Prescription Drugs

Rhode Island Health Care Matters

The Rhode Island Health Care Matters website helps community members and policy makers learn about the health of the community. It provides local health data, resources, best practices, news articles and information about community events. This site specifically aims...

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association of Rhode Island

The Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association (DATA) of Rhode Island is a nonprofit membership organization established in 1986 representing public and private alcohol and drug treatment, behavioral health, prevention, and student assistant programs.

The Partnership at Drugfree.org

This website brings together renowned scientists, parent, experts, and communications professionals to translate the science of teen drug use and addiction for families.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services.  SAMHSA provides leadership and devotes its resources-...

SAMHSA’s National Helpline

1-800-622-HELP(4357)-SAMHSA’s National Helpline (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing substance abuse and...

Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Office of National Drug Control Policy focuses on community-based programs, early intervention programs in healthcare settings, aligning criminal policies and public health systems to divert nonviolent drug offenders into treatment instead of jail, funding...

National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices

The National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable online registry of more than 300 interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment. It connects members...

NIDA for Teens

This National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website is dedicated to educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports research to prevent and treat drug abuse and addiction, and mitigate the impact of their consequences.