Drugs
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The following are links to purchased databases (provide citations for you)
Britannica Online – School Edition: http://school.eb.com.proxy.elm4you.org/
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO database) – magazines, newspapers, reports, pamphlets, videos:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=chc
Gale Group Discovering Collection database - magazines, newspapers & books:
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/DC;jsessionid=86B8BD3AA0576E40679BB6F66BBDC15F?locID=mnkspps
Gale Discovering Collection Database (citation at bottom of articles): http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/DC?locID=mnkspps
*Gale Kids InfoBits database - magazines, newspapers & books: http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits?locID=mnkspps
Gale Student Resources in Context database – magazines, newspapers, videos, audio & books: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mnkspps?db=SRC-1
Gale Virtual Reference Library database – reference information on diseases and health: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=sain46794
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO database) - consumer health information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Under “Limit your results” select FULL TEXT:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hxh
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO database) - provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names. Under “Limit your results” select FULL TEXT:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hch
*Kids Search (EBSCO database) – magazines, newspapers & books: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=srck5
Magill’s Medical Guide and Salem Press Cancer database: diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues. Also includes recent developments in medicine. Salem Health: Cancer, is an A-Z encyclopedia for patients, with information about 835 topics in cancer:
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO database) – provides pros and cons to many topics, including health related. Magazines, newspapers & books:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?&authtype=ip,uid&site=pov
ProQuest database - magazine & newspaper articles. Click FULL TEXT DOCUMENTS ONLY box:
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=302&cfc
* Denotes easy to understand
Other reliable online resources can be found at:
http://spps.schoolwires.net/Page/7482
The following websites are reliable but are not purchased databases:
National Institute on Drug Abuse: http://www.nida.nih.gov
Streetdrugs.org: http://streetdrugs.org
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information:
https://www.addiction.com/a-z/samhsas-national-clearinghouse-for-alcohol-and-drug-information/
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MLA Citation Guideline Sheets: