Links



American Center for Democracy (ACD)

www.public-integrity.org

 

Parents: The Anti-Drug

www.theantidrug.com/advice/experts_past.html

 

Drug Watch International

www.drugwatch.org/

 

Family Alcohol and Drug Education (FADE)

www.fade.org.nz

 

Maranatha Community

www.maranathacommunity.org.uk

 

The Global Sobriety Movement

www.globalsobrietymovement.com

 

National Families in Action

www.emory.edu/NFIA/

 

European Cities Against Drugs

www.ecad.net/

 

American Council for Drug Education

www.acde.org/

 

CASA: Center on Addictions & Substance Abuse

www.casacolumbia.org

 

Center for Substance Abuse Research, CSAR

www.cesar.umd.edu/

 

DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration

www.dea.gov

 

Doctors for Life International

www.dfl.org.za

 

Drug Free America Foundation

www.dfaf.org/

 

Educating Voices, Inc.

www.educatingvoices.org/

 

Elks Drug Awareness Campaign

www.elks.org/drugs/

 

Family Research Council

www.frc.org

 

For Real: Drug Education for Teens

www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/schoolzone/index.html

 

Lambton Families In Action

www.sarnia.com/groups/antidrug

 

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

www.MADD.org

 

National Drug Prevention Alliance

www.drugprevent.org.uk/

 

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition

www.inhalants.org

 

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

www.nofas.org

 

Office of National Drug Control Policy, ONDCP

www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/

 

Parenting is Prevention

www.parentingisprevention.org/

 

Parents: The Anti-Drug

www.theantidrug.com/

 

Partnership for a Drug-Free America

www.drugfreeamerica.org/

 

PREVLINE: Prevention Online, National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

www.health.org/

 

Pride Omaha

www.pride.org

 

Reality Check: Marijuana is a Drug

www.health.org/reality/

 

School Zone: Resources for parents, teachers, coaches, & kids sponsored by ONDCP

www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/schoolzone/index.html

 

Stop Drugged Driving

www.stopdruggeddriving.org/

 

The Antidrug

theantidrug.com/drug_info/marijuana_mental_health.asp

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    Feb 16, 2009 | Full text

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    Oct 21, 2008 | Full text

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    Oct 20, 2008 | Full text

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    Oct 6, 2008 | Full text

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