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DIGGING DEEPER

-on the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment programs, see www.health.org. This is the Web site for the Department of Health and Human Service's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This site contains abstracts for thousands of research articles and reports and annotated bibliographies on specific drugs, treatment and prevention, and research on addiction issues for groups of people.

-about state alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment programs, contact the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors at (202) 293-0090 or www.nasadad.org. NASADAD publishes an annual directory of funding available for treatment and prevention and of people served by state programs.

-on substance abuse policy research projects that currently are being funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as well as resources for policymakers, see the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, at www.phs.wfubmc.edu/sshp/rwj/rwj.htm. Also see the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, a think tank that seeks to engage all disciplines to study the effects of substance abuse on society, at www.casacolumbia.org.

-on drug courts and diversion programs, consult the Campaign for New Drug Policies, an advocacy group urging states to consider such programs, at www.drugreform.org, or the Center for Problem Solving Courts, an educational and technical assistance organization run by retired judges, at www.problemsolvingcourts.com.

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