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Alcohol Abuse Prevention Resources


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
 
www.samhsa.gov 
SAMHSA - This is the Big Top Tent for a multitude of Federal services related to alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health including: SAMHSA - The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information www.health.org   
NCADI - Prevline is an award wining web resource offering access to searchable databases on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention. 
SAMHSA - Center for Substance Abuse Prevention - CSAP www.samhsa.gov/csap/index.htm   
SAMHSA - Center for Substance Abuse Treatment - CSAT www.samhsa.gov/csat/csat.htm

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 
www.health.org 
The information service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the world's largest resource of current information and numerous free materials concerning substance abuse.

Alcohol and Drug Council of North Carolina 
http://www.alcoholdrughelp.org 
Education, advocacy, information and referral for drug and alcohol issues 
1-800-688-4232

Alcoholics Anonymous 
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org 
Referral to group meetings, individual and telephone counseling; 24 hour hotline 
704-332-4387

Center for Science in the Public Interest:   Alcohol Policies Project: Youth and Alcohol  
http://www.cspinet.org/booze/iss_youth.htm 
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) launched the Alcohol Policies Project to help focus public and policy maker attention on high-leverage policy reforms to reduce the devastating health and social consequences of drinking. Policies addressed by the APP are advertising, alcopops, campaign for alcohol free sports tv, college and binge drinking, health, labeling, taxes, and youth and alcohol.

College Drinking: Changing the Culture at US Colleges 
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov 
The final report of the Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism provides science-based information and solutions for professionals, the media, educators, parents and community leaders to assist in changing the drinking culture on college campuses.

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free 
http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org 
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free, a unique coalition of Governors' spouses, Federal agencies, and public and private organizations, is an initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15. It is the only national effort that focuses on alcohol use in this age group.

Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center 
www.udetc.org 
The training center and website is funded by the US Department of Justice at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE).

Partners to Reduce Underage Drinking in North Carolina 
http://www.initiative.org 
A NC initiative to reduce underage drinking through community involvement and social change.

Partnership for A Drug-Free America 
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org 
If you like the ads, you'll love the website. A parent's treasure chest of information and tips on how to talk to kids about drugs.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 
http://www.ncadd.org/facts/pardir.html 
Facts for parents about "What should I tell my child about drinking?" and "How to tell if your child may be in trouble with alcohol."

Join Together 
http://www.jointogether.org 
The first on-line resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence. Learn more about the issues and what can be done on the community homefront.

Freevibe 
www.freevibe.com 
This website designed for kids, answers their questions like: Get the skinny on drugs. What are the facts? What's just the hype? Why do people take 'em? How can I say no? What's the latest word? 

Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Drug Free Coalition. Please visit www.drugfreecharlotte.org for a more comprehensive list of resources.

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