National Institute on Drug Abuse Comprehensive web-site with research and treatment reports and news. Includes a site for teachers and students with educational materials. Fact sheets on drug abuse, including the most recent economic costs report.
Society for Neuroscience Brain Briefings For the layperson interested in the science behind addiction: and in the brain in general. Current topics include: Nicotine and the brain, Addictions path, the brains stash, and the opiate receptor.
Marijuana Special Report from The New Scientist Visual guide to brain regions involved in the mediation of cannabis actions - geared to the lay person. Links to a variety of articles on cannabis/Marijuana.
Addiction and Alcoholism Treatment Free online books, journals. The best collection on intervention techniques, substance abuse, recovery, relapse prevention, sobriety.
Alcohol and Adolescent Brain Development Explores recent scientific evidence that alcohol affects adolescents and adults differently. Also discusses recent findings regarding adolescent brain development.
