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For Youth Above The Influence www.abovetheinfluence.com Alcohol Screening http://www.AlcoholScreening.org Alcoholics Anonymous http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org Referral to group meetings, individual and telephone counseling; 24 hour hotline 704-332-4387 AOL's It's Your Life http://www.aol.com (Keyword: Your Life ) Located on AOL's Kids Only Channel and provides an entertaining environment where kids age 7 to 12 can learn the facts about drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Bubblemonkey.com http://www.bubblemonkey.com Cool interactive website with anonymous, accurate information on drugs for teens. Changobombo.com (Bubblemonkey en espanol.) http://www.bubblemonkey.com/ Informacion veraz y exacta sobre las drogas. Freevibe www.freevibe.com This website designed for kids, answers their questions like: Get the skinny on drugs. What are the facts? What's just the hype? Why do people take 'em? How can I say no? What's the latest word? Go Ask Alice http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/newtogaa.html Go Ask Alice! is the health Q and A Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University's Health Promotion Program. It works to provide readers with reliable, accessible information and a range of thoughtful perspectives so that they can make responsible decisions concerning their health and well-being. Governor's Next Step for Youth Initiative http://www.nc-atod.org/nc-sig/intro.html Helping Americas Youth http://www.helpingamericasyouth.gov/ I Count Advisors Online Community www.icountadvisors.com I-Count Advisors are a group of young people dedicated to helping their peers stay healthy and drug free. These 9-18 year olds voice their opinions and provide each other with online, real-time feedback. Join Together http://www.jointogether.org The first on-line resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence. Learn more about the issues and what can be done on the community homefront. Straight Scoop News Bureau www.straightscoop.org Encourages anti-drug themes and drug use realities in school-based media. Monthly highlights different areas of journalism to help enhance writing, interviewing and editing skill of students from grades 7-12. Teen Health Connection's Crisis Directory http://teenhealthconnection.org/PDF/ServiceGuide.pdf The Century Council www.centurycouncil.org The Council’s mission is to promote responsible decision-making regarding beverage alcohol and discourage all forms of irresponsible consumption through education, communications, research, law enforcement and other programs. Resources for parents, educators, students. The School Zone www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/prevent/schoolzone Designed to help kids and schools with links to a variety of helpful and useful sites dealing with safety issues, citizenship, and crime prevention, Internet safety, sports, academic and other organizations. Drug-Free Resource Net www.drugfreeamerica.org Created and maintained by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, this site offers a complete and accurate compilation of information about substance abuse. Included are a comprehensive database on drugs and help for parents. The Monitoring the Future Homepage www.monitoringthefuture.org This site is packed with current teen substance abuse data from the annual Monitoring the Future Survey conducted by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence www.ncadd.org The NCADD provides education, information, help and hope in the fight against alcohol and drug addictions. Filled with substance abuse related definitions, facts, overviews, parent information, resources, press releases, etc. National Institute on Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov Information on drugs, drug use, and current research on illicit drugs. Includes a long list of links to other related substance abuse sites. Office of National Drug Control Policy www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov A helpful substance abuse site with lots of information on illicit drugs including fact sheets, anti-drug indicator profiles. The site also includes a list of drug street terms and links to other related sites. For Youth • For Parents • For Professionals, Parents and Other Adults • Advocacy Agency Links • Federal Government Resources