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- National Substance Use Resources
- Click on the links below to access these websites
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- http://ncadi.samhsa.gov
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and
SAMHSAs Substance Abuse & Mental
Health's National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. Samhsa's mission is to
build resilience and facilitate recovery in the areas of
substance abuse and mental illness.
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- http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
- The mission of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA):
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- NIAAA provides leadership in the
national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by:
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- * Conducting and supporting research in a wide range of
scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health
risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment
* Coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes
and Federal Programs on alcohol-related issues
* Collaborating with international, national, state, and local
institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in
alcohol-related work
* Translating and disseminating research findings to health
care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public
http://www.nida.nih.gov
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- "NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science
to bear on drug abuse and addiction
Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug
abuse and addiction. The majority of these advances, which have dramatic
implications for how to best prevent and treat addiction, have been
supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). NIDA supports over
85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and
addiction. NIDA supported science addresses the most fundamental and
essential questions about drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed
care, and from DNA to community outreach research.
NIDA is not only seizing upon
unprecedented opportunities and technologies to further the understanding of
how drugs of abuse affect the brain and behavior, but also working to ensure
the rapid and effective transfer of scientific data to policy makers, drug
abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners, and the general
public. The NIDA web site is an important part of this effort. The
scientific knowledge that is generated through NIDA research is a critical
element to improving the overall health of the Nation. Our goal is to ensure
that science, not ideology or anecdote, forms the foundation for all of our
Nation's drug abuse reduction efforts."
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