Additional Resources

Web Links

The following are sites that provide additional historical information about addiction issues, both nationally and in Washington State.

Historical Research on Drug Policy (Schaffer Library of Drug Policy)
Collection of articles and speech transcripts on the history of drug policy in the United States.
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Alcohol History Database
This site provides access to the Alcohol History Collection at the Alcohol Studies Library at Rutgers University.
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Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition (Digital Library)
Digital collection which includes a host of primary documents on Temperance from the past several centuries, including broadsides, sheet music, and government publications. These items will be of great interest to anyone interested in the history of alcoholism, and how various forms of media were used to disseminate ideas and information about this phenomenon and the prohibition movement.
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A Narrative Timeline of AA History.
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Significant Events in the History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) fights the stigma and the disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders – Washington State History 1968 through 2004
A review of the comprehensive approach taken by Washington State, has been compiled in this annotated historical record of programs and policies broadly related to FASD implemented in Washington State from 1968 (when FASD was first discovered in Washington State) to 2004.
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Alcohol and Drug Institute, University of Washington
Recognizing the need to address the enormous problems caused by alcohol and drug abuse, the University of Washington established the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute in October of 1973 as an interdisciplinary research center in the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center. From its beginning, the mission of the Institute has been to conduct and support substance abuse research a the University of Washington, and disseminate research findings in substance abuse.
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US No Drugs. Washington State
USNoDrugs.com is a comprehensive National directory of treatment centers and counseling services for those seeking treatment for drug addiction and much, much, more. USNoDrugs.com includes treatment options such as Individual Counseling, Drug Rehab Centers, Treatment Centers, and more. All listings are categorized by state and city and provide all pertinent Information about the type of treatment offered by each treatment facility.
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NIDA:
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Additional Documentation

The following pages contain scanned historical documentation that may or may not have been included in the Historical Timeline.