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Statistics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bureau of Justice Statistics 
 Data on the U.S. murder rate, drug use, and crime rates, and reports on such subjects as violence against women, capital punishment, drugs and crime, guns used in crimes, and prison populations. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Crime, Drugs, Social Issues, Statistics, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Children Now
This is a nonprofit organization that works to improve conditions for children through research and mass communication of that data. This Web site provides information in several major areas: children & the media; talking with children about tough issues (sex, AIDS, violence, drugs, and alcohol); health; family economics; and education in California. They provide a comprehensive, annotated list of links to resources on these topics. http://www.childrennow.org/ Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Media, Statistics Last updated Apr 11, 2002 Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information: Publications
Provides online pamphlets, posters, video files, educational resources, and statistical information for teachers, caregivers, teens, healthcare providers, community leaders, journalists, and researchers. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Federal (U.S.) Government, Mental Conditions, Senior Health Last updated Nov 7, 2006 Drug Information
Created by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, this site provides information about the effects, use, and abuse of individual drugs, including cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, steroids, and others. It also includes statistics on illicit drug use in the United States. http://www.justice.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Federal Transit Administration (FTA): Safety and Security
This website collects reports, statistics, newsletters, guidelines and best practices, and other documents related to safety and security of the U.S. transit infrastructure. Topics include rail and bus safety, transit security design, alcohol and drug testing, response to terrorist threats, and emergency management. Most materials are from the 1990s to the present. The FTA is an administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation. http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Transportation, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jul 12, 2005 Healthinfoquest: Pathfinders to Common Consumer Health Questions
A training resource for librarians and laypersons. The site has a set of pathfinders and practice questions dealing with common health and medical topics. Each pathfinder leads the user through the research process by choosing appropriate online sources and demonstrating search strategies. A collaborative effort by medical and public librarians. http://nnlm.gov/archive/healthinfoquest/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Health, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jun 14, 2006 ICD9.chrisendres.com
A searchable version of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM); the ICD-9-CM is described by the National Center for Health Statistics as "the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States. The ICD-9 is used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates." The database covers diseases, injuries, procedures, drugs, chemicals, and external causes. Also provides a searchable medical terminology dictionary. http://icd9cm.chrisendres.com/ Topics: Drugs, Science, Science Last updated Dec 26, 2004 Substandard and Counterfeit Medicines
This facts sheet provides background information and statistics on pharmaceuticals "whose composition and ingredients do not meet the correct scientific specifications" and medicine that is "deliberately or fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source." In English and French. From the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/2003/fs275/en/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Finance, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 20, 2009 Tribunal Arbitral du Sport/Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS)
Information about the rules and procedures of the "institution independent of any sports organization which provides for services in order to facilitate the settlement of sports-related disputes through arbitration or mediation." Includes a history of the organization, case law, statistics, and publications. Searchable. In English and French. http://www.tas-cas.org/ Topics: Drugs, Judicial Process, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), The Olympic Games: Issues Last updated Jun 16, 2004 |
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