Sources for More Information 449This is one of several Web sites from the National Library of Medicine. Through Gate-
way visitors can search various scientific databases for information about drugs.
Google
http://www.google.com/
If any Web site deserves the adjective “awesome,” Google is it. In a few seconds Google
can search hundreds of millions of Web sites to find information about a topic. The
quality of information may vary greatly, as Google will locate not only sites of great
scientific institutions but personal Web sites of persons who are long on ranting and
short on knowledge. If, however, an Internet user is at a loss on where to find infor-
mation about a topic or is merely curious about the variety of data available, Google
may well provide a jumpstart.
HerbMed
http://herbmed.org
Many natural product descriptions can be found at this site. The organization is
friendly to using herbs for medical purposes.
Lycaeum
http://leda.lycaeum.org/quickindex.shtml
This address leads a person to an index of information about many drugs of abuse.
The sponsoring organization favors fewer legal restrictions on drug use, but for that
very reason a person can find information about nonmedical substances that are ig-
nored in sources devoted strictly to describing therapeutic pharmaceuticals.
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
http://www.maps.org/
This advocacy organization seeks data that will allow various prohibited drugs to
become accepted. Links on the page provide access to such information.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9651
(301) 443-1124
http://www.drugabuse.gov/
NIDA is a U.S. government agency that sponsors many scientific studies. Much of that
information is accessible through this Web site. Statistics may be found here.
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
This site can be used to obtain vast amounts of scientific information about drugs.
Novartis
http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm 3
The drug database page of Novartis Foundation for Gerontology is at this address.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
(800) 666-3332
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
The so-called Drug Czar heads this agency. Its Web site can lead users to information
about drugs and about many facets of drug control policy.