Cannabis and related disorders Health Article

BOOKS

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th edition, text revised. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2000.

Hurley, Jennifer A., ed. Addiction: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 2000.

Kaplan, Harold I., M.D., and Benjamin J. Sadock, M.D. Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry. 8th edition. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1998.

Wekesser, Carol, ed. Chemical Dependency: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1997.

PERIODICALS

NIDA Notes Volume 14, Number 4, November, 1999.

NIDA Notes Volume 15, Number 1, March 2000.

NIDA Notes Volume 16, Number 4, October 2001.

NIDA Notes volume 15, Number 3, August 2000.

NIDA Infofax, "Marijuana," 13551.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Council for Drug Education, 136 E. 64th St., NY, NY 10021.

Narcotics Anonymous. PO box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409. (818) 780-3951.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). US Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Ln., Rockville, MD 20857. <http://www.nida.nih.gov>

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). 2001 S St. NW, Suite 640, Washington, DC 20009. (202) 483-5500.

Barbara S. Sternberg, Ph.D.