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Where can I get information
about specific drugs such as its effects and national trends?
The following is a compilation of fact sheets that provide simple
to digest information about a few selected drugs.
Alcohol and Alcoholism:
American Medical Association: Fact Sheet—Effects of Alcohol
on Brains of Adolescents
This fact sheet is based on an American Medical Association Report on
Alcohol’s Adverse Effects on the Brains of Children, Adolescents
and College Students, discusses findings from the past two decades on
how harmful alcohol is to developing brains. The fact sheet also presents
several ways it suggests the epidemic can be stopped.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/9416.html
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth: Characteristics of
Underage Drinking
This fact sheet provides information about various elements of underage
drinking including long term trends, drinking initiation, contexts of
underage drinking, among other issues.
http://camy.org/factsheets/index.php?FactsheetID=17
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information/SAMHSA:
Quick Facts
This NCADI fact sheet describes the four main symptoms of alcoholism and
discusses the influence of genetics and environmental factors on the disease.
It also provides alcoholism statistics for the United States. http://store.health.org/catalog/facts.aspx?topic=3
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: FAQ’s
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
This page on the NIAAA’s website lists FAQs they have answered regarding
alcohol and alcoholism. The questions include: What is alcoholism? Can
alcoholism be cured or treated? Are specific groups of people more likely
to have problems? How can you tell if someone has a problem? http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Tobacco:
American Lung Association: Fact Sheet Teenage Tobacco Use
The American Lung Association presents a list of useful facts regarding
teenage tobacco use, such as the percent of students who report smoking,
factors that influence teenagers to smoke, specific health problems that
teenage smokers may develop, among other helpful pieces of information.
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22542
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Effects of
Smoking Among Young People
This CDC fact sheet describes the specific health risks for youth smokers.
The fact sheet provides statistical information that shows a link between
smoking and health problems for youth, as well as research results that
show the types of risks that increase when youth smoke (i.e., increased
risk for lung cancer). http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/youth/stspta5.htm
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information/SAMHSA:
Quick Facts
This brief fact sheet presents some data on the prevalence of smoking
and the use of other nicotine products in the U.S., as well as a summary
of the report issued by the U.S. Surgeon General in 1989. http://store.health.org/catalog/facts.aspx?topic=9
National Institute on Drug Abuse: InfoFacts
The hazardous effects of cigarettes and other nicotine-based products
are described in this fact sheet. In addition, statistical information
and recent research findings that can be used to develop anti-smoking
initiatives are also described.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/tobacco.html
Marijuana:
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information/SAMHSA: Quick Facts
The fact sheet describes what marijuana is, what slang names are used
to describe it, and what effects it has on people who consume it. The
fact sheet also includes statistical information showing the prevalence
of marijuana in the U.S.
http://store.health.org/catalog/facts.aspx?topic=54
National Institute on Drug Abuse: InfoFacts
This NIDA fact sheet presents the following information about marijuana:
general information, extent of use, effects on the brain, effects on the
heart, effects on the lungs, effects of heavy marijuana use on learning
and social behavior, effects on pregnancy, and its addictive potential.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/marijuana.html
Parenting & Family Parenting of Adolescents: Marijuana Fact
Sheet
This main question this fact sheet answers is: “is marijuana use
addictive?” However, it also provides information about how many
people smoke marijuana, at what age children begin using it, why young
people use marijuana, what is the tolerance of marijuana, among other
questions. http://parentingteens.about.com/library/weekly/aa081699.htm
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Marijuana
The DEA fact sheet provides basic information on marijuana including street
names, methods of usage, the consequences of using marijuana, as well
as information about how marijuana gets into the U.S. http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
Cocaine:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information/SAMHSA:
Quick Facts
The fact sheet describes what cocaine is, what slang names are used to
describe it, where it comes from and what effects it has on people who
consume it. The fact sheet also includes statistical information showing
the prevalence of cocaine in the U.S.
http://store.health.org/catalog/facts.aspx?topic=41
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Research Report Series—Cocaine
Abuse and Addiction
This research report from NIDA describes cocaine in terms of where it
is grown, the effects it has on the brain, and the different names people
use to refer to it. The report also provides other important pieces of
information about the drug such as short-term and long-term effects, the
effects on pregnant women, and treatments for people who abuse the drug.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Cocaine/Cocaine.html
Parenting & Family Parenting of Adolescents: Drug Use—Cocaine/Crack
This fact sheet provides parents of teenagers with basic information about
cocaine, such as the different street names, how it is produced, and how
it can be consumed.
http://parentingteens.about.com/library/sp/drugs/bl-crack1.htm
Rimrock Foundation: Cocaine Addiction Fact Sheet I
This fact sheet, one of two on this subject, discusses the problem of
cocaine addiction. Included in the discussion are descriptions of the
effects of the drug, the extent of use in the U.S., and trends of 30-day
prevalence of cocaine abuse among eighth, tenth and twelfth grade students
in the 1990s. http://www.rimrock.org/html/facts/fact_cocaine1.htm
Heroin:
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information/SAMHSA: Quick Facts
The fact sheet describes what heroine is, what slang names are used to
describe it, what it looks like, and from where it comes. The fact sheet
also includes statistical information showing the prevalence of cocaine
in the U.S. http://store.health.org/catalog/facts.aspx?topic=51
National Institute on Drug Abuse: InfoFacts
This NIDA fact sheet presents the following information about heroin:
general information, tolerance, addiction, withdrawal, treatment, and
extent of use.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/heroin.html
Office of National Drug Control Policy: Fact Sheet—Heroin
This fact sheets begins with some historical information about the use
of heroin. It then describes the effects it has, the prevalence of use
in the U.S., regional availability, price information, corrections information
for people who have used heroin, and consequences, among other pertinent
information.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/heroin/197335.pdf
Parenting & Family Parenting of Adolescents: Drug Use—Cocaine/Crack
This fact sheet provides parents of teenagers with basic information about
heroin such as the different street names, what it looks like, how it
is produced, and its risks.
http://parentingteens.about.com/library/sp/drugs/bl-heroin1.htm
Club Drugs (i.e., LSD/Acid, MDMA/Ecstasy,
and methamphetamine)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service: In the Spotlight
Club Drugs—Summary
This summary from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service describes
the concept of club drugs and its dangers. It also gives information about
some of those specific drugs such as MDMA, GHB, Rohypnol, Ketamine, and
Methamphetamine.
http://www.ncjrs.org/club_drugs/summary.html
National Institute on Drug Abuse: NIDA Community Drug Alert
Bulletin—Club Drugs
This NIDA alert bulletin starts with a letter from its describing the
dangers of club drugs and the importance of understanding their effects
and uses. It then provides scientific information on the different club
drugs including: MDMA/Ecstasy, GHB, Kestamine, Rohypnol, Methamphetamine,
and LSD. http://www.drugabuse.gov/ClubAlert/Clubdrugalert.html
Office of National Drug Control Policy: Club Drugs
This ONDCP fact sheet discusses the effects of the different club drugs:
MDMA/Ecstasy, Royhpnol, GHB, and Ketamine. The fact sheet presents information
about each drug such as how it is used, its consequences, production and
distribution, arrests, legislation, and also provides prevalence estimates.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/club/
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Drug Intelligence Brief—An
Overview of Club Drugs
This Drug Intelligence Brief provides basic information about the various
club drugs including MDMA, Ketamine, GHB, GBL, Rohypnol, LSD, Methamphetamine,
PCP, Nexus, Psilocybin Mushrooms, 4-MTA. For each drug, information such
as prevalence, cost, street names, and effects are provided. http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/intel/20005intellbrief.pdf
Please contact the Northeast CAPT at capt@edc.org
for more information.
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