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- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Provides topical articles, about 15 - 20 pages long, on social issues; articles include an overview, background information, the current situation concerning the issue, an outlook on possible developments, a special focus, chronology of related events, and pro and con section, and an annotated bibliography. Provided by CQ Press.
- Drugs; Alcohol; and Tobacco: Learning about Addictive Behavior
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Covers addictions, causes, and treatments of particular importance to adolescents. Articles on the nature of addiction and its roots include advertising, genetics, families, and personal problems. 2003. Provided by Gale.
- Issues & Controversies
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Provides more than 900 timely, in-depth, and objective articles, exploring controversial issues and topics. Provided by Facts.com.
- Opposing Viewpoints: Critical Thinking
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Contains an online library of current event topics; includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Provided by Gale.
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- Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- Alternative Press Index
- infoIndexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social issues. Provided by FirstSearch.
- Alternative Press Index Archive
- infoIndex of journals covering cultural, economic, political & social issues; covers 1969 - 1990. Provided by FirstSearch.
- A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges
- This report by the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, an agency of the National Institutes of Health, provides details on the drinking habits of college students in the United States. Sections of the report cover binge drinking, effects of alcohol on brain development in adolescents, factors affecting student drinking, and recommended strategies for coping with drinking among college students. An extensive list of references point to many journal articles on this topic (Articles not available at this site. Ask a librarian for assistance.).
- DRCNet: The Drug Reform Coordination Network
- The Drug Reform Coordination Network archives documents related to debates on the legalization and medical uses of drugs, among other topics. Features links to current news stories on drug law reform. Select "Drug Library" for additional articles on drug use, laws, policies, etc.
- Drug Facts: Office of National Drug Control Policy
- This U.S. government site lists major drugs and categories of drugs subject to abuse. For each the site provides an overview, estimates on usage, physical and psychological effects, law enforcement, street terminology, and links to additional resources.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse / National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that facilitates research and education on drug abuse and addiction. It provides educational information geared towards varying age groups. There are also links to other drug-related websites.
- The Psychedelic Library
- Sponsored by DRCNet and similar sites in Europe, this site provides selected texts from books and articles on psychedelic substances. Examples include papers by Humphrey Osmond, an early researcher into the effects and potential uses of "Psychotomimetic Agents" and other research from the 1950s and '60s, texts on religious uses, use for personal growth, social and cultural aspects, and more.
- National Substance Abuse Web Index
- Sponsored by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this topical search engine lets you conduct keyword searches of the contents of about 25 government and privately sponsored web sites on substance abuse.