Addictions

The use of substances or activities harmful by nature or in harmful quantities.

Sub-headings:

Alcohol

Illegal Drugs

Nicotine

Prescription Drugs

Process

Addictions to certain behavioral processes, i.e. series of events or relationships that together form a process. These include co-dependency, workaholism, sex addiction, eating, and gambling.

Resources in this category:

The Addiction Recovery Guide
http://www.addictionrecoveryguide.org/index.html

"The Addiction Recovery Guide assists individuals struggling with drug addiction and alcoholism find help that best suits their needs." Includes information on assessment and a wide range of recovery programs.

Addiction Search
http://www.addictionsearch.com/index.php

"This site offers comprehensive, research-based information about the biological, psychological, and social aspects of addiction to health consumers and professionals."

Alcohol and Other Drug Thesaurus: A Guide to Concepts and Terminology in Substance Abuse and Addiction
http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/AODVol1/Aodthome.htm

A controlled vocabulary of terms related to alcohol and drug use, abuse, treatment, and prevention. Includes concepts related to medicine, natural and social sciences, psychology, and economics. "The AOD Thesaurus provides a conceptual map of the multidisciplinary field of Alcohol and Other Drug research and practice, as well as standard terminology, which, over time, will result in consistent indexing and major improvements in searching and retrieval across many databases."

HabitSmart
http://www.habitsmart.com/

"This Web site has been constructed to provide an abundance of information about addictive behavior: theories of habit endurance and habit change as well as tips for effectively managing problematic habitual behavior."

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/

"The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials about alcohol and other drugs. NCADI services include: an information services staff equipped to respond to the public's alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) inquiries; the distribution of free ATOD materials, including fact sheets, brochures, pamphlets, posters, and video tapes from an inventory of over 1,000 items; a repertoire of culturally-diverse prevention materials, tailored for use by parents, teachers, youth, communities and prevention professionals; customized searches in the form of annotated bibliographies from alcohol and other drug data bases consisting of over 28,000 records; the development and distribution of the Prevention Materials database (PMD) including over 8,000 prevention-related materials, available to the public in electronic form; and, rapid dissemination of Federal grant announcements and application kits for ATOD prevention programs, treatment, and research funding opportunities."

Web of Addictions
http://www.well.com/user/woa/

"The Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions. [The site seeks] to provide a resource for teachers, students and others who needed factual information about abused drugs." A topical hierarchy is used to navigate the site with links to facts on substance abuse, net resources on addiction, information on meetings and conferences on substance abuse, support services and organizations.

Women For Sobriety, Inc.
http://www.womenforsobriety.org/

Women For Sobriety, Inc., "a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome alcoholism and other addictions," identifies local chapters, links to related materials, provides text of articles by the founder, and provides information on becoming a moderator.