Government Agencies

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RADAR: Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource Network
The RADAR Network is sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's (CSAP's) information component, the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). Working together, these organizations provide a wealth of information to keep those in the substance abuse prevention field informed about the latest regulations, alcohol and drug use, scientific findings, campaigns and materials, and other resources. ISAIC is the RADAR state center for Iowa.

SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

CMHS: Center for Mental Health Services
CMHS leads Federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing the development or worsening of mental illness when possible.

CSAT: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
The SAMHSA center that has programs designed to improve treatment services and make them more available to those in need.

CSAP: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
The SAMHSA center whose mission is to provide national leadership in the Federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems. CSAP participates in the development of new knowledge about prevention, disseminates it in a user friendly manner, and encourages its application in settings where it is likely to prevent or reduce substance abuse.

OAS: Office of Applied Studies
The OAS is the SAMHSA office that gathers analyzes, and disseminates substance-abuse data. Links to OAS studies.

NATTC: National Addiction Technology Transfer Center
A nationwide, multi-disciplinary resource that draws upon the knowledge, experience and latest work of recognized experts in the field of addictions.

NCADI: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.

NCHS: National Center for Health Statistics
NCHS, a part of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), is the Federal Government's principal health statistics agency, and provides a variety of health data.

NIAAA: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
The NIAAA, a research institute of the National Institutes of Health, supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. NIAAA also provides leadership in the national effort to reduce the severe and often fatal consequences of these problems

NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA is working to ensure the rapid and effective transfer of scientific data to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners and the general public.

ONDCP: Office of National Drug Control Policy
The ONDPC works to promote the implementation of drug control policies and programs at the State and local level of government.

NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Data on crime and drugs, prisoner statistics, victims, law enforcement, juvenile justice, and crime prevention. National Trends in Drug Abuse.

DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration
Statistics, drugs of concern, traffickers, publications.

CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications, data and statistics, and general health information.

NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Information on vehicles and equipment, crash fatality data, economic cost of motor vehicle crashes, and national prevention campaigns. See Impaired Driving page, and cost of impaired driving in Iowa.