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We have provided some Power Point Presentations that you may download as well as some links to key online national and Florida drug abuse research websites. Both of these will be updated regularly. South Florida research findings will be added as they become available.
Please see Contact Us to nominate appropriate studies, and/or make contributions to the Power Point Presentations.

Instructions to download:
Right click on the file you want to download.
Select "Save Target or Link As"
In the File Download dialog box, select "save to disk"
Click OK to continue.
select the folder where you want to store the Power Point file
and click SAVE.
After the file is downloaded double click on it to view it.
  1. What is a Community Coalition - Fall 1999
  2. Miami-Dade Drug Summit 2000 - Community Prevention
  3. The Community Drug Epidemiology Network (DEN)
  4. South Florida Drug Trends (Word) * (Acrobat) - Fall 2002
  5. South Florida Drug Trends 2 (Word) * (Acrobat) - Fall 2002
  6. South Florida Drug Trends (Acrobat) - Spring 2002
  7. South Florida Drug Trends(PowerPoint) * (Acrobat)- Fall 2001
  8. Club Drugs - 2001
  9. Public Health Perspective on Ecstacy
  10. Priority One Progress Report (PowerPoint) * (Acrobat) - May 2002


Here are links to key online national and Florida drug abuse research websites. South Florida drug abuse research findings will be added here as they become available. Please see "Contact Us" to nominate appropriate studies.

National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health:
www.nida.nih.gov

NIDA - This site offers the latest scientific research related to drug abuse from the NIH. View mechanisms of drug action in the brain. Download free guidelines and manuals based on the most current scientific finding (start with Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents, A Research Based Guide). You can even view national drug abuse research conferences live on the Internet.

NIDA-Community Epidemiology Work Group
www.cdmgroup.com/CEWG/

CEWG - Here you’ll find reports and summaries of the most currents drug abuse trends observed in the nation’s 20 largest urban areas including Miami-Dade County.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information
www.health.org

NCADI - Prevline is an award wining web resource offering access to searchable databases on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention.

Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association - FADAA
www.fadaa.org

FADAA - Florida’s best online source for drug abuse and addiction statistical information. The Resource Center offers free materials and lending library services for Florida residents.

Join Together
www.jointogether.org/

The first on-line resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence. Learn more about the issues and what can be done on the community homefront.