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Mental Health and Behavior

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Mental Disorders: Anxiety Disorders | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Bipolar Disorder | Child Behavior Disorders | Depression | Dissociative Disorders | Eating Disorders | Factitious Disorders | Impulse Control Disorders | Mental Retardation | Personality Disorders | Reactive Attachment Disorder | Schizophrenia | Somatoform Disorders

Substance Abuse: General Substance Abuse | Substance Abuse by Juveniles |Treatment of Substance Abuse | Specific Abused Substances

Other Topics: General Mental Health | Treatment of Mental Disorders | Grief | Stress | Suicide | Co-Dependency and Dysfunctional Families

Substance Abuse (General)

(Jump to: Drug Abuse and Addiction Overviews | Drug Overdose | Dual Diagnosis | Organizations )

Organizations
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Drug Abuse and Addiction (Overviews)
Substance Abuse: What It Is and How to Quit:American Academy of Family Physicians
Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction:NIDA
Commonly Abused Drugs:NIDA
Drugs of Abuse:DEA [PDF]
Healthy Minds Episode 3: Chemical Dependency:NARSAD [Video]
Drug Abuse:MedlinePlus

Drug Overdose
Drug Overdose:eMedicineHealth

Dual Diagnosis (Mental Illness and Substance Abuse)
Co-occurring Disorders:MHA
Dual Diagnosis and Integrated Treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorder:NAMI
Dual Diagnosis and Recovery:DBSA
Dual Diagnosis:MedlinePlus

Substance Abuse by Juveniles

Juveniles and Drugs:ONDCP
Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents:NIDA
Talking to Your Child About Drugs:Nemours Foundation
Substance Abuse Treatment for Children and Adolescents:Questions to Ask:AACAP
Mind Over Matter: The Science Behind Drug Abuse:NIDA [for Kids and Teachers]
Drugs: What You Should Know:Nemours Foundation [for Teens]
Dealing With Addiction:Nemours Foundation [for Teens]
See also Alcohol and Youth

Treatment of Substance Abuse

Alcohol or Drug Abuse Recovery: Your Doctor Can Help You:American Academy of Family Physicians
What is Substance Abuse Treatment? A Booklet for Families:SAMHSA [PDF]
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator:SAMHSA
Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction:NIDA
Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug Abuse in Family Practice:American Academy of Family Physicians
Therapeutic Community Research Report:NIDA
See also Treatment of Alcoholism

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