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General Information

	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
Drug Facts: Cocaine Central source for links to federally-sponsored publications containing information about Cocaine, including prevalence estimates, consequences of use, ajudication, and trafficking.
Drug Facts: Crack
Estimates on Cocaine Availability. Report prepared by independent research firm ABT Associates tracking levels of cocaine availability in the U.S. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
InfoFacts: Crack and Cocaine Provides information on crack and cocaine, including health hazards, treatment and extent of use.
	Monitoring the Future, The University of Michigan http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/ An ongoing substance abuse study that publishes yearly results on the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students and young adults.
National Results on Adolescent Drug Use 2003 This annual survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders tracks trends in the use of licit and illict drugs as well as trends in the levels of perceived risk and personal disapproval associated with each drug. (Adobe Acrobat File)
National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2003, Volume I: Secondary School Students This monograph gives the 1975-2003 national trends in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American secondary school students. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Addiction Treatment Research http://www.addictiontreatmentresource.com/index.html Refers to over 5,000 residential treatment centers including inpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs and outpatient treatment programs for drug abuse and addiction and alcoholism.
Cocaine Info: Outlines the nature of cocaine addiction
	The Anti-Drug http://www.theantidrug.com Educates parents about drugs and emphasizes the impact they can have in curbing their children's substance use.
Drug Information: Cocaine Gives general facts and figures about cocaine and thoroughly discusses the health hazards involved with abuse.
	Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/ Enforces controlled substances laws and regulations in the United States.
Cocaine: Drug Information Includes information on the prevalence of use, physical/mental effects and trafficking/production associated with cocaine.
	Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) http://www.cia.gov/ The CIA is an independent agency, whose mission is to support the President, the National Security Council, and all officials who make and execute the U.S. national security policy.
Coca Fact Paper: A Primer Includes cocaine-related information, such as the history, varieties of cocaine, cocaine harvesting, consumption of cocaine, eradication programs, and alternative crops.
	US Department of Justice: National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/index.htm The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) is the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence.
National Drug Threat Assessment 2004 (April 2004) The most recently collected data from national law enforcement, intelligence and public health agencies. Includes information about the trafficking and abuse of cocaine. (Adobe Acrobat File)
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Physical Effects of Cocaine

	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
NIDA Research Report: Cocaine Abuse and Addiction Lists the health hazards of cocaine, including short- and long-term effects and possible medical complications.
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ Provides the latest national data on substance abuse, drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and the nation's substance treatment system.
Emergency Department Trends, Final Estimates 1994-2001 (August 2002) Collects data on the number and characteristics of drug-related visits to the emergency room. Includes data related to cocaine. (Adobe Acrobat File)
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Mental Effects of Cocaine

	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
NIDA Research Report: Cocaine Abuse and Addiction Discusses the mental effects of cocaine and the damage it does to the brain.
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