University of Pittsburgh Resources

• Center For Education and Drug Abuse Research

Guides to Locating Internet Resources

• WWW Links from around the world compiled by the Society for the Study of Addiction to Alcohol and Other Drugs

Internet Sites

• Addiction Treatment Forum online newsletter also includes conference information and web links
• AddictionScience.org from the Wheeler Center for the Neurobiology of Addiction at the University of California at San Francisco, contains resources primarily for resesarchers.
• Alcoweb a European site in English and French with professional and general public resources. Includes questionnaires used to evaluate alcohol consumption, prevention, treatment,a glossary, and research information
• College Alcohol Studyfrom the Harvard School of Public Health
• Dual Diagnosis Website
• Effective Medical Treatment of Opiate Addiction , NIH Concensus Statement dated November 17-19, 1997
• Join Together Online a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is a national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.
• National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Summary Findings 1998 statistics
• NicNet Arizona Program for Nicotine and Tobacco Research
• Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment : A Research-Based Guide complete text online in HTML and PDF format from NIDA
• Prevention Science & Methodology Group focuses on research in mental health and substance abuse prevention, includes citations to published and unpublished papers in teh field, and information on some statistical techniques, conference information.
• RAND's Drug Policy Research Center conducts research and analysis of policy on drug abuse prevention and control.
• Smoking Cessation, Clinical Guideline Number 18 from AHCPR 1996
• Substance Abuse Among Homeless People an annotated bibliography prepared May 1999 by the National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
• Web of Addictions
• WHO: Substance Abuse

Databases

• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: A Guide to Information on the Internet: Databases, Directories and Library Catalogues compiled by the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Canada
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Databases access to ETOH and Quick Facts databases
• Project Cork Database Web Search Form or Project Cork Database Telnet Search containing references and abstracts to journal articles and books on alcoholism and substance abuse. Updated quarterly, the entire database is searchable at no cost over the Internet.

Dictionaries Directories Encyclopedias

• National Directory of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment Programs 1998 from SAMHSA

Organizations and Agencies

• Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network links to all the regional centers and online resources for practitioners
• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
• American Society of Addiction Medicine includes publications, policy statements, membership and conference information
Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CAST) part of SAMHSA
• National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors
• National Clearinghouse on Drug and Alcohol Information
• National Council on Problem Gambling information about problem and compulsive gambling, including their annual conference and a state chapters list
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Society for the Study of Addiction to Alcohol and Other Drugs a British society featuring international web links and information about the society and its publications
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS) information about the organization and its activities

Patient Information

• AL-Anon & Alateen Family Group Headquarters site support for family and friends of alcoholics
• The Basic Web Page : A List of NA-Related Links Online is not an official NA web site, but links to official and other sites
• Cocaine Anonymous
• Gambler's Anonymous official homepage
• HabitSmart theory and helpful tips about habitual behavior related to addiction
• Online AA Recovery Resources Resources not an official AA site, but it contains a great deal of good information

Teaching and Learning

• Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC) : Online Courses online continuing education classes from various regional ATTCs