Substance-Related Disorders: General Resources

• Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia: Policy papers. This set of papers provides overviews of specific drugs and outlines strategies to minimize harm
• American Society of Addiction Medicine. Provides information about the society, links to its publications and information about upcoming events and conferences
• Drinkanddrugs.net. Maintained by the Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals, this website emphasizes professional standards, continuing education, and best practices
• DrugScope (UK) This organization is involved in developing and promoting national quality standards and best practices, undertaking research, and providing quality drug information
• Drug use and dependence. Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
• Drug use disorders. Mental Health Specialist Library (NHS) 
• Management of substance abuse. Sections on epidemiology, assessment, prevention, treatment and vulnerable populations. Provides relevant publications developed by WHO 
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (US) Supports research on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy
• Neuroscience of psychoactive substance use and dependence [PDF, 286 pages] World Health Organization, 2004. Summarizes "current knowledge of the biological basis of substance use and dependence, and discusses the relationship of these behaviours with environmental factors ... the public health implications of this knowledge are translated into recommendations for policy and programmes ..." -- Cover 
• Project CORK. Alcohol and substance abuse information developed for health care professionals; includes bibliographies, clinical tools, educational resources and a newsletter
• SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• Treatment Research Institute. This not-for-profit organization is dedicated to reducing the effects drug abuse by employing scientific methods and disseminating evidence-based information

Last updated: August 27, 2008