Drug Studies

a guide to library resources

This guide is intended for use with the Library Leaflets issued by Crumb Library. For help in using the library, ask the librarian at the Reference Desk.

REFERENCE BOOKS: SELECTED HANDBOOKS, DICTIONARIES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND DIRECTORIES, and HANDBOOKS

Encyclopedia of drugs and alcohol (Ref. HV5804.E53 1995)
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior. (online)
Substance abuse sourcebook (Ref RC564 .S8372 1996)
The Encyclopedia of alcoholism (Ref. HV5017.E5)
The Merck index: an encyclopedia of chemicals and biologicals (Ref.RS356.M524)
Substance abuse data sheets (Ref.RC564.A4 1990)
Drugs and crime facts, 1994 (Ref.HV5825.D7865 1994)

DICTIONARIES

A Dictionary of words about alcohol - 2nd ed. (Ref. HV5017.K42)
The Encyclopedia of drug abuse (Ref.HV 5804.E94 1992)
Appendixes include slang, statistics, addresses, and a bibliography of books
A Marijuana dictionary (Ref. HV5822.M3A2)
Tobacco dictionary (Ref. TS2240.J3)

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Alcohol and the family: a comprehensive bibliography (Ref. Z7721.B364 1987)
Bibliography on smoking and health (Ref. Z6675.T8B5 - annual)
Work and alcohol abuse: an annotated bibliography (Ref. Z7164.C81M619 1987)

DIRECTORIES

National directory of drug abuse and alcoholism treatment and prevention programs (Ref. HV5825.N323 1998)

For local organizations see:

Reachout Desk Reference (Ref. HV 86 .R43 2001)

Also see:

Encyclopedia of Associations (Ref. HS17.G32)
for national organizations dealing with various aspects of drug abuse, alcohol abuse, etc.

BOOKS: Look up these and similar subject headings in the online catalog to locate books and some government documents. Remember to look through the subdivisions of your subject headings. 

ALCOHOL............DRUG ABUSE....................NARCOTICS, CONTROL OF
ALCOHOLICS.........FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME........PHARMACOLOGY
ALCOHOLISM.........FETUS -- EFFECT OF DRUGS ON	.SMOKING	
AMPHETAMINE........HEROIN HABIT..................TRANQUILIZING DRUGS
..ABUSE............LSD (DRUG)....................YOUTH--ALCOHOL USE
CANNABIS...........MARIHUANA.....................YOUTH--DRUG USE
CHEMOTHERAPY.......MEDICATION ABUSE..............YOUTH--UNITED STATES--DRUG USE
CIGARETTE HABIT....NARCOTIC ADDICTS
COCAINE HABIT......NARCOTIC HABIT
 

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS:

Additional U.S. government documents may be found by using search tools for government information.

PERIODICAL ARTICLES can be located by using the indexes listed on these pages:

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

  • Many current newspapers are available in electronic form through the library's web site. These services also enable you to search for articles by keyword. See the library's Newspapers page

PERIODICALS
The following periodicals owned by Crumb Library are devoted solely to the study of drugs and drug abuse. (Use the indexes listed above to find relevant articles in many other journals owned by Crumb Library.)

Alcohol health and research world   (HV5825.A37)
Alcoholism and addiction magazine   (HV5825.A374a)
The International journal of the addictions   (RC566.A1I5)
Journal of alcohol and drug education   (HV5135.J6)
Journal of drug education   (HV5808.J68)
Journal of studies on alcohol   (RC367.A35)
Research advances in alcohol and drug problems   (RC565.R37)

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) DOCUMENTS
ERIC is a national information system supported by the U.S. government to provide ready access to unpublished materials relevant to education. Crumb Library has the ERIC document collection on microfiche, and many are online. This collection is an excellent source of units, lesson plans, etc. for all types of drug education at all grade levels.

The index to the collection is online - see ERIC

STATISTICS can be found in a variety of sources, including:

Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS)
Statistical abstract of the United States (Ref. HA202 - annual)
The World almanac and book of facts (Ref. AY67.N5W7 - annual)

dt latest rev. 9/06