I need to research an illegal drug and find information about: history, demographics related to users, state statutes, toxicity, and current issues.
I can choose from any of the following drugs: amphetamines, barbiturates, cathinone, cocaine, DMT, bufotenine, psilocybin, flunitrazepam, GHB, ibogaine, LSD, marijuana, MDMA, methaqualone, glutethimide, opiates, opium, PCP, peyote, mescaline, meth, mushrooms, pot.
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To find the type of information you want on a specific drug, try searching the name of your drug or "street drugs" or "drugs of abuse" in the following:
eBooks:
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Samples books from our eBook collection:
Databases (for articles):
- Associates Programs Plus via EBSCO
- Health Source Nursing/Academic via EBSCO
- Justice Studies via ProQuest
Government Agencies websites to try:
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.htm
- DEA’s Drug Information page: http://www.justice.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm
- FBI's Uniform Crime Reports http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr
- Crime in the United States 2009 http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/index.html
- The Arrest Tables have information on drug crime http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/arrests/index.html
- Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Drugs and Crime page http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/dcf/contents.cfm
- Office of National Drug Control Policy http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/
- Drugs and Crime Research page http://www.nij.gov/topics/drugs/welcome.htm
- National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDAHome.html
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