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Information about Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Abuse

This site is from Health Canada's National Anti-Drug Strategy.  It is aimed at teens, with basic and clear information.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/drugs-drogues/youth-jeunes/index-eng.php

This is an American site from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.  It is specially aimed at teens, with clear easy-to-read information.
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/index.php

A great site on the dangers of tobacco use.
http://www.joechemo.org/ 

The U.S. National Library of Medicine information site.  This site has  more advanced information (harder to read) than the above sites. See the box of related topics on the bottom left--or search for your topic. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html 

This site has reliable information, including statistics, on many different drugs, including alcohol, prescription drugs, cocaine, ecstasy, inhalants, marijuana and more.  Rohypnol is covered under Club Drugs.

http://www.teenchallenge.ca/get-help/drugs-fast-facts

 

Good information, especially on tobacco and alcohol.  Also covers steroids, ADHD medications, inhalants, prescription drug abuse and marijuana.

http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/

 

This site from the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba gives good basic information on Rohypnol, the date rape drug.

http://www.afm.mb.ca/Learn%20More/Rohypnol.pdf

 

More on Rohypnol, from the Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

http://www.camh.net/about_addiction_mental_health/drug_and_addiction_information/rohypnol_dyk.html