Deciding to help or seek help

These pages attempt to answer the more common questions concerning substance abuse. A guide to identifying where you or someone you care for may be in regard to dependancy or addiction.







University Substance Abuse Prevention Under Development Pages dedicated to the concept of environmental mangement, the core of the University's prevention program. This section is full of prevention ideas for those who want to be part of the solution.

National Research Centers; Government Agencies and Programs

Federal

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, (CSAP) The prevention arm of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, (CSAT) The treatment arm of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA) Part of the U.S. Department of Justice
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (NIAAA) Part of the National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse, (NIDA) Part of the National Institutes of Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, (SAMHSA) An Agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Project Match, Multiple site treatment research study funded by NIAAA

New York State

Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, (OASAS)
Research Institute on Addictions, (RIA) Based at the University at Buffalo, SUNY

National Research Centers

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, Multidisciplinary research center at the University of Washington
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, (CASA) Center located at Columbia University combines research with public action. Concerned with removing the stigma from addiction and substance abuse
Center of Alcohol Studies, at Rutgers University