National Resources

1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.

2) Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol-University of Minnesota
www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol
The mission of the Alcohol Epidemiology Program (AEP) is to conduct advanced research to discover effective community and policy interventions to reduce alcohol-related social and health problems.

3) Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
cadca.org
As a national substance abuse prevention organization consisting of approximately 5,000 community anti-drug coalitions, CADCA offers its members technical assistance and training and represents them in the public policy arena.

4) Join Together
www.jointogether.org
Join Together supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation. It promotes comprehensive strategies that respond to the various harms related to substance abuse and produces a variety of informational products including reports, newsletters, and community action toolkits.

5) National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc (NCADD)
www.ncadd.org
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates.

6) Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
www.ojp.usdoj.gov
Since 1984 the Office of Justice Programs has provided federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims.

7) Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences.

8) Partnership for a Drug-free America (PDFA)
www.drugfreeamerica.org
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America® (PDFA) is a non-profit coalition of professionals from the communications industry that helps kids and teens reject substance abuse by influencing attitudes through persuasive information.