Alcohol and Drugs

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Al-anon, Alateen

To help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Similarly, Alateen, is our recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members.

Alcohol

Information from Community Public Health

Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC)

includes information about Alcohol and its effects

Alcohol Drug Association New Zealand (ADA)

Alcohol Healthwatch: reducing alcohol related harm

A team of professionals dedicated to reducing and preventing alcohol related harm in Aotearoa/New Zealand through effective health promotion.

Alcoholics Anonymous Aotearoa N.Z.

Drug Foundation, New Zealand

Includes information on drugs and alcohol including patterns of use; consequences; laws and policies; current issues.

Drugs and Alcohol

Special report from New Scientist magazine.

Family Doctor: Drug Addiction

Written by New Zealand health professionals, Family Doctor contains patient's guides, overviews and links for a wide range of health topics.

Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Education (FADE), New Zealand

Gives information about the resources and education programmes that FADE provide.

Go Ask Alice!: Alcohol, Nicotine, and Other Drugs

Has answers to a wide variety of questions asked about alcohol, drugs, relationships, nutrition, sex and stress. Questions are submitted anonymously and answered by health professionals.

Medem: Substance Abuse and Addictions

Medem provides useful consumer information on a variety of health conditions and treatments. The information is produced by various American medical societies.

MEDLINEplus: Alcohol and Youth

Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health (USA), contains a medical encyclopaedia, dictionaries, news, overviews, information on specific conditions and links to other organisations.

MEDLINEplus: Alcoholism

Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health (USA), contains a medical encyclopaedia, dictionaries, news, overviews, information on specific conditions and links to other organisations.

MEDLINEplus: Drug Abuse

Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health (USA), contains a medical encyclopaedia, dictionaries, news, overviews, information on specific conditions and links to other organisations.

National Centre for Treatment Development (NCTD)

University-based National Centre dedicated to developing and promoting effective interventions for alcohol, drug and addiction related problems in Aotearoa/New Zealand

National Drug Policy Website

NDP aims to improve the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders by encouraging the development of strategies and programmes to prevent and reduce drug related harm resulting from the use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, other illicit drugs and other drug use to both individuals and the community.

National Society on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence New Zealand

Needle Exchange Programme

Gives information about New Zealand's needle exchange programme. Also contains descriptions of drugs; information on addiction and drug-related diseases.

Office of National Drug Control Policy

This White House Office provides available research on drug related topics, and US statistics on major drug categories and special populations.

Smokefree & Alcohol

Information from Community Public Health

Social Tonics Association of New Zealand

Urge/Whakamanawa

Gives user-friendly information on health matters, relationships and other important youth issues. website for young people concerned about drugs, sex or stress and other stuff.