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  • Early Puberty Linked to Early Substance Abuse
  • Pediatricians Fail to Recognize Teen Substance Abusers
  • Many Teen Drug Treatment Programs Found Lacking


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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
    Straight Facts About Drugs and Alcohol
    This publication is designed to help adolescents recognize and deal with their or a peer's substance abuse problem. The brochure answers the questions like how to tell if a friend has a drug problem, ... Details >
    SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
    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.
    Asian/Pacific Islander Americans and Substance Abuse
    There are some metabolic factors in Asians which lead to a greater sensitivity to alcohol. There is a greater susceptibility to lung cancer amomg Asian Americans (and to colorectal cancer among Japane... Details >
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Organizations
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    Indian Health Service
    Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
    Al-Anon Family Groups, Inc.
    American Counseling Association
    Behavioral Health Information from the Indian Health Service
    Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    Center of Alcohol Studies
    Children of Alcoholics Foundation
    Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
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