Online Resources
Drinking
- A Student's Guide
With punchy graphics and
engaging writing, this site prepare teens for the drinking decisions
they have to make when they enter the "college kegger" social scene.
- Alcohol facts
- Quiz: Are you at risk?
- Drinking & drugs
- Health effects of alcohol
- Dangers of binge drinking
Rutgers
University Center of Alcohol Studies
An informative and straight-forward
presentation of scientific information about alcoholism. This site
includes online version of their famous Facts Sheets including:
- Driving while intoxicated
- The connection between
alcohol, drugs, and domestic violence
- Alcohol and the elderly
- The effects of alcohol
- Women and alcohol
Alcoholics
Anonymous
The official site of the
Alcoholics Anonymous organization describes the goals and objectives
of their twelve step program and addresses common concerns of people
entering recovery.
- Is AA for you?
- The 12 step program
- AA principles
- Anonymity
- AA meetings
The
National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information
An easy to navigate site
that includes numerous online publications about alcohol, cocaine,
amphetamines, marijuana, tobacco and other commonly abused drugs.
ND
Youth Risk Behaviors
Results of a statewide
study that examined the prevalence of drug and alcohol use among ND
teenagers.
Online
Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous
A central source for online
support groups and meetings taking place on the Internet. Groups correspond
by email or hold real-time meetings in chat rooms. Inquiries are made
individually to each groups coordinator.
Al-Anon
and Alateen
The official site of the
Al-Anon/Alateen organization. This site provides information on the
self-help recovery program that is available to families and friends
of alcoholics whether or not the alcoholic seeks help or even recognizes
the existence of a drinking problem. With snappy graphics and easy
to find information, this site is available in both English and Spanish
language versions and includes:
- An online quiz: Are
you concerned about someone drinking?
- Forum, monthly magazine
- A Spanish language version
- Calendar of upcoming
events
- help finding a meeting
Yahoo!
Substance Abuse Resources
For links to many online
resourcees available on the Internet, check out the Substance Abuse
section of the Yahoo! search service. You may browse through the numerous
web sites maintained by organizations and individuals, or search the
Yahoo! database.
12
Step Cyber Cafe
A compilation of online
resources available for drug and alcohol addiction. Includes essays
from a religious view on self esteem, co-dependency, the promises
of re
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Click here to visit
the Moyers
on Addiction: Close To Home website hosted by PBS
Online and WNET.On this website you'll find:
- Original reporting
by health journalist Janet Firshein on the science of understanding
and treating addiction
- animated scientific
illustrations
- real-life stories
of people who talk about their struggles with the disease
of addiction and their lives in recovery
- editorials debating
controversial policy issues
- downloadable educational
guides
- a discussion forum
- information on
where to get help
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For teens
Keith, Marla, Beau,
Tracey, and Wilson -- meet the teens of OVERBOARD,
a 13-issue soap opera comic book about young people dealing
with substance abuse and addiction. Premiere of first issue:
Friday, March 27, 1998. A new issue will be published online
every Friday for the following 12 weeks. Join the Mailing List
for weekly e-mail reminders of new issues.
For teachers
Web-based lessons
for MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME and other resources are
available on wNetSchool,
wNetStation's Web service for K-12 educators.
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