Physiological Effects of Alcohol & Other Drugs

Note that Vanderbilt does not endorse any other website, nor guarantee the link to the site is active.

Alcoholism as a Disease

• National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
• Alcoholics Anonymous - the 12 step program for people who desire quitting
• Al-Anon/Alateen - a 12 step program for family and teens
• Adult Children of Alcoholic - a 12 step program
• Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others

Medical Sources

• American Medical Association's STOP College Bingeing
• Highlights from the Tenth Special Report to Congress, Alcohol Research & Health
• Trauma Foundation - has good articles on solid alcohol research
• Quackwatch - interesting site with information on GHB as well as "urban legends, rumors & hoaxes"
• Center for Disease Control - current information and stats on health topics
• Snapshots of Medicine and Health
• Society for Neuroscience Education Program
• National Institutes of Health
• Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
• Sara's Quest - Sara Bellum, shows you around the brain and drug effects
• The Reconstructors - an interactive game for younger students, which teaches about drugs and their consequences
• Neuroscience for Kids
• Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
• Society for Neuroscience Brain Briefings
• MedWeb
• American Society of Addiction Medicine
• Neurosciences on the Internet
• Wisconsin/Michigan State Brain Collections
• Brain Anatomy
• Society for Neuroscience Brain Backgrounders

For more information:
Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Prevention Programs
Station B 1508
Nashville TN 37235
(615) 343-4740
FAX (615) 343-3702

Resources

TN Laws

Vanderbilt University Policy

Alcohol Registration Form

Party Planning Guide

Physiological Effects of Alcohol & Other Drugs

Effects of Date Rape Drugs

Self-Assessment Tools

Academic Links for Class Papers & Projects

Web Links

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