Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resources
on the World Wide Web
Library Learning Center
University of Wisconsin-Stout

SCOPE
This guide will direct you to resources pertaining to the chronic disorders
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol or with drug habituation.
WWW Sites for Alcohol ...Directories
Stout CatalogEncyclopedias and Dictionaries
Indexes and AbstractsHandbooks for Pharmacology
PeriodicalsCampus Information

WWW SITES for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Alcohol/ Drug 24-Hour Help Line (ADHL)
DRCNet Drug Policy Library, the World's largest online library of drug
policy
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (Dillon, Mark)
Layperson's Guide to Psychotherapeutic Drugs
National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
RxList - Internet Drug Index
Substance Abuse Prevention Center, the George Washington University
UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center (DARC)
Web of Addictions
Yahoo - Substance Abuse
or try searching your own topic using a web search engine.

STOUT CATALOG
Books and other library holdings are found using the Stout catalog on PubCAT.
Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the red volumes near
PubCAT, to identify subject headings. Some examples of subject headings include:

ALCOHOLICSALCOHOLISM
CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICSDRUGS
DRINK OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESNARCOTIC HABIT
DRUG ABUSESUBSTANCE ABUSE

 
PubCAT Connection

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
These sources identify journal literature and other publications on specific
topics. Besides the indexes below there may be others that are useful for your
topic.
BIOSIS, FirstSearch
ERIC, PubCAT/ INDEX/ ERIC and REF CD-ROM STATION
Medline, FirstSearch
Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cumulative Index to,
REF INDEX TABLES and FirstSearch
PsycLIT REF CD-ROM STATION
Social Science Index, PubCAT/ INDEX/ IND3
Sociofile REF CD-ROM STATION

PERIODICALS
The Lindersmith Center, a Manhattan-based drug policy research institute.
This site features full-text articles.
Journals and magazines are located on second floor. Check PubCAT/STOUT to see
which titles the library owns. Some periodicals in the field of alcohol and drug
abuse include:
Addictive Behaviors
Alcoholism
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
Journal of Addictive Diseases
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education
Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse
Journal of Studies on Alcohol
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

DIRECTORIES
BehaveNet Directories
Encyclopedia of Associations
Associations, organizations, agencies, and individuals can provide important
contacts. For more print directories, search the appropriate subject in the
Stout catalog with the subdivision - - DIRECTORIES, i.e., ALCOHOLISM -
-DIRECTORIES. Examples:
Citizen's Alcohol, and Other Drug Prevention Directory REF HV4999.2 .C45x
Drug, Alcohol, and Other Addictions: A Directory of Treatment Centers and
Prevention Programs Nationwide. REF RC564.73 .D775
Evaluation of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Programs [Wisconsin]
REF HV5280.W6 E92x
First Call for Help REF HV98.M65 D57x
Medical and Health Information Directory REF R118.4.U6 M43
National Treatment Resource Issue of Alcoholism and Addiction Treatment
Programs REF HV5279 .N395x
Wisconsin Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services Directory
REF RC565 .W572x
Encyclopedia of Associations REF HS17 .G332
Encyclopedia of Associations (Regional, State, and Local Organizations)
REF HS17 .G333x

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
Background information and terms associated with alcoholism or drug abuse may be
found in specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries such as:
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Dictionary and Encyclopedia REF RC564 .F39
Dictionary of Alcohol Use and Abuse REF HV5017 .A24
Encyclopedia of Alcoholism REF HV5017 .O27x
Encyclopedia of Bioethics REF QH332 .E52
Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse REF HV5804 .O24
Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol REF HV5804 .E53
Encyclopedia of Social Work REF HV35 .S6
Encyclopedia of Psychology REF BF31 .E52
International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis &
Neurology REF RC334 .I573

HANDBOOKS FOR PHARMACOLOGY
The chemical nature and commercial distribution of drugs are documented in
specialized handbooks such as the following:
Drug Interactions Guide Book REF RM302 .H366
Food and Drug Interaction Guide REF RM302.4 .M67
Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals REF RM666.H33 T43813
Merck Index REF RS356 .M524
Physicians' Desk Reference REF RS75 .P5
United States Pharmacopoeia REF RS141.2 .P5

CAMPUS INFORMATION
There are offices on campus to assist anyone seeking information; they may have
publications to lend or hand out on a limited basis.
Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Office - - Counseling Center, Room 410 Bowman
Hall (715) 232-2468
Student Health Services - - Student Health Center (715) 232-1314

Please send any questions, comments, suggestions or URL's for web sites that
should be included on this subject guide to madlandd@uwstout.edu.

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Last revised 06/16/97