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BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
www.cfenet.ubc.ca 
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is dedicated to the development, ongoing monitoring and dissemination of comprehensive research and treatment programs for HIV and related diseases. An estimated 11,000 British Columbians are HIV infected; injection drug users have one of the highest rates of infection.
Centre for Addictions Research of BC
www.carbc.uvic.ca
CARBC exists to help build capacity for research programs that will support effective prevention and treatment responses in BC to harm from substance use. It also works to support the development of effective policy in BC. The Centre disseminates information on the nature and extent of substance use and related harm and evidence for what works in prevention, treatment and harm reduction.
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
www.ccsa.ca/ccsa/
The Canadian Centre on Substance abuse (CCSA) is Canada's national addictions agency. Established by an Act of Parliament in 1988, the Centre provides objective, evidence-based information and advice aimed at reducing the health, social and economic harm associated with substance abuse and addictions.
Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use
www.ccsa.ca/ccendu/
Established in 1995, CCENDU's primary goal is to coordinate and facilitate the collection, organization and dissemination of information on drug use among the Canadian population at the local, provincial and national levels.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
www.camh.net
Located in Toronto, Ontario CAMH is Canada's leading addiction and mental health teaching hospital. It aims to transform the lives of people affected by addiction and mental illness, by applying the latest in scientific advances, through integrated and compassionate clinical practice, health promotion, education and research.
Daily Dose
www.dailydose.net
Daily Dose is a free news service on drug and alcohol misuse. The website is updated daily and provides links to a range of relevant material from specialist organizations and popular media from around the world.
DrugScope
www.drugscope.org.uk
DrugScope is the United Kingdom's leading, independent centre of expertise on drugs. Its aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk. It provides drug information, promotes effective responses to drug taking, undertakes research, advises on policy-making, encourages informed debate and speaks for its member organizations.
Drug Policy Alliance
www.drugpolicy.org
The Drug Policy Alliance is an American organization that promotes drug policy alternatives to the "war on drugs." It has an online library of electronic materials from the US and around the world.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov
Established in 1974 and based in the US, NIDA works to obtain scientific evidence showing how drug abuse affects the brain and behaviour and then direct that information to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners and the general public.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
www.emcdda.europa.eu
EMCDDA is the central reference point for drug information in the European Union. Established in 1993 and based in Lisbon, Spain, its role is to provide the EU and its member states with objective, reliable and comparable information on drugs and drug addiction.
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