Drug+Abuse

= Drug Abuse=

1. Task Definition : fill in the < [[file:Research_Guide.pdf]]> Topic:
**Sample Essential Question (establish a focus for your research)**
 * How does drug addiction affect someone's way of life? ||

**List Supporting Questions (provide background and guide your research):**
 * 1. What kind of people use drugs? ||
 * 2. At what age does drug addiction start for most people? ||
 * 3. How is the addicts family affected by their addiction? ||
 * 4. How does an addict live differently than most people? ||
 * 5. How much harder for an addict is it to do daily activities than most people? ||


 * <[[file:Think_before_you_begin.pdf]]>worksheet **

==** 2. Information seeking strategies: Use these Keywords to search online databases for books, articles and websites. Use Boolean Operators ( AND, OR, NOT ) to combine these terms and refine your search: **==
 * word || word || word || word ||
 * drug abuse || cocaine || methamphetamine || prescription ||


 * = 362.29 ||= **364.1** ||= **394.1** ||= 178 ||


 * = **call number** |||| **Title** ||

Click on the Thomas Dale OPAC(Online Catalog) to locate additional books in our collection

Library home page with links to the databases

 * Sample Subscription Database searches: **


 * Britannica || EBSCO ||
 * [[file:dra_Britannica.pdf]] || [[file:dra_EBSCO.pdf]] ||

Sample Advanced Google searches:

 * [[file:dra_advgoogle.pdf]] ||

Three excellent web sites:

 * National Institute on Drug Abuse || Medline Plus || Results from Drug Survey ||
 * [|http://www.drugabuse.gov] || [|http://www.nlm.nih.gov] || [|http://www.samhsa.gov] ||

Advanced Google search screen

Step 4: Use of Information; Take notes; record bibliographicc information for each source.
See citation & notecard guides under Roadmap to Research on the main library page. Use the <>, Citation Machine or Easy Bib for your works Cited list.

Step 6. Evaluate your work that you have successfully completed all steps.
See <>; <>.


 * Steps in the “Big6™” are copyright © (1987) Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. For more on Big6, visit: www.big6.com **