resources

Websites & Publications

Research and National Organizations

Join Together http://www.jointogether.org/aboutus
An online publication of the Boston University School of Public Health, which provides online resources to help communities respond to the harms caused by excessive alcohol and drug use and provides free internet services supporting their efforts. The organization also creates panels of national and local leaders to study the research on particularly important issues, holds hearings to get input from people throughout the country, and recommends new policies that will be more effective.

National Institute for a Drug Free America (NIDA) www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
National Institutes for Health’s substance use research, tools, funding resources and current information for communities and educators on substance use and abuse.

The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center www.ugdetc.org
Established by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the site provides current research on the effects of substances on the adolescent brain, tools for educators, law enforcement and the general community.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) www.samsha.gov
One source for the federal government’s agency providing funding, and resources for substance abuse prevention programs.