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The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, videos, and other materials.
Recommended books & DVDs in the PCC Library
Current research regarding chemical use and abuse, and the nature of addiction and dependency, whatever the substance.
The Science of Addiction: from neurobiology to
Chapters on the basics of brain science, neurobiology of chemical dependence, evidence-based researchand more!
Online journals, recommended by Alcohol & Drug Counseling faculty
Alcoholism treatment quarterly
The latest developments in the theory and practice of treatment for alcoholism, written for professional alcoholism counselors, social workers and psychologists, and highlighting innovative approaches to care, solutions to clinical problems and, and unique approaches to intervention and therapy.
Counselor: the magazine for addiction professionals
Available in paper format in the PCC Cascade Library. Current issue available online.
Blends the in-depth information often found in journals with the ease-of-read and style of a magazine.
Other online journals:
Alcohol & Alcoholism
Articles on biomedical, psychological and sociological aspects of alcoholism and alcohol research. Published by the Medical Council on Alcohol.
PsychiatryOnline Journals
Great source for peer reviewed articles relating to the effect of drugs on the human brain. Use the blue "Quick Search" box; example search cocaine and brain.
Harm Reduction Journal
Peer reviewed research articles on all aspects of minimizing the adverse effects of psychoactive drugs. Browse the latest issue, or search by keyword.
Published articles
For published journal articles about addiction, treatment, research and theory, use
EBSCOhost Alcohol & Drug Counseling databases.
- search tip: put "quotation marks" around phrases, ex. "control group".
- search tip: use an asterisk* to find various endings of a word root, ex. addict* will find addict, addicts, addiction, addicted, addictive.
- search tip: look for the "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" box. Select it to find peer reviewed articles on your topic.
Articles, books chapters, studies published in the professional and academic literature in psychology, psychiatry, nursing, sociology and education. Coverage: 1887 - present.
Full text for over 890 peer reviewed health and life sciences journals. For best results go to Advanced Search to get started. Limit your search to SUBSCRIBED Journals in order to get full text.
Tutorial: How to read a scientific article
Found a peer reviewed article, and can't figure out what it is about? Check out this great tutorial on how to read a scientific article. Hint: it isn't from beginnning to end!
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/phys/assets/SciPaperTutorial.swf
Peer reviewed articles:
- are written by professionals, for other professionals
- are sent to other expert for review & comments by the journal editior, prior to publication
- The experts verify that the author collected and analyzed data according to the rules of the profession.
- provide data from original research
- have long bibliographies
Google scholar
Use Google Scholar to find peer reviewed articles.
Look for the "Full Text @ PCC" to get the full text, or "Check library holdings" request a copy through InterLibrary Loan.
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