continuously since then. It is issued six times a year.
Issues alternate between collections of clinical papers in the
whole spectrum of medical specialties and topical single-theme
issues that explore one medical topic through articles written by
outstanding medical authorities."
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National Alliance of
Methadone Advocates (NAMA)
"NAMA is an organization composed of methadone
patients and health care professionals that are supporters of
quality opiate agonist treatment. We have thousands of members
worldwide with a network of international affiliated organizations
and chapters in many places in the United States. The primary
objective of NAMA is to advocate for the patient in treatment by
destigmatizing and empowering methadone patients. First and
foremost, NAMA confronts the negative stereotypes that impact on
the self esteem and worth of many methadone patients with a
powerful affirmation of pride and unity.
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NICE International
NICE International contributes to better health around the world
through the more effective and equitable use of resources. It does
this by providing advice on the use of evidence and social values
in making clinical and policy decisions.
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National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
"NIDA was established in 1974, and in October 1992 it
became part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of
Health and Human Resources. The Institute is organized into
divisions and offices, each of which plays an important role in
programs of drug abuse research."
The NIDA site has links to a vast number of related web pages in
America.
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National Library of
Medicine
"World's largest medical library and creator of
Medline... Every significant program of the Library is represented,
from medical history to biotechnology. We hope that the resources
of the world's largest biomedical library will find ever wider
useful application around the nation and around the world."
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Release
Release is the national centre of expertise on
drugs and drugs law - providing free and confidential specialist
advice to the public and professionals. Release also campaigns for
changes to UK drug policy to bring about a fairer and more
compassionate legal framework to manage drug use in our
society.
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Talking Drugs
TalkingDrugs is an online space reflecting the global challenge
posed by illicit drugs. It provides an opportunity to share stories
and insights that will help us find better ways to control illicit
drugs and prevent them causing excessive harm.
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Transform
Transform Drug Policy Foundation is a charitable
think tank that seeks to draw public attention to the fact that
drug prohibition itself is the major cause of drug-related harm to
individuals, communities and nations, and should be replaced by
effective, just and humane government control and regulation.
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The Vienna
Declaration
"The Vienna Declaration is a statement seeking to
improve community health and safety by calling for the
incorporation of scientific evidence into illicit drug policies.
The declaration was drafted by a team of international experts and
initiated by several of the world's leading HIV and drug policy
scientific bodies: the International AIDS Society, the BC Centre
for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, and the International Centre for
Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP). It was prepared through an
extensive consultative process involving global leaders in
medicine, public policy and public health. The declaration was the
official declaration of the XVIII International AIDS Conference
(AIDS 2010) held in Vienna, Austria."
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