Hispanic Latino Drug Information Sites, Specific Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Medicines

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Hispanic/Latino Drug Information Sites:
Specific Drugs -- Prescription Drugs

Over $78 billion in prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are produced each year in the United States. Although most people use these medications properly, a significant number do not. They might take them without a doctor's prescription, use more than prescribed, or take them for reasons other than those that the drugs were prescribed for. In 1998, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Household Survey on Drug Abuse showed that over 20 million people over the age of 12 reported having used one or more psychotherapeutic drugs (stimulants, sedatives, tranquilizers, and analgesics available through prescription) for non-medical purposes at some time in their lives. Stimulants, analgesics, and tranquilizers were the most widely used drugs of abuse that fit this category. Psychotherapeutic drugs are abused because they directly affect the brain and central nervous system (CNS), producing desired effects.
Source: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Main Findings 1998 (SAMHSA)

Web Sites or Documents in Spanish or Portuguese

	NIDA. NIDA en Español. Medicamentos de prescripción. Ritalin. Spanish.
	Instituto Nacional del Abuso de Drogas. Serie de Reportes de Investigación. Medicamentos de Prescripción Abuso y Adicción. Spanish
	National Library of Medicine. Medline Plus. Información de Salud para Usted. Escoge "Temas de Salud." "Abuso de drogas de receta médica" or search for specific drug. Spanish/English.
	Drug Strategies. For youth. Anonymous, accurate information on drugs. Spanish.
	Grupo Interdisciplinar de Estudos de Alcool e Drogas (GREA). As drogas e seus efeitos. Escolha "Tranqüilizantes" da lista de drogas. Incluye: Definição, Efeitos no cérebro, Efeitos no resto do corpo, Efeitos tóxicos, Aspectos gerais. Portuguese
	Grupo Interdisciplinar de Estudos de Alcool e Drogas (GREA) Escolha "Xaropes" da lista de drogas. Incluye: Definição, Efeitos no cérebro, Efeitos no resto do corpo, Efeitos tóxicos, Aspectos gerais. Portuguese
	Instituto de Medicina Social e de Criminologia de São Paulo. Barbitúricos. Portuguese

Web Sites or Documents in English for the General Population

	DEA. Getting It Straight. Table of Contents. Prescription Drugs. English
	ONDCP. Drug Facts. Select Oxycontin. English
	DEA. Diversion. Select Prescription Drugs. Select Drugs and Chemicals of Concern. MDMA. LSD. Oxycodone. Dextromethorphan. Flunitrazepam. Hydrocodone. Salvia Divinorum. English

Links to Information about Prescription Drugs by Brand or Generic Names

National Library of Medicine. MEDLINE Plus: Drug Information. Searchable database of 9000+ prescription and non-prescription drugs from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI® and Advice for the Patient®. English

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