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    FAQ - About Inhalants
    Also available in: Spanish
    The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition answers your questions on inhalant use.... Details >
    National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
    A Parent's Guide to Preventing Inhalant Abuse
    This brochure gives parents a general overview of inhalant abuse among young people, including which household products are commonly abused, the health effects of inhalant abuse, how to recognize symp... Details >
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
    American Indian and Alaska Native Women's Health: Substance Abuse/Mental Health
    This page features links to information on drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and mental health.... Details >
    Indian Health Service
    Anabolic Steroid Abuse
    This web site was launched as part of a public/private national multimedia public education initiative designed to alert the public to the dangers of anabolic steroids use. The information at this sit... Details >
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
    Anabolic Steroids: A Threat to Mind and Body
    Also available in: Spanish
    This Research Report is based on the findings of recent studies on the use of anabolic steroids in the United States. Its goal is to educate the public about these drugs and the dangers of misusing th... Details >
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
    Are you Cool or Clueless?
    Parents are invited to take this online quiz to test their knowledge of the drug-related slang names currently in use. There are 6 categories of drugs of abuse and 30 slang terms that change constan... Details >
    SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
    Are You Drug Smart? Test Your Chemical IQ
    This online checkup provides players with the truth about some illegal drugs and the dangers to users' health.... Details >
    Do It Now Foundation
    Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking? Al-Anon is For You
    Twenty questions are presented to help you decide how much you are affected by the excessive drinking of someone close to you and if you need the services provided by Al-Anon.... Details >
    Al-Anon Family Groups, Inc.
    Brain's Response to Drugs: Teacher's Guide
    This is the teacher's guide for the "Mind Over Matter" series. This exciting new neuroscience education series, developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National In... Details >
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
    Club Drugs: Community Drug Alert Bulletin
    This advisory from the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to community leaders, parents and the general public addresses the "alarming increases in the popularity of some very dangerous ... Details >
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
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    Indian Health Service
    Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
    Behavioral Health Information from the Indian Health Service
    Center of Alcohol Studies
    Children of Alcoholics Foundation
    Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
    Consumer Healthcare Products Association
    Drug Abuse Warning Network, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice
    Drug Free-Workplace Helpline
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