National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
Drug Information: Heroin
Includes information on the prevalence of use, physical/mental effects and trafficking/production associated with heroin.
Addiction Treatment Resource
Refers to over 5,000 residential treatment centers including inpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs. Also refers to outpatient treatment programs for drug abuse and addiction and alcoholism.
Heroin Info:
Describes addiction. Includes specific, descriptive details about heroin withdrawal symptoms.
Heroin in America - National Public Radio
NPR’s Morning Edition program takes an in-depth look at the growing heroin epidemic in America. Listen to the entire five-part series to learn more about the changing face of heroin addiction.
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.
National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/
A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment and policy.
Wide Angle: Bitter Harvest
An interactive site for the show Bitter Harvest, which focused on drug production in Afghanistan. Includes detailed information on heroin production and trafficking.
National Institute on Drug Abuse 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: Drug Abuse and AIDS
Behavior associated with drug abuse is now the single largest factor in the spread of HIV infection in the United States.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
Develops and applies disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities to improve the health of people in the United States.
