The Big Deal - Part 1E Of 5

THE BIG DEAL - OUR WAR ON DRUGS

Here Are Links To Government Agencies, Law Enforcement And Community
Groups That Deal With A Variety Of Issues Around Illegal Drugs, Laws,
Legalization And Research

Study: The nation's drug war from Pew Center for People and the Press.

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov Official Web site of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy.

http://www.drugsense.org Includes the "War on Drugs Clock," which shows how
much is spent per second nationally to fight the war on drugs. Make
sure to check out http://tfy.drugsense.org/wodarts.htm -- a public policy
reading room about the war on drugs.

http://www.druglibrary.org Basic facts about the war on drugs.

http://www.dea.gov Official web site for the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.

http://www.ncadd.org National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
tells about model prevention programs.

http://www.drugfreeamerica.org Partnership for a Drug-Free America has
information on drugs and abuse prevention strategies for parents and
for kids.

http://www.nysda.org At this New York State Defenders Association site,
choose Hot Topics, then Rockefeller Drug Laws for stories, updates
and reports.

http://www.bartleby.com/65/dr/drugaddi.html The Columbia Encyclopedia's
definition and history of drug addiction and drug abuse.

http://www.nida.nih.gov National Institute on Drug Abuse provides
information on trends and statistics, prevention and treatment
programs, grants and more for professionals, parents, teachers and
students.

http://www.health.org/catalog/ The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information (a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration) has facts and pamphlets about drugs of abuse.

http://www.drugwarfacts.org basic facts about various aspects of the drug
wars and the impact of drugs, with sources.

http://www.soros.org/lindesmith The Lindesmith Center- DrugPolicy
Foundation. Looks at alternatives to current enforcement of drug laws.

http://www.casacolumbia.org National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
at Columbia University. Conducts studies on drug use and prevention
and current enforcement of drug laws.

http://www.oasas.state.ny.us Web site for New York state Office of
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.

http://www.rochesterais.org Al-Anon and Alateen are free support groups that
help family and friends of alcoholics. 716-288-0540.

http://www.sos-rochester.org Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) is a
nonreligious support group for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts
and their family members. 716-234-4105.

http://www.thehealthassociation.org/ncadd The National Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence -- Rochester Area offers help for addicts' family
members and training for school and community people. 716-423-9490.