448 Sources for More Information
Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Control Program
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/
This web site has lists of schedules and also statistics on amounts of various drugs
legally manufactured in various years. The home page of Diversion Control Program
has links to the Code of Federal Regulations. The schedules index page has a link to
a list of controlled substances scheduling actions, giving a brief chronology showing
when various drugs were put into various schedules.Drug Policy Alliance
925 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 548-0695
925 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 216-0035
http://www.drugpolicy.org
This organization encourages drug control through means other than harsh criminal
sanctions, and the organization questions many standard government policies.
Through this Web site a person can obtain information about specific drugs, submit
questions, and link to other drug information sources. The organization has offices in
more than one city.Drugs.com
http://www.drugs.com/
This Web site is run by Drugsite Trust, described on the site as “a not for profit trust
dedicated to providing free, unbiased information on over the counter (OTC) and pre-
scription medicines.” Information includes technical monographs.E-Doc
http://www.edoc.co.za/medilink/actives/
This index of therapeutic drugs originates in South Africa and includes information
about drug varieties having no medical use in the United States.Erowid
http://www.erowid.org/index.shtml
This site contains a vast amount of information about drugs of abuse, along with links
to still more sources. Site visitors can submit questions. The sponsoring organization
believes that current government drug control policy is misguided. Although the site
contains comments from persons who advocate recreational drug use, the site also
contains stories from persons who suffered catastrophic consequences from such use.
Used judiciously, the site can produce substantial quantities of solid data.Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857-0001
(888) 463-6332
http://www.fda.gov/
The home page of this prestigious and respected source of scientific drug information
gives a visitor various choices for obtaining information, including a search function
that scans enormous numbers of government documents, and offers selections relevant
to a person’s inquiry.Gateway
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd