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Minnesota Information

Alcohol

• League of Minnesota Cities - Their Liquor Licensing and Regulation guide provides a wealth of information.
• Minnesota Department of Health - Alcohol and Other Drugs data for adults and youth.
• Minnesota Department of Human Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division - Responsible for the creation of a statewide response to alcohol and drug abuse. They've funded the Substance Use in Minnesota: A Minnesota State Epidemiological Profile.
• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
  • Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division.
  • Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts - Includes a section on alcohol related crashes.
  • Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety - Provides access to Minnesota Impaired Driving Facts Annual Reports.
• Minnesota House Research Publications - Several reports related to Liquor and Driving While Impaired (DWI) including An Overview of Minnesota's DWI Laws.
• Minnesota Institute of Public Health - A statewide coalition of community prevention partnerships that address Substance Abuse Prevention.
• Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
• Minnesota Prevention Resource Center - A group funded mainly through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services that has compiled data on alcohol resources.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD-Minnesota).

Drugs

• Hazelden - A nonprofit organization that provides rehabilitative and educational services for chemical dependency and related disorders.
• Minnesota Board of Pharmacy - The state's regulatory board charged with oversight of drug and pharmacy practices.
• Minnesota Department of Health - Their Meth Lab Program page includes information on methamphetamine, meth labs, and other illegal clandestine drugs in Minnesota. They've compiled statistics related to youth Alcohol and Other Drugs Indicators.
• Minnesota Department of Human Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division - Responsible for the creation of a statewide response to alcohol and drug abuse. They've funded the Substance Use in Minnesota: A Minnesota State Epidemiological Profile.
• Minnesota Institute of Public Health - A statewide coalition of community prevention partnerships that address Substance Abuse Prevention.
• Minnesota Prevention Resource Center - A group funded mainly through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services that has compiled data on drug resources.
• Minnesota State (Drug) Profile - Office of National Drug Control Policy's overview of drug use and prevention efforts in Minnesota.

Tobacco

• Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota - A group dedicated to the rights and health of nonsmokers.
• ClearWay Minnesota - A nonprofit group, funded by 3 percent of the tobacco settlement money, dedicated to reducing the harm caused to Minnesotans by tobacco. They used to be called Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco (MPAAT).
• Minnesota Department of Health
  • Freedom to Breathe Act/Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act - Includes laws, administrative rules, local smoking ordinances, and fact sheets.
  • Tobacco Prevention and Control
• Minnesota Department of Human Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division - Responsible for the creation of a statewide response to alcohol and drug abuse. They've funded the Substance Use in Minnesota: A Minnesota State Epidemiological Profile.
• Minnesota Prevention Resource Center - A group funded mainly through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services that has compiled data on tobacco resources.
• Minnesota Tobacco Litigation Documents - The archive for the Minnesota tobacco litigation legal documents.

Federal Information

Alcohol and Drugs

• Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau - United States law enforcement agency charged with oversight of alcohol-related regulations.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Information on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs).
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Information on agency activities and access to Drug Information.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Provides access to data on Drugs.
• National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) - Part of the United States Department of Justice, NDIC supports domestic counterdrug intelligence. Provides access to the National Drug Threat Assessments.
• National Institute of Justice Drugs and Crime Research
• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) - Policies, priorities, and objectives for the United States' drug control program. Includes National Drug Control Strategy, and a Minnesota Drug Control Update. Access to state and local information is found on the middle right hand side of the page.
• Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center - The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) site related to underage drinking.
• U.S. Department of Education - The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools works to reduce drug, alcohol, and tobacco use in schools.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Food and Drug Administration - Information on Drugs and data on the department's drug regulation activities is available from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - Research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Research on the health effects of drug abuse and addiction.
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Includes SAMHSA's Publications, and the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator by state.

Tobacco

• Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau - United States law enforcement agency charged with oversight of Tobacco issues.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smoking and Tobacco Use - Includes a variety of data on tobacco and the State Tobacco Activities Tracking & Evaluation System (STATES) with current and historical state-level data on tobacco use, prevention, and control.

Other Information

Alcohol and Drugs

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• CASA-The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University - A think tank which studies the affects of substance abuse on society.
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) - Addiction information from Ontario, Canada.
• D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) - A drug awareness program for children. See also the Project ALERT link below. Alternative views on D.A.R.E. may be found at the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet) and the Drug Policy Alliance links below.
• Drug Policy Alliance - This drug policy research institute's site includes full-text articles and an online catalog.
• Marijuana Policy Project - Data in support of the legalization of marijuana. Includes information on current Legislation.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) - A group dedicated to the elimination of drunk driving and underage drinking.
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - A group dedicated to education in the fight against the stigma related to alcoholism and drug dependence.
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition - Child inhalant abuse education and prevention data.
• National Meth Center - Clearinghouse for information on methamphetamine.
• National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) - An advocacy group dedicated to the legalization of marijuana. Provides data on numerous aspects of marijuana including Industrial Use and a state guide to marijuana laws.
• Project ALERT - Program designed to help middle school children avoid illicit drug use.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Provides access to a number of their Addiction reports.
• Stop the Drug War.org - A group dedicated to the reform of current drug policies.
• Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2) - Information on this marijuana-like synthetic substance from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Substance abuse from a global perspective. Scroll down to access the current and past issues of the World Drug Report.

Tobacco

• American Cancer Society.
• American Lung Association - Includes a link to their Publications.
• The Cigarette Papers - A collection of the cigarette industry documents.
• Heartland Institute's Smoker's Lounge - Information related to the rights of smokers; includes access to Please Don't Poop in My Salad and Other Essays Opposing the War Against Smoking.
• Inside the Tobacco Deal - FRONTLINE's in-depth report on the Mississippi tobacco lawsuit.
• Philip Morris International - The tobacco company's website.
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - A variety of information on smoking, includes Tobacco Laws by State.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Tobacco related publications.
• Tobacco Control Archives - Includes Tobacco Litigation Documents, Key Litigation Documents by State, and a tobacco lawsuit summary chart related to the state attorneys general tobacco lawsuits.