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Illegal Drugs Presentation and Narrative

You must use 2+ sources; ONE must be a DATABASE

DATABASES: – visit the library database page to link to the following:

• 1. PowerLibrary

“Health Sciences “ tab Consumer Health Complete

• a. Search your drug
• b. Look at the tabs in the results page to

limit results by “encyclopedia,” “reference,” “fact sheets and pamphlets,” “news and magazines, ” etc.

• c. Open “Subjects” dropdown to see other

related subjects

• d. Sort by “newest” to get most up-to-date

results

• 2. EBSCOHost
• a. Search your drug
• b. Limit by “Full text” and “publication

date”

• c. Sort by “newest” to get most up-to-date

results

• d. Choose source type with “Source Types”
• e. Refine results on left with the “Subject”

and “Category” drop-downs

• 3. GALE Infotrak.
• i. “select all”
• 1. Search your drug
• a. Use tools on right to limit search
• i. Source type, dates, subjects,

document type etc.

• b. “Analyze – Topic Finder” on bottom right

PRINT (BOOKS): - Use the library catalog from your desktop or from the library home page

 Search by topic or subject  Peruse the shelves around a good hit

• Use books’ indexes!

 Follow proper Works Cited format for documentation

ONLINE BOOKS – visit the library database page to link to the following:

• View the Table of Contents and Index of the book once it’s opened.
• Use the citation information given for your Works Cited
• 1. EBooks
• Limit search by “subject” or “category” on left
• Once you’ve found a book, you can often search within a book
• 2. Virtual Reference Library from Gale
• Search your subject
• If you get too many hits…

 “Search within results”

 Limit search by “subjects” and “document type”  Limit search by “search within results”

• Try an advanced search

WEBSITES: Notice the reliability of the websites listed! (Many are.gov; others are sponsored by legitimate

• rganizations like the DEA.)
• CDC link to NIDA links - http://www.cdc.gov/pwud/addiction.html
• NIDA for Teens - http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts
• Use “Drug Facts” link or dropdown
• NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.drugabuse.gov/
• Use “Drugs of Abuse” dropdown
• Foundation for a Drug-Free World - http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts.html
• See “The Facts” links on the left
• USe the search box in the top right
• Get Smart About Drugs – a DEA resource - http://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com/
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration : http://www.samhsa.gov/
• MedLine Plus: US National Library of Medicine: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
• Just Think Twice - http://www.justthinktwice.com/
• Drugs of Abuse: A DEA Resource Guide - http://www.dea.gov/druginfo/factsheets.shtml
• Get Smart about Drugs: A DEA Resource - http://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com/drugs
• Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/drug-addiction/basics/symptoms/con-20020970
• PA Dept. of Drug and Alcohol Programs - http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=20800&PageID=1125999&mode=2
• PA State Police - For legal ramifications: www.psp.pa.gov

Follow proper Works Cited format for documentation

Basic asic Tem Templa plate for for Works s Cit Cited d ent ntry ry for for a a book

• ok:
• Author. Title. Place of publication: publisher, date of publication. Print.

Ex.: Schmo, Joe. Works Cited Perfection. New York, NY: Penguin Putnam, 2013. Print.

Basic asic Tem Templa plate for for Works s Cit Cited d ent ntry ry for for a a we

websi site te:

• Author. “Page Title.” Website Title. Publisher, date of update/publication. Web. Date of access.

Ex.: Quew, Suzie. “Writing a Perfect Works Cited.” School Rules. Scholastic, Inc., 2014. Web. 1 Dec. 2015. NOTE: If there is no publisher, use N.p. If there is no date of update/publication, use n.d. Ex.: Quew, Suzie. “Writing a Perfect Works Cited.” School Rules. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2015.

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