Let's look at Internet sites on drugs and drug awareness. The Internet is full of information on prescription drugs as well as drug abuse. Remember, though, that your doctor or pharmacist is the best source of information on your prescription drugs.  

At the Healthtouch site, you'll find information about prescription or over-the-counter medications. Learn about the common uses of a drug, the proper ways to use it, and possible side effects. http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/p_dri.htm

An excellent source of information on prescription drugs is RxList - The Internet Drug Index. http://www.rxlist.com

At the Drug Database, you can search for medications under the generic or trade name. http://pharminfo.com/drugdb/db_mnu.html

Also at Healthtouch, you'll find information on how you can tell if someone you know is using drugs, as well as a list of behavioral changes of alcohol or drug abuses. http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/leaflets/102504/102522.htm

Join Together Online is a resource center and meeting place for working to reduce the harms associated with the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. http://www.jointogether.org/

The National Women's Resource Center is for the prevention and treatment of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse. http://www.nwrc.org/

Cesar Board is administered by the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR). This site contains slang and street names for drugs. http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/EdRes/Colleges/BSOS/
Depts/Cesar/drugs/SLANG

The site on crack cocaine lists things such as how might the user feel, how does she look or act, how it affects the body, and what the risks are to an unborn child. http://198.115.232.254/Y2Y/Crack_cocaine_info.html

Facts about marijuana, cigarettes, alcohol, methamphetamines, inhalants, hallucinogens, cocaine, and crack cocaine. http://www.health.org/kmartin/stfacts.htm

The Nicotine and Tobacco Network: http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/nicnet/

AL-ANON (and ALATEEN for younger members) offers a self-help recovery program for families and friends of alcoholics. http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~al-anon/

Cocaine Anonymous: http://www.ca.org/

All about caffeine: http://www.quadralay.com/General/caffeine.html

Recovery Anonymous: http://www.mlode.com/~ra/

The Virginia Addiction Training Center site contains drug and alcohol information as well as a substance abuse discussion. http://views.vcu.edu/vattc/

Join me next week as we search for Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras sites.

Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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