Addictions & Substance Abuse Resources

The Substance Abuse Literature

• UpToDate
  UpToDate is a clinical information resource which offers up-to-date, fully-referenced expert answers to patient-care, diagnosis, and treatment questions. Topic reviews are written by recognized authorities who review the topic, synthesize the evidence, summarize key findings, and provide specific recommendations. (Access Restrictions: UpToDate is licensed for on-site use only at Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Medical School, and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Remote access is not permitted.)
  
  
• Project CORK
  The Project CORK database includes records for over 51,000 journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports on substance abuse from the fields of medicine, psychology, and the social sciences.
  

Web Resources

U.S. Government Agency Sites

From the NIH:

• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  
  
• National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse

From SAMHSA:

• National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (Prevline)
  PrevLine is the web site of the National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information. It aims to provide one-stop shopping for substance abuse information on the web.
  
  
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
  
  
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  
  

Screening

• Project CORK Screening Tools

Treatment

• Alcohol and Drug Treatment Options
  This web site provides general information and a current listing of treatment options in the Upper Connecticut River Valley.
  
  
• NIDA Clinical Toolbox
  The Clinical Toolbox is a compilation of publications for treatment providers based on NIDA-supported research.
  
  
• Treatment Improvement Exchange (TIE)
  The TIE is dedicated to communicating current trends and protocols in alcohol and drug treatment. Among its resources are the Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs), a series of best practice guidelines, and the Technical Assistance Publications (TAPs), which offer practical responses to emerging issues written by experts.
  
  
• SAMHSA National Directory of Treatment and Prevention Programs
  Find treatment facilities closest to a location you select.

Patient/Consumer Education

• MedlinePlus
  A clearinghouse for authoritative health information resources selected by the National Library of Medicine for consumers.
  
  
• Go Ask Alice
  An archive of frank and non-judgmental answers to questions posed to "Go Ask Alice," a program of the Columbia University Health Service. Emphasis on health interests of college-aged people, including relationships, sexuality, drugs, alcohol, etc.

Community Prevention

• Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies
  Helps state agencies and community organizations apply science-based prevention programs and strategies in the field.

Prevention on College Campuses

• College Drinking Prevention Initiative
  The first comprehensive report on alcohol use among college students based on a focused review of the research literature.
  
  
• What Campuses are Doing
  From the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention. Includes detailed descriptions of drug prevention approaches in use on college and university campuses across the U.S.

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