The student will use print resources, selected Internet sites, and bookmarked online subscriptions on the network to research abused drugs in order to prepare a drug pamphlet.

Books about drugs will be reserved on a cart for use by Health classes for the duration of this assignment.

From the Media Center page, click on Online Resources to access an alphabetical listing of all the subscription resources, including those listed below:

 

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

For more in-depth information on drogs and lots of related links

 

Gale Science in Context

For good scientific information and illustrations on various drugs

 

Gale Student Resources in Context

For good scientific information and illustrations on various drugs

 

1. Note that, in any database or with any search engine, you should wrap quotes around any two or more search terms or keywords in order to "grab up" the phrase for searching.
2. Always check the number of "hits" you search finds. If it is over a hundred be sure to go back and limit your search more.

 

Two great resources for current news articles and hints on how to search them follow:

 

Proquest Platinum

1. Click on the "Advanced Search" tab at the top of the screen.
2. Type in the words or phrases to search in the boxes provided (such as: cocaine and effects).
3. Instead of "and" use "within 3."
4. Use no more than two words (in quotes) on each line.
5. Leave the default to "All dates" and check off the two boxes under the date range:

   Full text articles only
   Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed

6. Click on the "Search" button.
7. Note the number of results. You can go back to limit your search with more terms.
8. Note the icons; the abstract is a half-page icon and the full-text is a full-page icon.
9. Choose your article.

 

SIRS Knowledge Source

1. Click on "Advanced Search."
2. Type in your keywords in the boxes provided for Boolean search (for example— cocaine and effects).
3. Try searching by proximity: Type in your two terms and have them searched "within 5 words."
4. Choose date under "Sort results by…" to get recent articles. (This database "defaults" to relevance.)
5. Click on the search button.
6. "Descriptors" icons are links to related articles.

Center for Substance Abuse Research , University of Maryland

http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drug_info.asp

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/alcoholdrug/publications.htm

 

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/abuse/index.htm

 

Indiana Prevention Resource Center

http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/

 

Missouri Department of Mental Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

http://dmh.mo.gov/ada/factsheets.htm

 

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/

 

National Families in Action - Treatment Locator

http://www.nationalfamilies.org/

 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/

 

Partnership for a Drug Free America

http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/

 

Teen Challenge World Wide Network

http://www.teenchallenge.org

Mayo Clinic

http://www.mayoclinic.com

 

National Library of Medicine

http://www.medlineplus.gov

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.healthfinder.gov/