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State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
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Question and answer page on prescription drug monitoring programs and link to information on each state's program.
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DEA Office of Diversion Control
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Prescription Medications
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Describes prescription medications that are commonly abused, their street names, their effects, and statistics and trends.
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NIDA
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NIDAMED
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Resources for medical and health professionals on drug abuse and addiction, including general information, treatment and prevention, clinical tools, and a screening tool. Resources for patients are also available, including information in Spanish.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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NIDA-Modified ASSIST
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This screening tool guides clinicians through a short series of questions and generates a substance involvement based on the patient's responses. A link to the NIDA Quick Screen version is available online on this page as well as a link to the longer, NIDA-Modified ASSIST for printing. The tool also provides links to resources for conducting a brief intervention and treatment referral.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Aberrant Drug-Taking Behaviors: What do we know?
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This slide show discusses general data on aberrant drug-taking behaviors (ADTBs), portrays how common they are, and looks into the relationship between ADTBs and opioid and other drug addictions. Author: Steven D. Passik, PhD
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Drugabuse.gov
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Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction
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Info facts page on drug addiction, what it is, why some people get it and others do not, what happens to the brain, and prevention.
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NIDA
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Drugs of Abuse Information
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Provides links to pages on the most commonly used drugs with their descriptions, street names, effects, statistics and trends.
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NIDA
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Addiction: Part II. Identification and Management of the Drug-Seeking Patient
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Journal article on how to identify a drug-seeking patient, and how to handle them once you know. Authors: Longo LP, Parran T, Johnson B, Kinsey W Issue: 61: 2401-8.
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American Family Physician
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Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
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Aims to provide mentoring for health care professionals and build national network of substance abuse experts. Includes information about conferences, access to journals, and educational materials (buprenorphine).
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AMERSA
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Intervening and Healing America's Drug Users
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Offers general information about substance abuse (marijuana in particular) and presents the proven effects on the brain. Illustrates the procedures and potential of SBIRT organizations in combating substance abuse and also explains drug court programs and expanding treatment options.
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ONDCP
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