Gustavus Adolphus College

Some Useful Links to Other Organizations

• Bacchus and Gamma is an extensive education network--the larger mother organization to which the Peer Assistants belong--an international association of peer education groups focusing on alcohol abuse prevention and other related health issues.
• American College Health Association is a national nonprofit organization serving and representing the interests of professionals and students in health and higher education. Its mission is to be the principal advocate and leadership organization for college and university health. It provides advocacy and education for its members.

Issues about Drugs and Alcohol

• ARF: Public Information Materials: University of Toronto Addiction Research Foundation.
• Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies
• Center for Substance Abuse Research
• DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency): A good source for statistics.
• The Higher Education Center
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• National Institute on Drug Abuse

Smoking

• Smoking and Your Reproductive Health
• What Smoking Does to Your Body

Issues about Sex

• ETR Associates enhances the well-being of individuals, families, and communities by providing leadership, educational resources, training, and research in health promotion.
• Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. is the world's oldest and largest voluntary reproductive health care organization, providing clinical services and educational programs/materials.

AIDS/STDs

• American Social Health Association
• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention facilitates the sharing of HIV/AIDS and STD resources and information about education and prevention. Link is an excellent source for published materials and research findings.

Contraceptives/Birth Control

• Alan Guttmacher Institute
• Condomania

Sexual Abuse/Rape

• Essential Information on Abuse, Assault, Rape, and Domestic Violence
• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
• RAINN: Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Resource

• Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders