marijuana

LSD

MMDA

PCP

Ecstasy

Peyote/Mescaline

Psilocybin

 

Stimulants:

 

amphetamines

Methamphetamines (Ice)

cocaine/crack

 

Narcotics:

 

heroin/morphine

T & R

dilaudid

Oxycontin

 

Depressants:

 

Rohypnol

GHB

Katamine

 

Other:

 

Inhalents

Steroids

Tobacco

Alcohol

Caffeine

 

II. Present your research in a brochure.  Use Microsoft Publisher to create your brochure. 

 

A.  Organize your research under the following headings:

 

Type

Appearance

Street Name

Addictive Qualities

Effects

Side Effects

Health Hazards

Overdose Potential

Withdrawal Symptoms

 

B.  Locate a recent newspaper or journal article on your drug selection.  Briefly summarize the content of the article.

 

 

You will need to use a minimum of three sources for your research. Two of your sources must be EBSCO's database Consumer Health Complete and a book (See the bibliography below.).  In the database Consumer Health Complete,  you will have access to information about your drug selection from the following research sources:  evidence-based reports, encyclopedias, reference books, facts and pamphlets, alternative sources, and videos and animations. You can access Consumer Health Complete by going to the Alexandria and Online Databases link on the library web page (www.hsslibrary.com).

 

For additional sources, make use of the websites below.

 

 

Alcohol (Sean Connolly)  613.81 CON

Alcoholism (David L. Bender)  362.20 BEN

     Alcohol to Ecstasy (Cynthia Kuhn)  615.78 KUH

Caffeine and Nicotine:  A Dependent Society (Heather Hasan)  613.8 HAS

Cocaine (Sean Connolly)  613.8 CON

Cocaine:  Coke and the War on Drugs (Linda Bickerstaff)  362.20 BIC

Dangerous Drugs (Carol L. Falkowski)  362.29 FAL

Designer Drugs (Paul Robbins)  362.29 ROB

Drug Addiction:  Diseases and Disorders (Leanne K. Currie-McGhee) 613.8 CUR

Drug Safety (Community Safety Net)  362.20 COM

Drugs and Sports (William Dudley)  362.20 DUD

Ecstasy (Sean Connolly)  613.8 CON

Ecstasy (Stephanie Lane)  615 LAN

Gateway Drugs:  Opposing Viewpoints (Noel Merino)  362,29 MER

Hallucinogens:  The Dangers of Distorted Reality (Daniel E. Harmon)  613.8 HAR

Heroin (Sandra Lee Smith)  362.29 SMI 

Heroin (Geraldine Woods)  362.29 WOO

Heroin:  The Deadly Addiction (Corona Brezina)  362.29 BRE

Inhalants (Myra Weatherly)  362.29 WEA

Inhalants (Sean Connolly) 613.8 CON

Marijuana (Sean Connolly)  613.8 CON

Marijuana (Sandra Lee Smith)  362.3 SMI

The Neuobiology of Addiction (James D. Stoehr)  613.86 STO

Nicotine (Judy Monroe)  613.85 MON

Quaaludes (Maryann Ziemer)  613.8 ZIE

Steroid Abuse (Tamara L. Roleff)  362.29 ROL

Steroids:  High-Risk Performance Drugs (Jeri Freedman)  613.8 FRE

Tobacco (Sean Connolly)  613.85 CON

Tranquilizers (Lawrence Clayton)  615 CLA

 

UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances (5 volumes) can be accessed from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.  Go to the library website(www.hsslibrary.com) and click on Alexandria and Online Databases.  You will find the e-book under "Gale".