To aid your navigation around our site and others working in the field of drug misuse prevention, we have assembled a list of links to pages and websites that we feel are relevant to you.
On the mentor website:
? Basic information on the common drugs of abuse
? Latest research into drug misuse prevention
? Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section
Elsewhere on the Internet:
? drugfree.org/parent provide a large site with quizzes, reports, lots of information and a current and updated blog from a parent who lost his son to drug abuse.
? teens.drugabuse.gov
? drugabuse.gov Includes a parent friendly introduction to the science of addiction.
? Talk to Frank offers some advice to parents who are worried their teenagers might be taking drugs.
? Turning Point is the UK's leading social care organisation working with people with substance misuse, mental health problems and learning disabilities.
? Helping America?s Youth is a nationwide effort to benefit children and teenagers by encouraging action in three key areas: family, school, and community.
? The Anti Drug is a website that offers parents advice and support for dealing with teens and drug abuse, as well as a community section for parents to discuss topics with each other.
? Join Together offers a wide breadth of reasearch based information as well as a section of its website targeted to parents.
? 4 parents is an American government website that offers lots of advice for parents of teens on a range of subjects including drug abuse.
? Family Guide focuses on resources and links for parents to keep their kids drug free.
? Drugs and the brain is a Flash website that uses words pictures and animations to give a detailed and interesting explanation of the way drugs effect the operations of the brain.
? inhalant.org is a website dedicated to information regarding the abuse of inhalants. The website is specific to inhalants as drugs, but does have an active forum used by people whose lives are affected by inhalants.
? HBO has produced a series of documentaries about addiction in America, the HBO addiction website to accompany this series provides articles written by experts and offers information to people with an addiction and people worried about someone with an addiction as well as providing more general information about addictions.
? Know the Score provides information and advice on drugs in Scotland for young people, parents and professionals. |
