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 From : V I V A L D I                       1:2613/335      Fri 06 May 94 03:30 
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 Subj : FAQs and other net DRUG INFORMATION RESOURCES (bi-weekly post)          
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From: vivaldi@abc.ksu.ksu.edu (V I V A L D I)
Organization: Kansas State University


INTERNET ACCESSIBLE DRUG-RELATED RESOURCES          (Ver 1.0c 05/03/94)

This is a list of drug related information resources that are available
on the internet.   The focus is mainly on recreational drugs (both legal
and illegal), but some sites carry information about prescription and
medicinal drugs as well.

Any corrections/additions should be sent to vivaldi@ksu.ksu.edu.

There is also a hypertext version of this document that you can use
with a WWW browser like Mosaic, Cello, or Lynx.  It should be posted
at the same time as this document under the subject DRUG.RESOURCES.HTML.
This document can also be found under the WWW Sites list below.

--Table of Contents--

   + WWW Sites
   + Gopher Sites
   + FTP Sites
   + Telnet Sites
   + Newsgroups
   + Mailing lists
   + Other Resources

--WWW Sites--

   stein1.u.washington.edu
         Use the URL:
           http://stein1.u.washington.edu:2012/pharm/pharm.html
         to access Lamont Granquist's WWW drug information page.  This
         site has tons of stuff and contains hypertext links to almost
         every resource in this list.

   www.pitt.edu
         Use the URL:
           http://www.pitt.edu/~mbtst3/druginfo.html
         to access the hypertext version of this document.

   www.acpub.duke.edu
         Use the URL:
           http://www.acpub.duke.edu/~eja
         to access Eric Akawie's page which has pictures of LSD blotter.

   www.resort.com
         Use the URL:
           http://www/resort.com/~banshee/Info/N2O/N2O.html
         to see John Vinopal's hypertext document about Nitrous Oxide.

--Gopher Sites--

   hemp.uwec.edu
         The hemp.uwec.edu gopher server maintains all the FAQs for the
         drug related newsgroups and a large collection of other drug-
         related files.   The emphasis is on drug politics, but they
         also maintain a bunch of drug-related picture files.   To
         access the drug page follow the link:   4.drug.

   wiretap.spies.com
         The wiretap gopher has an interesting collection of drug related
         files including Albert Hoffman's book __LSD My problem child__
         and other information about natural legal and illegal drugs.
         To access the drug page follow the links:  12.Library -->
         7.Fringe --> 4. Pharmacol...

   techno.stanford.edu
         This is Brian Behlendorf's Techno/Rave archive.  It contains
         all sorts of information about the underground rave scene,
         including the various drugs (and their chemistry) that are
         associated with it.   To access their home page follow the
         link: 1.Brian's Techno/Rave archive.

   marvel.loc.gov
         This site maintains the Justice Department information,
         including the Bureau of Justice Statistics documents about
         drugs, crime, prisons, and enforcement.      To access their
         page follow the links:  9.Gov't Info. --> 1. Federal Inf. -->
         1.Info. by Agency --> 2.Executive Branch --> 17. Justice
         Department --> 3.Bureau of Justice Statistics Docs...

   gopher.counterpoint.com
         This gopher contains docs from the U.S. Federal Register.  This
         includes announcements by the DEA as well as the scheduling of
         controlled substances.  To get to their their page follow the
         link: 2. U.S. Federal Register.   From there you can select
         the Federal Register in Yearly Quarters.  Choose the quarter
         you are interested in (e.g. 94Q1) and do an Agency Search by
         Keyword for the words "drug and enforcement".   (There are other
         ways to find information, this is only a suggested method)

   atlas.chem.utah.edu
         This site maintains a database of _Material Safety Data Sheets_
         Follow the link: 8.Material Safety Data Sheets and then the
         list is in alphabetical order.   Just pick the link that starts
         with the same first letter as the material you are looking for.

?? gaia.ucs.orst.edu
         This site maintains a database of _Material Safety Data Sheets_
         I couldn't find the information from their root gopher server
         but the hypertext version of this document can find the service.

--FTP Sites--

   ftp.hmc.edu             dir:   pub/drugs
         This site maintains all the FAQs for the drug-related newsgroups
         and lots of other well organized information.

   teetot.acusd.edu        dir:   pub/Beelzebub/Politics/Prohibition
         Tons of files about prohibitions focusing mainly on the
         prohibition of (some) drugs.

   ursa-major.spdcc.com    dir:   pub/pihkal
         Contains all of part 2 of Alexander T. Shulgin's book
         _Phenethlamines i Have Known And Loved.

   flubber.cs.umd.edu      dir:   other/tms/drugs/politics
         Various articles and essays about the War on (some) Drugs.

   ftp.cs.pdx.edu          dir:   pub/politics/drugs
         Assorted prohibition and other drug-related files.

   ftp.pyramid.com         dir:   pub/leri
         Assorted documents about psychedelic drugs, leri, and the
         leri-l mailing list.   E-mail leri-request@pyramid.com to be
         placed on the mailing list, which discusses metaprogramming and
         Timothy Learyesque stuff.

   techno.stanford.edu     dir:   pub/raves
         Assorted documents about the rave scene and the chemicals
         that are often associated with it.  Check out the chemistry
         directory.   This mirrors the information on the gopher server.

   hemp.uwec.edu           dir:   pub/drugs
         This site maintains all the FAQs for the drug-related newsgroups
         and lots of other well organized information.   The focus is
         on drug politics, but they also maintain a directory of drug-
         related pictures (pub/drugs/GIF).  This site mirrors the
         information on their gopher server.

   wiretap.spies.com       dir:   Library/Fringe/Pharm
         This site has an interesting collection of drug related files
         including Albert Hoffman's book _LSD My problem child_ and
         other information about natural legal and illegal drugs.
         This mirrors the information on the gopher server.

   nic.funet.fi            dir:   pub/sci/neural/alt.drugs
         Contains FAQs, GIFs, and other miscellaneous files including
         some information in a Finnish language directory.

   asylum.sf.ca.us         dir:   pub/mind-l
         This is the archive site for the mind-l mailing list.  This
         is a mailing list devoted to mind altering techniques with
         a focus specifically on machines (light,sound,biofeedback)
         Related topics include discussions of various smart nutrients
         or nootropic drugs.

--Telnet Sites--

   hemp.uwec.edu
         This is a telnet gateway to the hemp.uwec.gopher server.  You
         need to login as gopher in order to use it and follow the
         instructions given in the gopher section above.

   vtcbx.cc.vt.edu
         This is the On Earth as it is in Hell BBS.   After you telnet
         you need to type in "c 22592" (without the quote marks) to
         call the proper location

--Newsgroups--

   alt.drugs
         This newsgroup is meant for the general discussion of drugs and
         the use of drugs.

   talk.politics.drugs
         This newsgroup is meant for the discussion of the politics of
         drugs.   The laws and policies of various countries are
         discussed.

   alt.hemp
         The politics and uses of hemp (Cannabis) are discussed here.
         The focus is on the industrial uses of hemp for _food, fuel
         and fiber_.

   alt.psychoactives
         The discussion is about psychoactive drugs, generally it is more
         technical in nature than the other groups.

   alt.rave
         The discussion of the underground rave culture and the various
         drugs that are often associated with it.

   sci.med
         Medical discussions.   This group is in the sci.* hierarchy so
         the discussions tend to be more technical than in other groups.

   alt.consciousness
         Discussion of the various forms of consciousness and the
         processes used to obtain them.

   alt.caffeine
         The discussion of America's most used stimulant drug.

   alt.coffee
         The discussion of coffee (both w/ and w/o caffeine)

   alt.smokers
         A discussion group for the smokers of cigarettes, one of the
         most popular nicotine distribution systems around.

   alt.beer
         Discussion about beer, which contains the drug alcohol.

   rec.food.drink.beer
         Discussion about beer, which contains the drug alcohol.

--Mailing Lists--

   drugabus
         The drugabus mailing list is a forum for issues related to
         community drug abuse education and the epidemiology and study
         of drug abuse.   It is run by the Office of Substance Abuse
         Studies at the University of Maryland at Baltimore.   VM BitNet
         users can subscribe with the command:
            TELL LISTSERV AT UMAB SUBSCRIBE DRUGABUS <your name here>
         Other BitNet and Internet users can subscribe by sending mail
         to one of the following:
            listserv@umab.bitnet
            listserv@umab.umd.edu
            listserv%umab.bitnet@vm1.nodak.edu
         with no subject line and only the words:
            subscribe drugabus <your name here>
         in the body of the mail.   The coordinator of the mailing list
         is Treat Tschirgi <ttschirg@umab.bitnet> or <treat@umab.umd.edu>

   leri-l
         This is a discussion group focusing on meta-programming and
         other Timothy Learyesque stuff.   To subscribe send e-mail to
         leri-l-request@pyramid.com .    They also maintain an archive
         FTP site that is listed above.

   mind-l
         Mind-L is a discussion group for people interested in mind
         altering techniques in general, and mind machines (light &
         sound, TENS/CES, electromagnetic pulse, floatation) & bio-
         feedback equipment in particular.   Related topics include
         smart nutrients, hypnosis, relaxation techniques and subliminal
         tapes/videos.   Conversation ranges from serious research to
         electronics to amateur personal observations.   To subscribe
         send e-mail to <mind-l-request@asylum.sf.ca.us> with nothing
         in the subject line and only the words:
            subscribe mind-l <your name here>
         in the body of the mail.     They also maintain an FTP archive
         site which is listed above.

--Other Resources--

   E-mail
         Send e-mail to verdant@twain.ucs.umass.edu.  To find out more
         information about their server you need to put the pattern
         {{{readme}}} in the subject line of the message.   You will
         be mailed instructions if you do.  Mail is ignored if you do
         not follow the instructions given.

   IRC Internet Relay Chat
         You must have access to an IRC client to use this.  After you
         get into IRC you need to run the command "/msg Lissaabot help"
         (without the quote marks).  The bot should respond with
         instructions to use it.   The bot lives on channel #dmz (and
         occasionally a few others), but it is not necessary to be on
         that channel to use it.

   High Times Magazine
         You can send e-mail to High Times magazine -- a magazine
         devoted to providing reliable information about "soft" drugs --
         by using the address hightimes@igc.apc.org

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