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Please note: These links to other sites are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only. The Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, The Rocky Mountain Center, and the Prevention Information Center bear NO responsibility for the quality of information provided through other sites and computer systems. Neither ADAD, RMC or the PIC endorse these organizations or the positions they may take on various issues.
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Free Magazine and Journal Articles
There are several excellent sources for locating free journal articles related to substance abuse and health education on the Internet:
Free Content Search Sites
- ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center (http://www.eric.ed.gov)
ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
- Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com)
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources. Contains some links to free articles.
- Highwire Press (http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl)
Division of the Stanford University Libraries producing online versions of peer-reviewed journals and scholarly content. Many titles are available free of charge.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Database
(http://www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/)
The NCJRS Abstracts Database contains summaries of the more than 185,000 criminal justice publications housed in the NCJRS Library collection. Some are available as electronic fulltext, others can be ordered for free in print.
- Native Health Databases (http://hsc.unm.edu/library/nhd/)
Current and historical (from 1652) bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys and more pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. Free electronic delivery of up to 10 articles per day is available if the resource is owned by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center..
- PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/)
National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 11 million citations, many in full text.
Free Magazine, Journal, and Newsletter Content by Title
- Journal of Pediatrics (http://pediatrics.aappublications.org) -- Latest issue only is free.
An official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Addiction Treatment Forum (http://www.atforum.com/)
Focuses on methadone maintenance for opioid-addiction treatment. Published by Clinco Communications made possible by an educational grant from Tyco/Healthcare/Mallinckrodt, St. Louis, MO, a manufacturer of methadone and naltrexone.
- British Medical Journal (http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/) -- All research articles are Open Access.
Widely read pee-r-reviewed general medical journal. For a list of articles on Drug misuse (including addiction) click here.
- Bulletin on Narcotics (http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/bulletin/index.html)
Annual bulletin reporting on international efforts in the control of narcotic drugs and the struggle against addiction. Published by the United Nations, Office on Drugs and Crime.
- CESARfax (http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax.asp)
A weekly, one-page overview of timely substance abuse trends or issues. Put out by the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR), at the University of Maryland at College Park.
- Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory (http://www.kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/advisory/index.htm)
A bulletin that provides substance abuse treatment providers and others with information on emerging issues and hot topics. By the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).
- Drugnet Europe (http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/?nnodeid=411)
A bi-monthly newsletter of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
- Harm Reduction Journal (http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/home/)
Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal with an exclusive focus on the harm reduction public health model for drug issues.
- IACM-Bulletin (http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/bulletin/iacm.php)
Bulletin of the International Association of Cannabis as Medicine, an advocacy organization, covering news topics on aspects of Cannabis as medicine.
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One of the most frequent questions we receive is, "Where do you get your books and videos?". The answer is from a wide variety of sources, but like most people, we do have favorite places to shop. Below are links to those favorite places. We hope you'll find what you're looking for.
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March 12, 2008
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