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Peers Influence Peers has found some excellent sites on the Internet dealing with domestic and dating violence, drug and alcohol abuse prevention. If you know of any others that ought to be on our list, please e-mail us at: PIPP@peerspartnership.org.


Break The Cycle Break the Cycle engages, educates and empowers youth to build lives and communities free from domestic and dating violence.. My Sister's Place - DC My Sister’s Place, Inc. (MSP) is the largest and oldest non-profit agency exclusively serving battered women and their children in the District of Columbia. Annually, thousands of victims of domestic violence find sanctuary from abuse in our residential programs and supportive services. Currently our programs consist of emergency shelter, transitional housing, the region’s only transitional housing for immigrant victims of violence, the Emergency Services Center, and our 24-hour crisis hotline. Combined with our community outreach and education initiatives, My Sister’s Place is committed to providing safe refuge for families in crisis. Office of Violence Against Women USDOJ TThe Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, provides national leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women through the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Created in 1995, OVW administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. . NIDA for Teens The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Heath (NIH), created this Web site to educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse. NIDA enlisted the help of teens in developing the site to ensure that the content addresses appropriate questions and timely concerns. Recognizing that teens want to be treated as equals, NIDA scientists were careful not to preach about the dangers of drug use. Rather, the site delivers science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body so that kids will be armed with better information to make healthy decisions. Elements such as animated illustrations, quizzes, and games are used throughout the site to clarify concepts, test the visitor's knowledge, and make learning fun through interaction.
Drug Free A to Z: A project of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office • Richard M. Romley, County Attorney. Resources for drug prevention information easily accessible.
Painfully Obvious!: Painfully Obvious^® exists to give you the facts about the effects and dangers of prescription drug abuse. It's important that you understand that depending on how prescription drugs are used, they can either save a life... or end it. The information on this site is intended to make it "Painfully Obvious^®" that abusing prescription drugs is totally unsafe and totally uncool..
KCI - The Anti-Meth Site: "Methamphetamines are synthetic amphetamines or stimulants that are produced and sold illegally in pill form, capsules, powder and chunks. An amphetamine is a chemical that has stimulant properties similar to adrenaline. Like adrenaline, methamphetamines stimulate the central nervous system, and are extremely addictive. After the effects of meth wears off, it can cause severe withdrawal that is more intense and longer lasting than both speed and cocaine. Methamphetamines may be known as meth, crank, glass, speed, crystal, ice, batu, chalk, shabu, or zip.
CADCA: "Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, is the premier membership organization of over 5,000 Community Coalitions nationwide, each fighting the problems associated with substance abuse and violence -- one community at a time.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy: "The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences. To achieve these goals, the Director of ONDCP is charged with producing the National Drug Control Strategy, which directs the Nation's anti-drug efforts and establishes a program, a budget, and guidelines for cooperation among Federal, State, and local entities."
Partnership For a Drug Free America: "Roofies. Special K. Aunt Mary. What are these drugs? What do they do? Where can you turn for answers? Welcome to the largest, most accurate database of drug information on the Web. The more you know, the more you can do to help the people you care about."
National Center On Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) Columbia University: "Our Missions: To inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and it's impact on their lives. To assess what works in prevention and treatment. To encourage every individual and institution to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction."
Life or Meth: This is the online version of the Methamphetamine education project designed to educate youth about methamphetamine in an fun, interactive learning environment..
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information: "The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials about alcohol and other drugs.
National Institute on Drug Abuse: "The mission of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment and policy."
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: SAMHSA's mission is to assure that quality substance abuse and mental health services are available to the people who need them and to ensure that prevention and treatment knowledge is used more effectively in the general health care system.
Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University: "A statewide clearinghouse for prevention, technical assistance and information about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs."
Elks Drug Awareness Program: "Despite our efforts and those of our partners in the field of drug education, current national studies indicate that after almost a decade of declining figures of youth participation in such drugs as alcohol, marijuana and cocaine, these figures are on the rise. That just means we must work harder. "
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Addictions: The National Council on Alcoholism & Drug addictions fights the stigma and the diseases of alcoholism and drug addiction.
The Antidrug: "My son and I have always had a great relationship. But since he turned 13, I feel he's more into his friends than his family. I think he may be experimenting with drugs."
American Council for Drug Education: "Learn how you can help the American Council for Drug Education in its quest to diminish substance abuse and its impact. Become an individual or corporate member of ACDE. Just how does ACDE go about its mission? Click here for more information."
Join Together: "Join Together Online is a resource center and meeting place for communities working to reduce the harms associated with the use of illicit drugs, excessive alcohol and tobacco. Join Together Online is a project of Join Together and is funded by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the Boston University School of Public Health."
Web of Addiction: "The Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions. We developed the Web of Addictions for several reasons. We are concerned about the pro drug use messages in some Web sites and in some use groups. We are concerned about the appalling extent of misinformation about abused drugs on the internet, particularly on some usenet news groups. Finally, we wanted to provide a resource for teachers, students and others who needed factual information about abused drugs."
Vision Warrior: Vision Warrior PSA and Partnership for Drug Free America are the WINNERS of the NY ADDY AWARD for best Public Service Announcement. "There is no more meaningful work than to help heal the hearts of young people. I'm proud to have known Scot for almost 20 years and to have been inspired by his life, his courage, his journey and his work."