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Your Rights Under The FCRA [164KB PDF]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

The American Council for Drug Education
http://www.acde.org
The American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society. ACDE has an exciting range of educational programs and services designed to engage teens, address the needs of parents, and provide employers, educators, health professionals, policy-makers and the media with authoritative information on tobacco, alcohol and drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and heroin.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for the most current and comprehensive information about substance abuse prevention and treatment. NCADI is one of the largest Federal clearinghouses, offering more than 500 items to the public, many of which are free of charge. We distribute the latest studies and surveys, guides, videocassettes, and other types of information and materials on substance abuse from various agencies. Over 200 links are searchable by topic.

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The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
http://workplace.samhsa.gov
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use, to prevent underage alcohol and tobacco use, and to reduce the negative consequences of using substances. CSAP is one of three Centers in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The other two are the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).

The Association for Addiction Professionals
http://www.naadac.org
With 14,000 members, NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals is the largest national organization for alcoholism and drug abuse professionals across the country that treats addicted individuals and families. Founded in 1972, NAADAC is committed to increasing general awareness of alcoholism and drug abuse and enhancing care of individuals through treatment, education, and prevention programs. The NAADAC has a very good link section to state and federal agencies, treatment resources and national organizations.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
http://www.ncadd.org
Founded in 1944 by Marty Mann, the first woman to find long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of affiliates.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
http://www.dare.com/index2.htm
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), is the largest and most widely known substance abuse prevention and anti-violence curriculum in America. For over 18 years, D.A.R.E. has brought specially trained community police officers into America's classrooms to teach children how to resist destructive peer pressure and to live productive drug-and violence-free lives. Every day, millions of children across the United States participate in the instruction given in the D.A.R.E. drug prevention curriculum.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is a component of the Executive Office of the President and was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences. To achieve these goals, the Director of ONDCP is charged with producing the National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy directs the nation's anti-drug efforts and establishes a program, a budget, and guidelines for cooperation among Federal, State, and local entities.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/homepage.htm
It's what you would expect and more. They have a great section for youth, young adults, parents, and teachers.

Cocaine Anonymous
http://www.ca.org
Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experiences, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances.

DrugTestingNews.com
http://www.drugtestingnews.com
Drugtestingnews.com is the first one-stop all-inclusive "web portal" encompassing all areas of drug and alcohol testing news and information. Drugtestingnews.com's mission is to contain a central source of information on drug and alcohol testing articles in the national media, federal and state government, the private sector, and the judicial system. It is a one page daily resource containing links to necessary information for all persons affected by drug and alcohol testing.

The HR-esource
http://www.hr-esource.com
For the human resource professional, West Group provides in-depth coverage of general HR, Compensation & Benefits, EEO, and International HR. They offer the human resources professional a full range of comprehensive analytical and practical tools to meet their information needs.

California Staffing Professionals

http://www.cspnet.org

The California Association of Personnel Consultants was initially formed in 1937 as the Southern California Employment Agencies Association and incorporated as a non-profit corporation on February 18, 1947. In 1955, a statewide organization was formally identified and was named the California Employment Agencies Association (CEAA). In 1970, this title was shortened to the California Employment Association (CEA) and was subsequently changed in May 1980 to California Association of Personnel Consultants. In June, 2000, CAPC merged with the California Association of Temporary Staffing Services (CATSS) to form California Staffing Professionals (CSP), in order to better serve the staffing industry in California.

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