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October, 2019
Selectors: Beth Applebaum, Jan Bissett, Ella Hu, Alexandra Sarkozy, Wendy Wu
This Subject of Month guide provides you information on the history and use of tobacco, alcohol, opium, cocaine, and marijuana and their related issues, help you understand America’s mind-altering history, and find health information and facilities to treat drug abuse and addition, and link you to the WULS books for your further reading and exploring.
Shiffman Medical Library and Applebaum Learning Resource Center will host a National Library of Medicine (NLM) travel exhibition "Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleaures & Medical Prescriptions" on Nov 4 - Dec 14, 2019. Please join us on Nov 4th for a panel discussion featuring experts on the opioid crisis, effect of intoxicants on driver performance, substance abuse from a public health perspective, and provider prescribing.
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/pick1104
Websites
History & Users' Experience with Psychoactive Drugs and Alcohol Use
Alcohol
Opioid
Smoking
Cocaine
Marijuana
Drugs Management & Addiction Treatment
Michigan Help
Videos
This Is What Happens to Your Brain on Opioids: Short Film Showcase (4:38)
Picture of the Display
Books in Print
Junky by ISBN: 0142003166Publication Date: 2003-04-01
Creating the American Junkie by ISBN: 0801867983Publication Date: 2002-04-26
Long Day's Journey into Night by ISBN: 0300046006Publication Date: 1950-09-10
Smack by ISBN: 0812241169Publication Date: 2008-09-24
Altering American Consciouness by ISBN: 1558494243Publication Date: 2004-04-01
eBooks
Drugs and Drug Policy by ISBN: 9780199764501Publication Date: 2011-07-13
Dark Paradise by ISBN: 0674029917Publication Date: 2009-06-30
Understanding Marijuana by ISBN: 0195138937Publication Date: 2002-08-15
On Speed by ISBN: 9780814776018Publication Date: 2008-03-01
The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids by ISBN: 9780309453042Publication Date: 2017-05-01
Electronic Journals
Databases, October, 2019
- MEDLINEplus This link opens in a new window An extensive guide to health information resources. Includes common diseases and conditions, dictionaries, organizations, clearinghouses, publications, directories, consumer health libraries, MEDLINE and other medical databases.
- PubMed@Wayne This link opens in a new window PubMed is a project developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)--Overview. NLM's search service to access the 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases --Home page.
- Clinical Trials.gov This link opens in a new window Provides patients, family members, health care professionals, and members of the public easy access to information on clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions.
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