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Previous 10Schaffer Library of Drug Policyhttp://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/index.HTM Schaffer Library of Drug PolicyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization Collection of online resources
PreviousBrian O'Deahttp://brianodea.com Brian O'DeaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization/Marijuana Former marijuana smuggler posted a classified ad in the National Post giving his pot smuggling past as his resume. This is what's been happening since.
Random 1Team IIHhttp://groups.msn.com/teamIIHplus Team IIHTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/Brain_Diseases/Intracranial_Hypertension This is a site for those searching for information about Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, (also known as Pseudotumor Cerebri and Benign Intracranial Hypertension). It has pages written in Swedish, English, Italian, and German.
Random 2Clan Thompson Celiac Sitehttp://www.clanthompson.com/index.php3 Clan Thompson Celiac SiteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Digestive_Disorders/Intestinal/Celiac_Disease Gluten free food and drug lists, recipes, medical replies to celiac questions, a free newsletter, info for celiac vegetarians and lots of other resources for those who must avoid wheat, rye, barley and oats.
Random 3Australian College of Holistic Nurseshttp://www.achn.org.au/ Australian College of Holistic NursesTop/Health/Nursing/Organizations/Oceania/Australia Includes membership information, events, and publications.
Random 4General Medical Co.http://www.drionic.com General Medical Co.Top/Shopping/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Skin_Disorders/Hyperhidrosis Sells Drionic, a device to control heavy sweat for 6 week periods.
Random 5Sarasota Memorial Health Care Systemhttp://www.smh.com/ Sarasota Memorial Health Care SystemTop/Health/Medicine/Facilities/Hospitals/North_America/United_States/Florida An 845-bed regional medical center, the second-largest public hospital in Florida. (Sarasota)
NextMarijuana Legalization Organizationhttp://www.mjlegal.org Marijuana Legalization OrganizationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization/Marijuana Legalization policy discussion. Focuses on freedom, cost-benefit analysis. Why marijuana should be legal.
Next 10War on Drugs Clockhttp://www.drugsense.org/wodclock.htm War on Drugs ClockTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization/Marijuana Running totals on how much money is spent for the current year.
Random 1AnimeRpghttp://www.angelfire.com/anime3/animerpg1 AnimeRpgTop/Arts/Animation/Anime/Games/Roleplaying/Message_Boards Anime Rpg is a site where you pick a charcter from an RPG and Role Play as them on message boards.
Random 4Aily's Digital Distributionhttp://home.earthlink.net/~aily/ Aily's Digital DistributionTop/Arts/Animation/Anime/Fandom/Fan_Subtitled/Distributors_and_Traders Distribution and trading on VCD.
Random 4Miro Magloire - Music for dancershttp://www.musicfordancers.com Miro Magloire - Music for dancersTop/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Ballet/Accompaniment Dance accompanist with leading companies and schools in New York City
Next 70420 Timeshttp://www.420times.com/ 420 TimesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization/Marijuana/Medical_Purposes A magazine dedicated to the legalization of industrial hemp and medical marijuana.
Previous 70Rachel's #632: Another Kind of Drug Problemhttp://www.sustain.org/Bulletins/getbulletin.cfm?bulletin_ID=48&issue_ID=1228&browse=1&SID=28 Rachel's #632: Another Kind of Drug ProblemTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical/Drug_Safety A medical report in 1998 estimated that adverse reactions to prescription drugs are killing about 106,000 Americans each year - roughly three times as many as are killed by automobiles.
Next 170W. Douglas Brodie, MD.http://www.drbrodie.com/ W. Douglas Brodie, MD.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer/Alternative_Treatments Alternative cancer treatment and complementary cancer care. Combines medical science, nature, hope, and prayer in the care of patients.
Previous 170Fraud in Health Care Linkshttp://www-hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/fraud.html Fraud in Health Care LinksTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Helps identifying web sites that offer fraudulent health products and services.
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Previous 270Advocating for the Public's Healthhttp://www.commed.uchc.edu/healthservices/mediaadvoc/default.htm Advocating for the Public's HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Slide presentation on "using media advocacy to cut through tobacco's smoke and mirrors" was developed by the University of Connecticut, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care.
Other resource N0 They're Rich, You're Deadhttp://www.mededu.miami.edu/Tobacco They're Rich, You're DeadTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Prevention/Teen_Smoking University of Miami School of Medicine's Tobacco Awareness Program for Community Youth. "We want you to see what we see in our hospital patients every day from the use of tobacco". Videos in MTV and science versions; interactive web-based CD-ROM; student and teacher workbooks; images and presentations in Adobe and Powerpoint formats.
Other resource N1 Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)http://ash.org Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation Nation's oldest and leading antismoking organization takes legal action and provides information about the problems and costs of smoking. Protects the rights of nonsmokers.
Other resource N2 Federal Preemption Now a Barrier to Local Tobacco Ordinances, Health Law Perspectives, Health Law and Policy Institutehttp://www.law.uh.edu/healthlawperspectives/PublicHealth/010817Federal.html Federal Preemption Now a Barrier to Local Tobacco Ordinances, Health Law Perspectives, Health Law and Policy InstituteTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation Short report from the Health Law and Policy Institute on case law affecting state regulation of tobacco promotion.
Other resource N3 Australian Council on Smoking and Healthhttp://www.acosh.org/ Australian Council on Smoking and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional Dedicated to raising awareness in the community on smoking and health issues in Australia. Educational campaigns, quit programs, library, and tobacco industry secrets.
Other resource N4 Go smokefree! Health Canada Tobacco Control Programmehttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/tobacco/index.html Go smokefree! Health Canada Tobacco Control ProgrammeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/Canada Health Canada's Tobacco Control Programme regulates tobacco and promotes initiatives that reduce or prevent the harm associated with smoking.
Other resource N5 Denver Alliance on Tobacco and Healthhttp://www.dath.org/ Denver Alliance on Tobacco and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Empowering Denver to reduce tobacco use through prevention, education, and advocacy; provides information on secondhand smoke, quitting smoking, area ordinances and laws, and resources and training on tobacco.
Other resource N6 Wisconsin Initiative on Smoking and Healthhttp://www.wish-wi.org/ Wisconsin Initiative on Smoking and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States An association promoting clean air in public places. Dining guides, coalitions, how-tow, newsletter, surveys and feedback, resources on secondhand smoke, restaurants, and bars.
Other resource N7 Health Behavior Research Grouphttp://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~hbr/ Health Behavior Research GroupTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources University of Waterloo, Canada, research group; features papers and summaries of ongoing projects in tobacco use reduction, public policy, enabling communities to plan smoking reduction, improving cessation outcomes, and measuring and assessing progress in tobacco use reduction.
Other resource N8 Presentation by Dr. Fenton Howell, Irish Medical Organisation.http://www.irlgov.ie/committees-99/c-health/Rep-Evidence/page10.htm Presentation by Dr. Fenton Howell, Irish Medical Organisation.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Presentation made to the Joint Committee on health and CHildren of the Houses of the Oireachtas, Parliament of Ireland, on tobacco and health.
Other resource N9 Tobacco Epidemic: Health Dimensionshttp://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact154.html Tobacco Epidemic: Health DimensionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources WHO factsheet. "Half a billion people now alive will be killed by tobacco products" and other descriptions of the size of the problem.
Other resource N10 Smoking Cessation is Cost Effectivehttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/278/21/1759 Smoking Cessation is Cost EffectiveTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that smoking cessation programs are cost-effective.
Other resource N11 Historical Medical Claimshttp://www240.pair.com/tomtom/pages/gra/gra_badvert.html Historical Medical ClaimsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Promotion "More Doctors Smoke Camels" and other ads from 1927 through 1950.
Other resource N12 The Great Tobacco Robberyhttp://www.cato.org/dailys/03-06-99.html The Great Tobacco RobberyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques Cato Institute editorial condemns money made by plaintiff lawyers "holding tobacco companies accountable for Medicaid expenditures allegedly related to smoking".
Other resource N13 Tobacco, Lawyers, and Public Healthhttp://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/11/1749 Tobacco, Lawyers, and Public HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Article in the American Journal of Public Health chronicles the efforts of the tobacco industry to attack the evidence that secondhand smoke causes disease.
Other resource N14 How the Tobaccco Industry Responded to an Influential Study of the Health Effects of Secondhand Smokehttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/325/7377/1413 How the Tobaccco Industry Responded to an Influential Study of the Health Effects of Secondhand SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Journal article documents how the tobacco industry generated a study and hid its involvement in an attempt to fight the emerging science on secondhand smoke.
Other resource N15 Do Candy Cigarettes Encourage Young People to Smoke?http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/362 Do Candy Cigarettes Encourage Young People to Smoke?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Teen_Smoking Paper in British Medical Journal. Executives of both the tobacco and candy industries regarded candy cigarettes as good advertising to future smokers; tobacco companies granted candy makers permission to use cigarette pack designs and tolerated trademark infringement.
Other resource N16 Philip Morris Tries to Polish Its Imagehttp://www.mnmed.org/Protected/00MNMED/0003/Meyer.html Philip Morris Tries to Polish Its ImageTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Public_Relations/Opposing_Views/Philip_Morris Editorial from Minnesota Medical Association comments on Philip Morris's recent image campaign.
Other resource N17 OMA Position Paper on Second Hand Smokehttp://www.oma.org/phealth/2ndsmoke.htm OMA Position Paper on Second Hand SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke Ontario Medical Association outlines the medical facts and their policy position based on those facts.
Other resource N18 Environmental Health Perspectives: Unfriendly Fumeshttp://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/104-11/focus.html Environmental Health Perspectives: Unfriendly FumesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Resources Magazine article reviews the scientific evidence.
Other resource N19 Smoke-Free For Health - Studieshttp://www.smokefreeforhealth.org/Studies.htm Smoke-Free For Health - StudiesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Measurement Collection of recent research studies on health effects of secondhand smoke.
Other resource N20 Epidemiological Basis for an Occupational and Environmental Policy on Environmental Tobacco Smokehttp://www.acoem.org/position/statements.asp?CATA_ID=8 Epidemiological Basis for an Occupational and Environmental Policy on Environmental Tobacco SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Workplace From the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine summarizes the science behind smokefree policies.
Other resource N21 Tobacco Industry Documentshttp://www.lshtm.ac.uk/cgch/tobacco/industry_docs.htm Tobacco Industry DocumentsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Tobacco_Industry_Documents Introductory handbook and resource guide for those interested in searching online industry document collections. Topics include a history of the documents, how to search the collections, and other online resources. Provided by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Other resource N22 Smoking Health Issues "Still Ignored"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1858258.stm Smoking Health Issues "Still Ignored"Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Government The deaths of five million people in the UK from smoking-related diseases have been partly blamed on decades of government inaction.
Other resource N23 The Truth about Big Tobacco in Its Own Wordshttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/313 The Truth about Big Tobacco in Its Own WordsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Editorial in the British Medical Journal urges opening of the Guildford depository of tobacco industry documents and explains what we've learned already from industry documents.
Other resource N24 Public Health Under Attack: ASSIST and the Tobacco Industryhttp://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/2/240 Public Health Under Attack: ASSIST and the Tobacco IndustryTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Research paper reports on how the tobacco industry mobilized a well-coordinated attack on a national stop-smoking project.
Other resource N25 Fraudulent Health Claimshttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/frdheal.htm Fraudulent Health ClaimsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Tips on spotting false claims, some medical problems that attract health fraud schemes, dietary supplement precautions, how to report a possible fraud.
Other resource N26 Fraud and the Health Care Systemhttp://heartdisease.about.com/health/heartdisease/library/hcs/blhcsund05.htm Fraud and the Health Care SystemTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud The Clinton administration strikes back - an article about the anti-fraud imperative.
Other resource N27 Recognizing Fraud in Health Carehttp://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/library/prevention/blfraudintro.htm Recognizing Fraud in Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud List of resources and links related to various kinds of health care fraud.
Other resource N28 Fraudulent Health Claimshttp://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/library/h/docs/bld8c867.htm Fraudulent Health ClaimsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Online brochure that helps spotting false and unsubstantiated claims.
Other resource N29 Health Hippo: Fraud and Abusehttp://hippo.findlaw.com/hippofra.html Health Hippo: Fraud and AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Policy and regulatory materials related to health care fraud and abuse.
Other resource N30 Bureau of Health Professionshttp://bhpr.hrsa.gov/ Bureau of Health ProfessionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Manages and provides access to the National Practitioner Data Bank, the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, and the Federal Credentialing Program.
Other resource N31 Spotting Health Fraudhttp://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/greenline/00v2/08.html Spotting Health FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Easy understandable list on how to check health care web sites that promise treatment success too fast and too easy.
Other resource N32 Canadian Quackery Watchhttp://healthwatcher.net/Quackerywatch/ Canadian Quackery WatchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Monitors the media for reports of medical frauds and quacks. Includes features on individual quacks, pending lawsuits, scientific rebuttals of 'dubious' claims, and related links.
Other resource N33 Campaign to Fight Medicare Fraud and Abusehttp://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/library/h/docs/bld04116.htm Campaign to Fight Medicare Fraud and AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Department of Health and Human Services' site on how to fight health care waste, fraud, and abuse, using several agencies within the department and forming working partnerships with other Federal, State, and local organizations.
Other resource N34 How to Prevent Medicare Fraudhttp://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/c/ht/00/07/How_Prevent_Medicare_Fraud0962933606.htm How to Prevent Medicare FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare A detailed how-to on preventing Medicare fraud and how to report possible fraud cases.
Other resource N35 Medicare Fraud and Abuse Detectionhttp://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/library/medicare/blfraud.htm Medicare Fraud and Abuse DetectionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Tips on detecting and preventing fraudulent practices in Medicare.
Other resource N36 Fighting Fraud and Abusehttp://www.hcfa.gov/medicare/fraud/ Fighting Fraud and AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare U.S. Health Care Financing Administration ("HCFA") site includes government description of fraudulent schemes, instructions to contractors and Medicare integrety programs.
Other resource N37 Vaccinations - HealthWorld Onlinehttp://www.healthy.net/vaccine/ Vaccinations - HealthWorld OnlineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination Information on the toxicity of vaccines, their adverse effects, long-term negative consequences, the new vaccines, and alternative vaccines.
Other resource N38 Review: Vaccination: 100 Years of Orthodox Research Shows that Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault on the Immune Systemhttp://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/reviews2.html#vaccination Review: Vaccination: 100 Years of Orthodox Research Shows that Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault on the Immune SystemTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Books by Viera Scheibner Ph.D. This book (published 1993) is a concise summary of the results of orthodox medical research into vaccines and their effects. It aims to inform medical professionals, parents and the general public about short and long-term dangerous side-effects, including brain damage and death, of vaccines; of the ineffectiveness of vaccines in preventing infectious diseases, as shown by epidemics in fully vaccinated populations; and the causal link between DPT and polio vaccines and cot death.
Other resource N39 Victim Families Say Autism-Vaccination Link Painfully Obvioushttp://www.greaterthings.com/News/daily/2004/05/21/autism-vaccination_link/ Victim Families Say Autism-Vaccination Link Painfully ObviousTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Side_Effect_Debate/Autism Unbelief in Institute of Medicine findings
Other resource N40 American Medical News - Vaccine Anxietyhttp://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/1999/amn_99/edit0906.htm American Medical News - Vaccine AnxietyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Childhood_Immunization_Issues The individuals and organizations on a mission to sow the seeds of doubt about childhood immunizations may be weak on science but are savvy with technology. The Internet has given their contrariant movement what can be best described as a healthy shot in the arm.
Other resource N41 Missouri Citizens' Coalition for Freedom in Health Carehttp://hometown.aol.com/mccfhc/ Missouri Citizens' Coalition for Freedom in Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Childhood_Immunization_Issues A grassroots organization dedicated to protecting Missouri rights to freedom in health care through informed and educated choices.
Other resource N42 Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary Healthhttp://www.linkny.com/~civitas/ Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Research/Fraud Promotes environmental and human health by exposing harmful practices and policies such as relying upon unscientific animal experiments to justify poisoning the environment and to predict the effects of toxins and medicines on humans.
Other resource N43 Mental Health Mattershttp://www.mental-health-matters.com/ Mental Health MattersTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health A directory of Mental Health sites, including alternative resources, support groups, and patient's rights.
Other resource N44 KEN: Monthly Mental Health Activities and Eventshttp://www.mentalhealth.org/highlights/index.htm KEN: Monthly Mental Health Activities and EventsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health The Knowledge Exchange Network promotes the mental health aspect of national health events and awareness days in its new monthly Highlights section.
Other resource N45 Alternative Mental Healthhttp://nht_amhl1.blogspot.com/ Alternative Mental HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health A resource page about alternatives to the traditional, medical model-based, mental health system.
Other resource N46 Adult Depression: Medication and Other Treatmentshttp://www.baltimorepsych.com/Adult_Depression.htm Adult Depression: Medication and Other TreatmentsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication An article discussing the many types of antidepressant medications, ECT, and some alternative treatments.
Other resource N47 Med Help International Mental Health Forumhttp://www.medhelp.org/forums/mentalhealth/wwwboard.html Med Help International Mental Health ForumTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication A question forum for prescription psychiatric drugs, answered by a medical doctor. Readers can view previous answers at no charge.
Other resource N48 Business Week: When the Cure May Make You Sickerhttp://www.businessweek.com/1998/11/b3569025.htm Business Week: When the Cure May Make You SickerTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication Article that presents an argument that most prescription medications are not really safe. Author cites psychiatric medications that have caused problems.
Other resource N49 Freedom Maghttp://psychdrugs.freedommag.org/psych-drugs-freedom-mag.htm Freedom MagTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication News and articles regarding the negative aspects of psychiatric drugs.
Other resource N50 HelpGuide - Medications for Treating Depression and Anxietyhttp://helpguide.org/mental/medications_depression.htm HelpGuide - Medications for Treating Depression and AnxietyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication Non-commercial resources for learning about the risks and benefits of medications for depression and anxiety. Also includes information on controversies surrounding SSRIs.
Other resource N51 Johnny's New Snack: Milk, Cookies and Prozachttp://cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/children/03/20/kids.drugs02/index.html Johnny's New Snack: Milk, Cookies and ProzacTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication/Prozac Young children are taking psychoactive drugs at alarmingly high rates, doctors say, citing a new study.
Other resource N52 IPRC FactLine: Non-Medical Use of Ritalinhttp://www.drugs.indiana.edu/pubs/factline/ritalin.html IPRC FactLine: Non-Medical Use of RitalinTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication/Ritalin Snorted or injected Ritalin has caused a resurgence in the abuse of stimulant drugs. Article discusses patterns of abuse, consequences, and legal issues.
Other resource N53 Sue Clark's Psychiatry Buster Home Pagehttp://www.geocities.com/sueclark2001ca/ Sue Clark's Psychiatry Buster Home PageTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/ECT_-_Electroconvulsive_Therapy Sue Clark is a psychiatric survivor. Sue speaks out against the medical model of psychiatry and about ECT (electroshock therapy). Sue is an ECT survivor.
Other resource N54 This Way Lies Ruinhttp://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/ruin.html This Way Lies RuinTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Anti-Psychiatry_Organizations Among the medical profession only, they are the single group with the highest rate of insurance fraud convictions, and among all professions they are the single group with the highest rate of suicide.
Other resource N55 Drugs and Teen Substance Abusehttp://www.focusas.com/SubstanceAbuse.html Drugs and Teen Substance AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse Article summarizing warning signs and treatment issues.
Other resource N56 Addiction by Prescription Drugshttp://www.addictionbyprescription.com Addiction by Prescription DrugsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse Offers details about prescription abuse, addiction, and controversy. Includes two book offers.
Other resource N57 Ohio Association of Responsible Mental Health Practiceshttp://www.ltech.net/OHIOarmhp/ Ohio Association of Responsible Mental Health PracticesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Memory_Controversies OARMHP is a state chapter of FMSF.
Other resource N58 Mental health parity - an opposing viewhttp://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=ment&date=19990210&query=mental+health+parity Mental health parity - an opposing viewTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Articles Mental health parity opens the door to fraud.
Other resource N59 Review: Murder By Injection: The Medical Conspiracy Against Americahttp://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/reviews1.html#world Review: Murder By Injection: The Medical Conspiracy Against AmericaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Books by Eustace Mullins. Explains how the ruthless Rockefeller Syndicate - under the control of the world financial structure, chiefly the Rothschilds - plays the major political, health and educational roles in America.
Other resource N60 Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studieshttp://www.maps.org Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic StudiesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs A membership-based non-profit research and educational organization. Includes research papers, MAPS bulletin, news updates, and a forum.
Other resource N61 Hammeredhttp://www.hammered.org HammeredTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs An organization dedicated to questioning social dependency and cultural glorification of drugs and alcohol.
Other resource N62 European Association of Libraries and Information Specialists on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ELISAD)http://www.elisad.org/ European Association of Libraries and Information Specialists on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ELISAD)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs Made to enable those working in the field of alcohol and other drugs and facing common challenges, to exchange ideas and experience and, through networking to improve their knowledge, skills and performances.
Other resource N63 Heffter Research Institutehttp://www.heffter.org Heffter Research InstituteTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical The mission of HRI is to conduct research of the highest scientific quality with psychedelic substances in order to contribute to a greater understanding of the mind, leading to the improvement of the human condition, and the alleviation of suffering.
Other resource N64 Rachel's #632: Another Kind of Drug Problemhttp://www.sustain.org/Bulletins/getbulletin.cfm?bulletin_ID=48&issue_ID=1228&browse=1&SID=28 Rachel's #632: Another Kind of Drug ProblemTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical/Drug_Safety A medical report in 1998 estimated that adverse reactions to prescription drugs are killing about 106,000 Americans each year - roughly three times as many as are killed by automobiles.
Other resource N65 FDA Reviewhttp://www.FDAReview.org FDA ReviewTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical/Drug_Safety An extensive resource on the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices focusing on the Food and Drug Administration. Includes a history, an evaluation of policy, and a bibliography with many links.
Other resource N66 Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Linkhttp://www.april.org.uk/ Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information LinkTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical/Drug_Safety Adverse drug reactions cannot be predicted. Reactions are often unrelated to the condition for which the medication was prescribed. Adverse reaction or withdrawal symptoms can resemble psychiatric illness.
Other resource N67 Polypharmacyhttp://www.wnydf.bfn.org/library/polyphar.text PolypharmacyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical/Drug_Safety Article describing the harmful effects of taking too many medical drugs at the same time, and criticising the doctors who prescribe drugs as an easy option without taking the time to do a proper diagnosis.
Other resource N68 Drugs Bitehttp://DrugsBite.com Drugs BiteTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal A co-defendant of John DeLorean develops a program aimed at helping kids make positive choices concerning drugs.
Other resource N69 Change the Climate, Inc.http://www.changetheclimate.org Change the Climate, Inc.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal An educational and participatory site about marijuana, pot, hemp, drug reform, and marijuana policy through advertising and community.
Other resource N70 Canadian Foundation for Drug Policyhttp://www.cfdp.ca/ Canadian Foundation for Drug PolicyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal A non-profit organization founded in 1993 by several of Canada's leading specialists in drug policy.
Other resource N71 Marijuana | Personal Health Zonehttp://www.personalhealthzone.com/marijuana.html Marijuana | Personal Health ZoneTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal General information on marijuana, side effects and usage statistics.
Other resource N72 Injection Drug Use and Needle Exchange Schemeshttp://www.avert.org/druguse.htm Injection Drug Use and Needle Exchange SchemesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal Issues related to HIV prevention and people who inject drugs.
Other resource N73 Drug Awarenesshttp://druginfo.netfirms.com Drug AwarenessTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal A informational site with facts and information on drug awareness.
Other resource N74 The Truth about Drugshttp://www.globalchange.com/drugs/TAD-Intro.htm The Truth about DrugsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal A free online book by Dr. Patrick Dixon. Analysis of global drug use. Facts and research into treatments.
Other resource N75 Crack Cocaine in Camden, UKhttp://www.crackcocaineincamden.co.uk/ Crack Cocaine in Camden, UKTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal Extensive site describing the problems caused by drug users while highlighting the failure of the authorities to take effective action to protect local residents. Many photographs, videos, personal stories, and current news and policy items.
Other resource N76 MAP: The Media Awareness Projecthttp://www.mapinc.org/ MAP: The Media Awareness ProjectTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization MAP works to ensure more balanced and accurate media coverage of drug policy issues and maintains a comprehensive archive of drug policy news and many free e-mail subscription services.
Other resource N77 Students for Sensible Drug Policyhttp://www.ssdp.org/ Students for Sensible Drug PolicyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization Committed to providing education on harms caused by the War on Drugs, working to involve youth in the political process, and promoting an open, honest, and rational discussion of alternative solutions to our nation's drug problems.
Other resource N78 A Drug Testing Clearinghousehttp://drugtesting.freeservers.com/ A Drug Testing ClearinghouseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization An archive of factual drug testing information on the web. Exposing the fraud of the drug testing industry.
Other resource N79 Has the War on Drugs Been Lost?http://www.lycaeum.org/drugwar/buckley1.html Has the War on Drugs Been Lost?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization William F. Buckley, one of the most respected Conservatives in the world and editor of National Review, dedicates an entire issue to the question of whether the drug war does more harm than good.
Other resource N80 Footscray Careshttp://www.paradigm4.com.au/footscraycares/ Footscray CaresTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization Footscray community concerned about heroin abuse on the street. We support a trial supervised injecting facility to save lives with a view to rehabilitation, as part of comprehensive drug strategy.

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