Scope

This Research Guide will assist you in finding information about drug abuse, addiction and drug treatment programs. Also included are drug-related legal issues such as drug testing in the workplace and the civil rights of workers being tested.

Overview

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
College Library Reference Collection: BJ 63 A66 1998
Refer to: "Drugs: Moral and Legal Issues" pp 849 - 858

Encyclopedia of Bioethics
College Library Reference Collection:  QH332 E52 2004
Refer to: "Substance Abuse" in volume 1, pp 137-144

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior
College Library Reference Collection: HV 5804 E53 2001
Refer to: subtopics of "Substance Abuse" listed in index p 1858; "Drug Testing" pp 450-461

Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce and the Family
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 9 D38 2000
Refer to: "Drugs and Drug Addiction" in the index

Encyclopedia of Psychology
College Library Reference Collection: BF 31 E52 2000
Refer to: "Drug Abuse" in volume 3, pp 93-98

Encyclopedia of Social Issues
College Library Reference Collection: HN57 E59 1997
Refer to: "Substance Abuse" in volume 5

Encyclopedia of Sociology
College Library Reference Collection: HM 425 E5 2000
Refer to:"Drug Abuse" in volume 1

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
College Library Reference Collection: RC 41 G35 2002
Refer to: "Substance Abuse and Dependence" in volume 4, pp 3206-3212

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 9 E52 2003
Refer to: "Drug Use" in the index

Women & Health
College Library Reference Collection: RA 778 W742 2000
Refer to: "Drug Dependency" in the index

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online 1992 (updated daily)
Britannica Online is a searchable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest encyclopedia articles. Basic instructions for Encyclopædia Britannica Online

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 1990 - to date (updated daily)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) includes the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources and provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

drug abuse and treatment
heroin and (use or abuse)
cocaine and (use or abuse)
drug abuse and women
drugs and law*
drug test* and (work or workplace)
drug abuse and (crime* or criminal*)
inhalant and abuse
ecstasy and teen*

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

CQ Researcher November 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
Contains weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly that cover the most current and controversial issues. Basic instructions for CQ Researcher

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

PsycINFO 1872 - to date (updated weekly)
Indexes 1,300 scholarly journals along with books and book chapters in psychology, educational psychology, and behavioral sciences. Basic instructions for PsycINFO

Social Sciences Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 415 scholarly journals in economics, politics, public administration, public health, sociology, criminology, environmental and urban studies, psychology and anthropology. Basic instructions for Social Sciences Full Text

More Databases:

Education Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 400 scholarly and trade periodicals and selected monographs in education, educational psychology, college life, teacher education and evaluation. Basic instructions for Education Full Text

GenderWatch 1980 - to date (updated quarterly)
A women's and gender issues database with full-text coverage of most journals. Basic instructions for GenderWatch

General Science Full Text 1984 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 150 popular and scholarly periodicals, as well as the Science section of the New York Times. Subjects include biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environment, nutrition, genetics, medicine and health. Basic instructions for General Science Full Text

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Dates Vary (updated daily)
Contains the full-text articles from U.S. and international newspapers (including the New York Times, June 1980 - to date), as well as some news and business magazines and trade journals. The truncation symbol is an exclamation point (!). Basic instructions for Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) 1972 - to date (updated quarterly)
Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, directories, serials, reports of public, intergovernmental and private organizations, and most other forms of printed literature from all over the world. The full-text of the articles is not available in the database. Basic instructions for PAIS

Readers' Guide Full Text and Retrospective 1890 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 240 popular magazines in a wide range of subject areas. Full-text coverage of 131 titles begins with 1994. Basic instructions for Readers' Guide Full Text

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on drug abuse can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

"drug abuse" and treatment
"drug abuse" and women
"drug testing" and workplace
heroin and addict?
cocaine and abuse

Internet Sites

MEDLINEplus: Drug Abuse
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html
National Library of Medicine Web site offers information about drug abuse, abused drugs, treatment, clinical trials, research, law and policies, and statistics.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Prevline
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
Online information from the Department of Health and Human Services. Click on Newsroom for current information.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/
Web site offers information and research needed by undergraduate and graduate students, as well as practitioners.

Public Agenda Issue Guides: Illegal Drugs
http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/frontdoor.cfm?issue_type=illegal_drugs
Public Agenda, a nonpartisan opinion research and civic engagement organization, presents public opinion and arguments for and against policies related to illegal drug use.

Statistics

Drug Use
Statistics on (illegal) drug use from the National Center for Health Statistics.

Statistical Universe
Contains the full text of more than 800 U.S. government statistical publications. Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe is available to UW-Madison registered users.

Organizations

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
http://www.ncadd.org/

National Center of Addiction & Substance Abuse at Columbia University
http://www.casacolumbia.org

Hazeldon
http://www.hazelden.org/