Government Agencies

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is supported by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) as a national resource to promote and distribute alcohol and other drug information on prevention, intervention and treatment to a wide variety of audiences.

E-Books is a new library included within the NCADI Web site (www.health.org/multimedia/ebooks/). It includes documents about helping children stay drug-free. Readers download and install Microsoft Reader in order to obtain the documents.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIAAA is one of 18 institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical research agency of the Federal Government. NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. NIAAA also provides leadership in the national effort to reduce the severe and often fatal consequences of these problems.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Established by Congress in 1992, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. SAMHSA works in partnership with States, communities and private organizations to address the needs of people with substance abuse and mental illnesses as well as the community risk factors that contribute to these illnesses.

SAMHSA operates two Centers that disseminate information of particular relevance for helping COAs. The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use, to prevent underage alcohol and tobacco use, and to reduce the negative consequences of using substances.
The Center for Drug Abuse Treatment works to ensure access to clinically sound, cost-effective addiction treatment.

Government-Sponsored

Freevibe
Freevibe helps youth understand the dangers of substance abuse and make
responsible decisions with their lives. The site engages visitors to submit
their own "Anti-Drugs," provides an opportunity to discuss the effects of
drugs and peer pressure and offers an online community for learning about
staying drug-free. A special section of the site
(www.Freevibe.com/headsup/help_resource.shtml) provides information for
young people who live with a parent who uses drugs or drinks too much.
Freevibe also features an animated Webisode series, Summit High, which
follows five freshmen students as they adjust to high school.

Girl Power!
A site inaugurated in 1996 by the Department of Health and Human Services to deliver positive health messages to pre-teen (age 9-14) girls. Its "locker room" includes an ongoing section for children coping with addiction, called "You Are Not Alone." (www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/notalone/index.htm.)

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
The Congressionally-funded National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is an
unprecedented effort designed to educate and empower youth to reject illicit
drugs. The Media Campaign targets youth ages 9-18, parents and other adults
who influence choices young people make to lead drug-free lives.
MediaCampaign.org provides Campaign stakeholders with information about
drug-prevention programs, activities and strategies. The site includes the
Campaign's press releases, announcements, quarterly newsletter, downloadable
anti-drug Web banners and template materials that can be easily adapted by
stakeholders.

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: Parents: The Anti-Drug
TheAntiDrug.com provides parents and other caring adults with strategies
and tips on raising healthy, drug-free children. This award-winning site
encourages parents to help their children with these difficult issues by
offering information from behavioral experts as well as other parents.
Information from TheAntiDrug.com is available in Spanish at
www.LaAntiDroga.com and accessible in Korean, Cambodian, Chinese and
Vietnamese from the homepage of TheAntiDrug.com.

¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina!
This bilingual site for Hispanic girls ages 9-14 and their mothers and caregivers is designed to help the girls build and enhance their own self-esteem, mental health, decision-making and assertiveness skills, and to prevent the harmful consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs.