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Addiction Science Network
Addiction Science Network (ASNet) is a virtual network for the scientific study of addiction and for the application of information derived from scientific analysis to the problems of addiction. Explicit in the mission of the ASNet is the dissemination of information about addiction, which is accomplished in part through this website.
Addictive Behaviors Research Center - The University of Washington
Our mission is to provide research, training, and evaluation in the development and dissemination of interventions to prevent and treat addictive behaviors. Our approach reflects a commitment to evidence-based practices designed to reduce harm and promote health. Includes research on mindfulness-based meditation and addictin treatment.
Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN)
A central point of access to quality Internet-based alcohol and drug information provided by prominent organisations in Australia and Internationally.
aventa.org
For 30 years, AVENTA Addiction Treatment for Women has been Canada's only agency offering alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction treatment specifically for women. We have treated over 10 000 women and their families.
Bolton User Group Service
B.U.G.S aim to raise awareness and understanding of the way in which substance misuse is treated in Bolton and the surrounding area. UK site.
Canadian Network of Substance Abuse and Allied Professionals
The first national website developed specifically for Canada’s substance abuse workforce.
Cap Quality Care
Has infomation on methadone and other medications used in drug and alcohol treatment.
CAST Canada
Consumer organization located in Ontario that provides support groups and engages in many levels of anti-stigma work including trainings for professionals.
Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC)
CARBC's mission is to create an internationally recognized centre, distributed across BC, dedicated to research and knowledge exchange on substance use, harm reduction and addiction
Chemical Dependency Research Working Group
A project of the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
Coretext
A massive buprenorphine bibliography. The topics cover preclinical safety and efficacy, including the use of in analgesia, opioid dependence and veterinary medicine.
Council on Drug Abuse
The Council On Drug Abuse (CODA) is a charitable, non-profit organization that has sponsored and continues to sponsor preventive alcohol and other drug education programs in schools for students, teachers and parents.
Crack Facts
Crack-facts attempts to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about crack in a truthful manner, without the bias and hysteria that often surrounds discussion of the drug.
Dora Weiner Foundation
The Foundation encourages & promotes knowledge of chemical dependence and substance-related disorders & advocates for the rights of people being treated for dependence on drugs.
Dr. Andrew Tatarsky's Harm Reduction Website
One of the few places to look, on the Internet, for information about harm reduction psychotherapy. Dr. Tatarsky wrote the first book on this subject.
DrugScope
Provides quality drug information, promote effective responses to drug taking, undertake research at local, national and international levels.
Euro-Methwork
Euro-Methwork is a forum for those who are active in the substitution treatment field in the European Region, i.e. practitioners, researchers, policy makers, but also heroin users, their friends and families
Europad
A network across 18 Western and Central European countries, linking over 400 specialist health projects, sex workers' projects and social support programmes.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
The EMCDDA collects, analyses and disseminates objective, reliable and comparable information on drugs and drug addiction. In doing so, it provides its audiences with an evidence-based picture of the drug phenomenon at European level.
Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and Training Associates
http://www.doraweiner.org/
The Foundation encourages and promotes knowledge of research about chemical dependence and substance-related disorders and to advocate for the rights of patients being treated for depence on drugs.
International Centre for the Advancement of Addiction Treatment
The Opiate Addiction Treatment Info Newsletter
Lifeline Project
Telling the truth about drugs reflects our commitment to those people who access our services and our desire to make a positive contribution to the challenges and debates that arise within the drugs and alcohol field. The principal activities of the company are to assist persons and their families and dependents affected by the misuse of drugs and to provide a training and advisory service to persons and organisations who deal with the misuse of drugs and sexually transmitted diseases.
Lighthouse Project
Lighthouse Project, formerly Merseyside Drugs Council, is one of the leading providers of services to substance misusers and those affected by substance misuse in the UK. Established for over 35 years, it is one of the largest independent drugs agencies in the North West.
Moderation Management
MM is a behavioral change program and national support group network for people concerned about their drinking who desire to make positive lifestyle changes. A harm-reduction alternative to AA.
mylifeboat.com
The site for people who want to change their alcohol or drug use.
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA)
The NTA aims to increase the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England.
Nordic Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research (NAD)
Established to promote interdisciplinary cooperation in alcohol and drug research, the main focus of NAD is on research within the social sciences
Sharan
Located im Mombay, India, Sharan is involved in the field of drug treatment & HIV/AIDS in respect to counselling, Crisis Care, Awareness & Prevention, and Detoxification of drug users. Sharan addresses the needs of the marginalized communities living in extremely poor, resource constrained settings, through need based, qualitative and sustainable programmes of treatment, referrals and after care. It is committed to be of service to urban poverty, in a Christian spirit of love and compassion.
Smart Recovery
A Self-Help Alternative to AA
Substance Information LINK
Provides reliable information abut drugs, linked to best research;
is relevant to the real needs of real people;
is accessible to individuals and communities throughout BC -- and beyond
Substance Misuse Management in General Practice
Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) is a developing network to support GPs and other members of the primary health care team who work with substance misuse in the UK. (This is something we really need in Canada!)
United Kingdom Harm Reduction Alliance
The United Kingdom Harm Reduction Alliance UKHRA is a campaigning coalition of drug users, health and social care workers, criminal justice workers and educationalists that aims to put public health and human rights at the centre of drug treatment and service provision for drug users.
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