In this section we want to supply several links to websites related to addiction and drugs.
Each of the links is accompanied by a brief description of the website, so that browsing is more convenient and selective.
At Tavad we are willing to help you, giving you all the information you need to know about addiction, abuse, abstinence, detoxification or the specific treatment that will avoid most suffering.
The fundamental aim of The World Health Organization (WHO) is that the population of the world has the highest level of health possible. Health, as it is defined in the constitution of the WHO is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not just the absence of illness or physical disorder. To achieve this fundamental objective the Organization carries out a wide range of activities.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is the public body for mental health and drug abuse of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Its function as a body of the national health system is to improve the quality and availability of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services, with the aim of reducing the incidence of pathologies, death, disability and costs to society of mental illness and substance abuse.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which belongs to the United States National Institute of Health, has as its main objective, to apply science to the services of prevention, study and the treatment and abuse of drugs and addictions. With special attention to scientific research and the use of new technologies, the institute intends to increase the knowledge of the effects of drugs on the brain and behaviour and collaborate scientifically with doctors specialized in drug addiction, other health experts, the police forces and the general public. The NIDA website is an important part of this effort.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). This organisation aimed at supporting research that from a range of fields, such as genetics, neuroscience or epidemiology is carried out on the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of alcoholism and problems related to alcohol. The NIAAA also runs national companies to reduce the incidence of the frequently fatal consequences of alcohol abuse.
Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) is a multidisciplinary international center which collects and informs of all the advances and improvements that are produced in addiction treatments. Through identification and circulation of scientific information, the center aims to unite science, education and services to transform the lives of those affected by addictions and improve clinical practices.
The American Psychological Association (APA), is one of the most important scientific professional psychological organizations in The United States, as well as the institution that has the highest number of psychologists in the world.
The Help Foundation Against Drug Addiction (FAD) is a private institution that has spent many years working for the prevention of drug abuse, especially in the promotion of educational strategies.
The Government's National Drug Plan in Spain is an initiative created in 1985 to coordinate and strengthen the policies that, on the subject of drugs, are carried out by different Public Administration departments and social bodies in Spain.