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    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
    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
    Club Drugs Facts and Figures
    This document is an overview of certain drugs that have emerged and become popular among teens and young adults at dance clubs and "raves." These drugs, collectively termed "club drugs," include MDMA/... Details >
    Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House
    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
    Cocaine Facts and Figures
    Pure cocaine was first used in the 1880s as a local anesthetic in eye, nose, and throat surgeries because of its ability to provide anesthesia as well as to constrict blood vessels and limit bleeding.... Details >
    Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House
    Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
    Search this site for online assistance in finding basic definitions for some general terms, symbols and acronyms related to substance abuse.... Details >
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    Drug Abuse Prevention and Education
    Parents, health professionals and community workers can find information about effective strategies for preventing drug use, and keeping drugs out of neighborhoods and schools. Includes also a link t... Details >
    Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House
    Drugs of Abuse
    The focus of this publication is the physiological effects of drug abuse. It discusses a variety of both controlled and illegal drugs including narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, stero... Details >
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Growing Up Drug-Free - A Parent's Guide to Prevention
    Schools, churches, synagogues, community groups, law enforcement--all can help to turn the tide on drug and alcohol abuse, but none can take a parent's place. This brochure explains to parents how to ... Details >
    SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
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