Health
Research Topics
General Topics
- Medicine and Health
- Human anatomy and physiology
- Personal health and safety
Personal Health and Safety
- Drugs: names, uses, effects, overdose, recovery, mortality & morbidity
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Books / eBooks
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Reference Works
Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students. [Gale Reference] [613.8 DRU]
Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs [615 MIL]
Open Education Textbooks and Teacher Resources
Websites and other resources
General
Drugs and Health
Drug Basics. [CDC]
Commonly Used Drug Charts [NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse]
High Risk Substance Use Among Youth [CDC: Adolescent and School Health]
Drug Overdose Deaths [CDC: National Vital Statistics System NVSS]
Substance Use Disorder [Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]
Drug Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) [Mayo Clinic]
For Families
Drugs and Young People [Medline Plus]