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Join Together indexes hundreds of helpful publications, online documents, and other resources available from other organizations. Below are the most recent resources we've added to the system. Find more with the search tools on the right, and in "related resources" lists throughout the website.

Targeting Blacks: Drug Law Enforcement and Race in the United States
This new report from Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch documents with detailed new statistics persistent racial disparities among drug offenders sent to prison in 34 states. 2008

Disparity By Geography: The War on Drugs in America's Cities
This report by the Sentencing Project documents the growth in drug arrests at the city-level between 1980 and 2003 and the role of the 'war on drugs' in expanding racial disparity in the criminal justice system. 2008

SAMHSA's New Drug-Free Workplace Kit
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has developed a Drug-Free Workplace Kit, suitable for all sizes of workplaces. The free kit provides public and private workplaces with practical evidence-based information, resources, and tools for producing and maintaining drug-free workplace policies and programs. 2008

Substance Abuse Treatment and Public Safety
This new policy brief shows that community-based substance abuse treatment reduces crime rates and helps states reduce corrections costs. 2008

Video Case Studies: Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much
This free online course from NIAAA demonstrates quick and effective strategies for screening patients for heavy drinking and helping them to cut down or quit. 2008

The Three Leading Causes of Injury Mortality in the United States, 1999-2005
This National Center for Health Statistics report shows that in 2004 and 2005, accidental poisoning--mostly drug overdose--was the second-leading cause of injury death in the U.S. 2008

Google for Nonprofits
This new portal from Google gives nonprofits easy access to free internet tools.

MPower Open: CRM Software for Nonprofits
MPower Systems recently made its constituent relationship management (CRM) and fundraising software available to all nonprofits 'open source' and without license fees.

Workplace Screening & Brief Intervention: What Employers Can and Should Do About Excessive Alcohol Use
This report from Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems found the highest level of serious alcohol problems in the hospitality, construction, and wholesale industries. 2008

National Drug Control Strategy 2008
This report presents the 2008 National Drug Control Strategy of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2008

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