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Addiction
Addiction implies that a drug dependency has developed to such an extent that it has serious detrimental effects on the user (referred to as an addict). They may be chronically intoxicated, have great difficulty stopping the drug use, and be determined to obtain the drug by almost any means. The term addiction is inextricably linked to society's reaction to the user, and so medical experts try to avoid using it, preferring dependence instead.Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Intervention
A drug and alcoholism intervention is an attempt by family members and friends to help a chemically dependent person get help for his or her addiction. Heroin Rapid Detox
As an Opioid heroin use escalates as the body’s tolerance for the drug increases. The increased tolerance is the cause of many overdose deaths given that the heroin user may be injecting 3 to 5 times the lethal dose in order to maintain their high. Rapid detoxification from high tolerance heroin use is extremely dangerous and can be fatal. Relapse for a heroin user after some period of absence can also be fatal as their tolerance level is no longer present and the same amount used during their last episode prior to a period abstinence will often kill the user. Inpatient Treatment is most often residential in that they require that the client live within the facility during treatment. Inpatient treatment centers and programs are a higher level of care than outpatient programs and provide more intensive services and treatment than lower levels of the care continuum.Substance Abuse
Substance abuse has a range of definitions related to disaproval over use or overuse of mood altering substances. These fall into four main categories: Substance abuse may lead to addiction or substance dependence. Medicaly, dependence requires the development of tolerance leading to withdrawal symptoms.
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- Aboriginal
Youth Network
Canadian site focusing on prevention, HIV/AIDS issues, and lifestyle
information; "created by youth for youth"
- Alcohol
& Public Health Research Unit (New Zealand)
Surveys and policies related to alcohol in New Zealand
- Canadian
Centre on Substance Abuse Canadian government agency focusing
on addictions treatment and research
- Canadian
National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health Public information,
databases, and statistics regarding tobacco in Canada
- CEIDA
(Australia) PDF documents with information for physicians,
addictions clinicians, and students
- Central
Narcotics Bureau (Singapore)
Law enforcement agency site offers information about drugs of abuse,
prevention campaigns in Singapore, and penalties for drug offenses
(including death penalty)
- Swiss
Federal Office of Public Health Offers news, publications,
and policies concerning the Swiss harm reduction approach to substance
abuse
- United
Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention Offers
news, publications, analysis, and programs addressing drug abuse on
the international scene
Treatment
& Research
- Alcohol
Advisory Council of New Zealand
Information about effects of alcohol, issues related to Maori population,
and alcohol and sports (Sportszone)
- Alcohol
Concern UK-based national alcohol umbrella organization for
500 agencies devoted to preventing harm from alcohol misuse; site
contains facts sheets, links, and England's National Alcohol Strategy
- Alcoweb
European site with medical information about alcohol, somewhat slow-loading
- Australian
Parents for Drug Free Youth
Prevention information about drugs, the signs of substance use in
teenagers, and criticism of the harm reduction approach
- Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health (Canada) Influential
international organization that conducts mental health and addictions
research; also has numerous fact sheets and bibliographies available
at their website
- Centre
for Drug Research (Amsterdam)
Dutch drug use statistics and online library with thought-provoking
discussions of harm reduction alternatives
- Centre
for Recovery
U.K.-based site offers drug information, life skills, and teen pages
- Counsellors Directory
A huge support network of UK counsellors, with details of
their qualifications & experience, areas of counselling and fees.
- Drugscope
(UK)
Drug information and policy organization with UK drugs statistics
and DrugSearch,
a comprehensive online drug encyclopedia
- Eurocare
Organization advocating for prevention of alcohol-related harm in
Europe; provides European alcohol news updates through European News
Digest
- European
Cities Against Drugs Organization
promoting a drug-free Europe
- European
Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Lisbon-based agency that tracks drug use in Europe; site contains
publications about the scope of the European drug problem
- Institute
of Alcohol Studies (UK) Educational
body funded by the United Kingdom Temperance Alliance; publishes the
Alcohol Alert and The Globe, magazines about medical
and social aspects of alcohol problems
- International
Center for Alcohol Policy
Sponsored by international distilleries and brewing companies and
promotes responsible drinking; publications about safe drinking practices
available at website
- Links
to World Alcohol and Drug Sites
Includes government and non-government organizations, many sites are
in native languages
- Thai
Action on Smoking and Health Foundation Tobacco
control organization in Thailand provides statistical information
about special populations, various tobacco products, social indicators,
and tobacco-related deaths
- Trimbos
Instituut (Netherlands)
Source of reports describing Dutch harm reduction approach
- Virtual
Clearinghouse on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Collaboration
of international agencies offers information about approaches to drug
prevention, treatment, and enforcement around the world
- World
Health Organization Substance Abuse Department
International reports on drug usage, treatment, and policy; links
to regional offices offer more local information
Drug Control
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