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Tobacco

TupeOnline: Don't Buy the Lie

Butte Co. Office of Education interactive tobacco education site.

The Faces of Spit Tobacco

See what chewing can do to you.

Tobacco Free Kids

Covers the news about tobacco business, advertising, lawsuits, and youth action.

Action on Smoking and Health

Everything For People Concerned About Smoking and Nonsmokers' Rights, Smoking Statistics, Quitting Smoking, Smoking Risks, and Other Smoking Information.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Drug Facts You Should Know

Brief facts on use and effects from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.

Drugs of Abuse

Basic facts on frequently abused drugs, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Freevibe: Get the Lowdown

This section of Freevibe lists alcohol and commonly abused drugs and gives you the facts: medical, emotional and social.  Also look for Shout Out, Hangtime, and My Anti-Drug sections.

A Guide for Teens

Does your friend have an alcohol or other drug problem? What can you do to help?

IPRC Infosite

Click on "Drug Info" for a wealth of material on alcohol and drug types.  Also contains lots of information on prevention, statistics of drug use, and a dictionary of street drug slang.  From the Indiana Prevention Resource Center.

LifeBytes: Drugs

Get the facts on stimulants, depressants, hallucinogenics, and other substances.  Watch out for the British spelling and legal information.

NDIC Reports - Bulletins and Briefs

Informational reports from the National Drug Intelligence Center (Dept. of Justice) on illicit drugs, prescription drug abuse, rave drugs, and other threats to health.

Partnership for a Drug-Free America

Drug Resource section has information on frequently abused drugs and their effects.