Social Issues
Abortion
Capital Punishment
Alcohol & Drugs
Euthanasia
Gun Control
Immigration
Poverty
Abortion
Abortion Links to both sides of the issue in one place with annotations
for each site.
Capital Punishment
Amnesty International:
Death Penalty International statistics regarding the use of the death
penalty, including the US.
Death
Penalty An excellent source for both pro and con arguments regarding the
use of the death penalty. Provides full-text articles and has some useful
links to other sites.
Death Penalty Information Center
This site provides statistics and information against using the death
penalty.
Death Penalty
Statistics Comprehensive source for statistics on the death penalty in
the US.
Death
Penalty Timeline A brief chronology of the history of capital punishment
in the United States.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Contains information on all aspects of criminal justice, substance abuse,
law enforcement, courts and corrections. Click on "View all Topics" at top
left for easy to use listing of subjects.
Alcohol & Drugs
Drug-Free Resource Net
Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a non-profit coalition. This site
contains many good links to drug information.
National Institute on Drug
Abuse (NIDA) NIDA is the primary Federal agency that increases knowledge
and develops strategies to deal with health problems and issues associated
with drug abuse.
National Center on
Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Here is a brief compilation on statistics
regarding the use of alcohol and drugs by women and youth, substance-abuse
related birth defects, and more.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information Provides excellent statistics relating to drug abuse
trends in the United States, especially in the National Household Drug Abuse
Survey and the Dawn Report.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Contains information on all aspects of criminal justice, substance abuse,
law enforcement, courts and corrections. Click on "View all Topics" at top
left for easy to use listing of subjects.
Treatment4Addiction.com A
comprehensive information resource regarding addiction treatment and mental
health, including an in-depth directory of addiction treatment centers,
detox centers, and interventionists.
Euthanasia
Moral Debates of our
Times: Euthanasia Defines the controversy in our society, analyzes
attitudes, gives references to legal rulings, and provides links to other
organizations.
Gun Control
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Facts
about guns, crime and gun-related statistics. Also lists state and federal
laws regarding guns.
National Rifle Association Home Page NRA
sponsored information concerning the right to bear arms.
Immigration
FAIR :
Immigration Issue Center Provides links to Immigration Briefs (short
descriptions of issues) and FAIR publications that describe issues in depth.
Immigration ProCon.org Provides
resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias.
Poverty
PovertyNet Includes
coverage of topics to help understand and reduce poverty around the world.
