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Appendix G: Useful Internet Resources -- Examples
Pages 226-232

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... http :IIwww.ncjrs. org/ National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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... org/ 227 National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) http :llwww.
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... drugcourt. org/ National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
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... Street Methamphetamine is referred to by many names, such as "speed," "moth," and "chalk." Methamphetamine hydrochloride, clear chunky crystals resembling ice, which can be inhaled by smoking, is referred to as "ice," "crystal," and "glass." Extent of Abuse The Monitoring the Future Study assesses the extent of drug use among adolescents (8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders) and young adults across the country.
From page 230...
... In Japan, intravenous methamphetamine abuse reached epidemic proportions immediately after World War II, when supplies stored for military use became available to the public. In the United States in the 1950s, legally manufactured tablets of methamphetamine were used nonmedically by college students, truck drivers, and athletes, who usually did not become severely addicted.
From page 231...
... 231 SOURCE: Center for Substance Abuse Research.
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... The unit of analysis is treatment admissions to substance abuse treatment units receiving public funding. TEDS includes both a Minimum Data Set (required reporting)


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