Mesa Police Department - Drugs & Narcotics

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Brochures from Mesa PD | Brochures from NCADI | Info from NDIC |
Mesa PD Special Investigations Division

Useful Links

The links below provide very useful information on types of drugs, drug characteristics and effects, how to talk to your children about drugs, information for parents and teachers, information for kids, information for teens, etc. 

• www.clubdrugs.org/  (a division of the National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• www.dea.gov  U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm (DEA Drug Descriptions)
• www.drugabuse.gov  or www.nida.nih.gov  National Institute on Drug Abuse  (NIDA)
• http://teens.drugabuse.gov/  NIDA for Teens
• http://backtoschool.drugabuse.gov/  NIDA Goes Back to School (info for teachers and students)
• www.marijuana-info.org/  Marijuana Info (NIDA)
• http://smoking.drugabuse.gov/  Nicotine Addition (NIDA)
• www.drugfreeamerica.org  Partnership for a Drug Free America
• www.drugfreeaz.com  sponsored by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office
• www.frc.org  Family Research Council
• www.health.org  US Dept. of Health & Human Services Drug & Alcohol Information
• www.samhsa.gov  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
• www.whitheousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/default.asp  Drug Facts (drug names, slang, fact sheets, publications for download, etc.)
• www.theantidrug.com/drug_info/index.html  (Drug Information from Parents. The Anti-Drug site)
• www.whitheousedrugpolicy.gov/explorespace/  Explore Space Not Drugs (NASA)
• http://store.health.org/catalog/drugs.aspx  National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (brochures on a wide variety of drugs and drug-related topics can be ordered from this site, many at no cost. Many of the brochures are available in Spanish and other languages as well.)
• www.fbi.gov/hq/ood/opca/outreach/clubdrugs/clubdrug.htm Tips for Parents: The Truth About Club Drugs
• www.doitnow.org  (pamphlets on various types of drugs and tobacco)
• www.freevibe.com  (for youth)
• www.AbovetheInfluence.com (for youth)
• www.TeachersGuide.org  (for teachers & coaches)
• www.theantidrug.com  Parents. The Anti-Drug.
• www.LaAntiDroga.com  (Spanish)
• www.Chinese.theAntiDrug.com
• www.Filipino.TheAntiDrug.com
• www.Korean.TheAntiDrug.com
• www.Vietnamese.TheAntiDrug.com
• www.MediaCampaign.org (for community organizations)
• www.FindTreatment.SAMHSA.gov (for community organizations)
• www.MethResources.gov (for community organizations)

23 Tips for Parents to Keep in Mind and Put to Use from www.drugfreeamerica.org
 

Information available from the Mesa Police Crime Prevention Unit

• Club Drugs and Predatory Drugs www.cityofmesa.org/police/literature/clubdrugs.asp
• Drug Facts  www.cityofmesa.org/police/literature/drug_facts.asp
• Dying To Drink: The Hard Facts  www.cityofmesa.org/police/literature/dyingtodrink.asp
• Dangers of Drinking  www.cityofmesa.org/police/literature/dangers-drinking.asp
• What Can A Parent Do In The Fight To Have A Drug-Free Child?  www.cityofmesa.org/police/literature/drugfree.asp

Brochures available from NCADI

Tips for Teens Series:

• The Truth About Alcohol
• The Truth About Club Drugs
• The Truth About Cocaine
• The Truth About Hallucinogens
• The Truth About Heroin
• The Truth About Inhalants
• The Truth About Methamphetamine
• The Truth About Steroids
• The Truth About Marijuana
• The Truth About Tobacco

An original of these brochures, as well as many others, can be ordered at no charge from the NCADI Web site at https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/drugs.aspx?

Information from the National Drug Intelligence Center

Fast Facts Series:

• Crack Cocaine 
• Crystal Methamphetamine
• Drug Paraphernalia
• DXM
• Foxy
• GHB and Analogs
• Heroin
• Inhalants
• Jimsonweed
• Ketamine
• Khat
• LSD
• Marijuana
• MDMA (Ecstasy)
• Methadone
• Methamphetamine
• Methamphetamine Laboratory: Identification and Hazards
• OxyContin
• PCP
• Powdered Cocaine
• Prescription Drugs
• Psilocybin
• Ritalin
• Rohypnol
• Salvia divinorum
• Steroids
• Triple C
• Yaba

The National Drug Intelligence Center -- www.usdoj.gov/ndic

Special Investigations Division

For information on clandestine labs, narcotics in the neighborhood, and links to information on specific drugs, please visit the Narcotics Unit at http://www.cityofmesa.org/police/narcs/narcs.aspx. 

En Español

• http://www.drugfreeaz.com/spanish/nuevo.html   AZ Libre de Drogas : Que Hay de Nuevo 
• http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/lista-sp.html  Los documentos de InfoFacts también se hallan disponible en español (NIDA)
• www.LaAntiDroga.com

Other Languages

• http://www.druganswer.com/chinese/index.html  (Chinese)
• http://www.druganswer.com/korean/index.html  (Korean)
• http://www.druganswer.com/vietnamese/index.html  (Vietnamese)
• www.Chinese.theAntiDrug.com
• www.Filipino.TheAntiDrug.com
• www.Korean.TheAntiDrug.com
• www.Vietnamese.TheAntiDrug.com