Hotlines and Health Links

Alcohol

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Staying Cyber - an online AA meeting

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Alternative Medicine

• American Botanical Council Online - You can search the German Commission E Monographs (or order your very own copy)
• ConsumerLab.com - Tests various brands of herbs, vitamins and other dietary supplements to see if they contain what the label states. Surprisingly, many do not!
• HerbMed - A database that provides six different categories of information for each herb.

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Drugs

• Erowid's Psychoactive Vaults - A large list of links to many sites related to drugs of all types. Includes information on both sides of the controversies surrounding certain drugs.

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Eating Disorders

• Acadia Health Care - Acadia Healthcare provides comprehensive eating disorder treatment through a network of facilities offering inpatient, residential, and outpatient care for individuals of all ages struggling with anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorders.
• Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - a Twelve Step program that helps people of all ages who have a problem with food.

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Exercise and Fitness

• dietdetective.com - Diet Detective is a nonprofit that investigates and explains nutrition science to help consumers make informed food choices.

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Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender LGBTQQI+

• DeFrank Center - Assisting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in Santa Clara County.
• PFLAG San Jose/Peninsula - Promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons and their families and friends through support, education and advocacy.
• Sexual and Gender Identities Clinic at the Kurt and Barbara at The Gronowski Center - Offers psychological services to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, trans, those questioning their sexual/and or gender identities, their families, and friends.
• It Gets Better Project - Helps LGBT teens navigate through the challenging waters of being LGBT and a young person.

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General Health

• Health Central - Online magazine with numerous topics including the People's Pharmacy, Dr. Dean Edell, and Cool Tools.

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Health-related Journals and Magazines

• Berkeley Wellness Online
• Mayo Clinic's Health Oasis
• New England Journal of Medicine On-Line
• Center for Science in the Public Interest

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HIV/AIDS

• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (UCSF CAPS) - Based in San Francisco, the UCSF CAPS site lists research opportunities, the latest in government reports and many "Fact Sheets."
• HIV Testing - Learn what HIV testing is, who needs to be tested, the difference between anonymous and confidential testing, etc. 
• The Body - An AIDS and HIV information resource.

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Mental Health

• Mental Health - Provides lots of resources for many mental health topics on the Internet.
• Mental Health is Health - Focuses on depression and suicide.

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Nutrition Matters

• Center for Science in the Public Interest - CSPI advocates for safe and healthy food and publishes the Nutrition Action Newsletter .

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Raves

• DanceSafe - A nonprofit, harm reduction organization promoting health and safety within the rave and nightclub community.

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Sex

• The Sex, Gender, and Relationships Hotline -  hotline that provides anonymous, accurate and non-judgemental information about sex.
• Go Ask Alice - Question and answer services at Columbia University providing explicit and reliable sexual health information.

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Sexual Assault

• WomensHealth.gov - The Federal Government source for women's health information.

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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

• The American Social Health Association - Great jumping off point from the organization that runs the National AIDS and National STI hotlines. Has links to sites about herpes, HPV, Hepatitis B, etc.
• San Francisco City Clinic - Free or low cost diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Site has loads of great references, too.

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Tobacco

• Brown University Tobacco Research Program - Brown University's tobacco research program studying smoking initiation, cessation, and high-risk populations.
• Kick it California - A free program that helps Californians quit tobacco and nicotine with the help of proven, science-based strategies.
• California Youth Advocacy Network - The California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) is dedicated to the support of youth and young adult tobacco control advocacy. Has a college tobacco control project.
• Quit Chewing Tobacco - website is by the makers of a tobacco-free, mint snuff

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Veterans' Health Concerns

• Mental Health is Health - Focuses on depression.
• VA Mental Health Services - VA's mental health resources, crisis support, and treatment options for Veterans.
• Santa Clara County Veteran’s Service Office - a nonprofit educational and professional organization through which California’s Veterans Service Officers help each other to do a better job of advocacy and claims work for veterans.