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CMDP 101 Effects of Alcohol & Other Drugs

Books

Magazine & Journals

Research Tips

Web Tips

There are many resources through the library and the Internet to do your research on alcohol, drugs, and other substance abuse. Here are just a few suggestions:

Books:

Most of the books on Psychology are in the BF section of the library. The books on Psychiatry, Mental Health and Substance Abuse are in the R section.

Do a subject search using the CCBC Dundalk Library Catalog to find books on your topic. Use the index or table of contents in the books to narrow your search. (Hint- Start with a subject search on your topic,ex: cocaine. If you can't find anything on your topic, try a keyword search ex: alcohol and teenagers.)

Books and Reference Material:

Reference books that are on drugs, alcohol and substance abuse.

Encyclopedia Of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior REF. HV5804 .E53 2001
The complete drug reference : United States Pharmacopeia REF. RS51 .U65 1998
Essential Guide To Psychiatric Drugs REF. RM315 .G67 1997
The Essential guide to prescription drugs. REF. RM300 .E85 V.1999
The encyclopedia of drug abuse REF. HV5804 .E94 1992
Focus on Addictions: A Reference Handbook REF. 564.3 .P67 1992
Library in a Book: Drug Abuse REF. HV5825 .H46 2005
Physicians' desk reference. REF.RM300 .P49 2004
Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook REF. RC564 .P67 1992

Reference books in Mental Health and Psychiatry:

DSM-IV REF RC455.2 .C4 D54 1994
Mental Health Disorders Ref RC454.4.M458 2000
Psychiatric Dictionary. - REF. RC437 .H5 1996
Encyclopedia Of Mental Health - REF. RA790.5 .E53 1998 V.1-3
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science Ref. BF31 .C67 2001
The Encyclopedia Of Psychiatry, Psychology, And Psychoanalysis - REF. RC437 .E49 1996
A Dictionary Of Mind And Body : Therapies, Techniques, And Ideas In Alternative Medicine, The Healing / REF. R733 .W377 1995
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Ref. RC 440.V536 2004


Magazine, Journals, & Newspapers:

Difference between magazines and journals:
They're not all Magazines - difference between Magazine and Journals from CCBC Libraries
Guilford Technical Community College: What's the Difference Between Journals and Magazines?
Virginia Commonwealth University:  What is a Scholarly Journal?
Auraria Library, University of Denver Journal vs Magazine
Purdue University What's the Difference? Journals and Magazines

Use the Periodical Databases to find focused articles on your thesis.
Go to the List of All Databases by Subject or find more information on the Magazine & Journal page .

The best databases for Psychology & Clinical Psycho Drugs: 

• *EBSCO Clinical Pharmacology & Science Direct are the best databases for drug information.

• EBSCO also has Academic Search Premier, PsychArticles and PsychInfo for psychology & general journal articles.
  To Find journals only click on the advanced search and click on Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals for each database.
• EBSCO also has a few health databases that would have information on drugs. They are Health Source Nursing, Health Source Consumer, CIANHL Plus , CINAHLSelect and CINAHL (abstracts only.)
• The databases Psychology Journals, Nursing Journals, and Research Library are in Proquest Direct. Their is a tab to see scholarly articles only.
• Science Direct database includes medical information in academic journals.
• Access Science has encyclopedia science articles on addictive disorders and psychiatry.
• Science Resource Center has articles on biology, substance abuse, alcoholism...
• In Electronic Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers by Title & Subject you can read some full text articles in journals by the title of the journal.
• For Databases by subject use the List of Databases by Subject . Specific subjects for your area are Psychology Databases and the Health & Medical Databases.For general magazine and journal articles try the General Interest Periodical Databases such as: Proquest Research Library , Academic Search Premier, and SIRS.
• Other Pharmacology journals such BMC pharmacology as might be found in the free medical journals online in BioMed Central which is an Open Access journals covering all areas of Biology and Medicine.
• To access these databases from home or office please follow the instructions for off-campus access.
• Search Tips for Databases - Remember to try different search words to find information. Use your particular topic or use broader terms.

Research Tips :

Research Log - Keep a diary of your research terms and tools.
How to Do Research - helpful link on research
How to Write a Research Paper - From OCLC Hot Topics - June 5, 2002
Plagiarism - What is plagiarism and links on how to avoid it.

Citing Sources -Make sure you use the correct citation for your research material. You will be using APA format.
Use the APA Guideline for citing your resources such as:
Towson State University- APA Style Basic Rules
University of Wisconsin-Madison - APA in text, APA in reference, APA Formatting
Brigham Young University - APA Reference Style

  Web Resources:

Use Evaluative Web Guides, such as Librarian's Internet Index and Subject Directories to find web sites on your topic.
Use Search Engines , such as Google or Meta Search Engines, such as Clusty to focus your search for web sites in your field.

To get better results connect your terms with the Boolean term "and" (ex:  addiction and treatment,) or put quotes around a phrase (ex:"substance abuse ".)
See Performing Precise Searches on web searching.

Evaluate: Evaluate your material for its relevance and authenticity. See evaluation criteria for web sites.

Suggested Web Sites:

Addictive Behavior & Substance Abuse - List of web sites on substanace abuse fromr Librarians' Internet Index.

Drugs & Medications by Type - List of web sites dealing with drugs from Librarians' Internet Index.

Drug Descriptions http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm Created by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, this site provides information about the effects, use, and abuse of individual drugs, including cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, steroids, and others. It also includes statistics on illicit drug use in the United States.

NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/ The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) created this site in consultation with teens to offer "science-based facts about how drugs affect the brain and body so that kids will be armed with better information to make healthy decisions." The site features facts about selected drugs, FAQs, personal stories, games, and materials for teachers and parents. Designed for children from 11-15 years of age.