Alcoholism

Subject Headings || Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Handbooks || Indexes, Abstracts, and Full Text Sources || Bibliographies || Directories || Statistics || Internet Sources

SUBJECT HEADINGS.

Representative subject headings for locating books in the Boston University online Catalog include the following:

adult children of alcoholics
alcoholics
alcoholism
alcoholism genetic aspects
alcoholism in pregnancy
alcoholism psychological aspects
alcoholism therapy
alcoholism treatment
college students alcohol use
drunk driving
fetal alcohol syndrome
Indians of North America alcohol use
older people alcohol use
substance abuse
youth alcohol use

DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND HANDBOOKS.

Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia. 2 vols. 2003.: From "absinthe" to "YWCA" the nearly 500 entries focus on the production and use of alcohol, cultural representations of alcohol, temperance movements, and more. Mugar Ref. X HV5017 A43 2003.

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Sourcebook. 2000.: Compendium of information on the various forms of domestic violence, including violence against spouses, partners, children, siblings, parents, and the elderly. Covers such issues as domestic violence and alcohol. Mugar Ref. X HV6626.2 D66 2000.

Drug Use: A Reference Handbook. 2004.: "Drug Use: A Reference Handbook presents a vast collection of facts and information about the major issues that drive the world's never-ending drug problem. An examination of five substances tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, heroin, and cocaine presents eye-opening facts about their relationship to politics, policies, big business, and war." Mugar Ref. X HV5801 I67 2004.
The Encyclopedia of Addictions and Addictive Behaviors. 2006.: Begins with an introductory essay on addiction myths; types, causes and ramifications of addictions, and recovery. Followed by 300+ entries from "abstinence" to "Zyban." There are several appendixes listing organizations and agencies, as well as statistical tables. Concludes with a bibliography. Mugar Ref. X RC564 G95 2006.
Encyclopedia of Alcoholism. 2nd. ed. 1991.: Contains introductory essay on "history of alcohol and man," and more than 500 entries on alcohol and alcoholism. Extensive tables and graphs are included. Mugar Ref. X HV5035 O27 1991.
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. 2nd ed. 4 vols. 2002.: Contains scholarly articles concerning the causes of crime, criminal behavior, criminal law, criminal procedure, criminal justice systems, and the prevention, punishment, and treatment of crime. Topics include alcohol and crime and drinking and driving. Mugar Ref. X HV6017 E52 2002.
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior. 4 vols. 2000.: Comprehensive encyclopedia covering criminology and social deviance under four broad categories: historical, conceptual, and theoretical issues; crime and juvenile delinquency; sexual deviance; and self destructive behavior and disvalued identity. The latter volume contains the most articles about alcohol; however, there are articles on alcohol scattered throughout the four-volume set. The 500+ entries cover such topics as alcohol and crime, biological aspects of alcoholism, and drunk driving as crime. Mugar Ref. X HV 6017 E53 2000.
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior. 4 vols. 2001.: Contains overview essays and briefer entries on topics such as advertising and the alcohol industry, alcohol and AIDS, Adult Children of Alcoholics, driving under the influence, and minimum drinking age laws. Includes extensive directory of drug abuse and alcoholism treatment and prevention programs, research centers, and organizations. Mugar Ref. X HV5804 E53 2001.
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century. 3 vols. 2001.: Arranged alphabetically with lengthy articles on all aspects of life in the U.S. in the nineteenth century. Use the table of contents in volume 1, or the sytematic outline of contents and detailed subject index in volume 3 to locate your topic. Relevant topics include "saloons and the drinking life." Mugar Ref. X E169.1 E626 2001.
Encyclopedic Handbook of Alcoholism. 1982.: Discusses the medical, social, psychological and cultural consequences of alcohol use and misuse, and describes the problems of defining and diagnosing alcoholism. Mugar Ref. X RC565 E48.
Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches. 1995.: Handbook describing the variety of alternative treatment methods available. Mugar Ref. X RC565 H26 1995.
The Slang and Jargon of Drugs and Drink. 1986.: Dictionary of terms, phrases and expressions used for drugs, alcohol and tobacco, from 1700 to the present. Mugar Ref. X HV4998 S64 1986.

INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, AND FULL TEXT SOURCES.

Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH). 1960s -2003.: "The Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database, commonly referred to as ETOH, is the most comprehensive online resource covering all aspects of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), ETOH contains over 130,000 records and is accessed by both researchers and clinicians worldwide. Included in ETOH are abstracts and bibliographic references to journal articles, books, dissertation abstracts, conference papers and proceedings, reports and studies, and chapters in edited works."

Alcohol Studies Database. 1987 - .: "This site provides access to the Alcohol Studies Database. The database contains over 60,000 citations for journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers, and audio-visual materials" collected by the Library of the Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University.

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Bibliographic Databases and Data Archives.: Compiled by SALIS, Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialist, this list of 80 databases, data archives and surveys "was created to assist in the researching and dissemination of substance abuse, alcoholism, treatment, recovery, and other addictions information."

Alternative Press Index. 1969 - .: Index to liberal, underground, and radical publications. Mugar Ref. X AI3 F69. Available (1991- ) on the BU Web (ChRiv-px).

America: History and Life. 1964 - . (BU-px).: Indexes and abstracts the periodical literature and dissertations on North American history, prehistory, and culture, including the history of alcohol consumption, prohibition, and temperance.

Anthropological Literature. Late 19th century to the present.: Comprehensive international index to articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. Updated quarterly, Anthropological Literature indexes articles two or more pages long in works published in English and other European languages from the late 19th century to the present.

Anthrosource. Late 19th century to the present. (ChRiv-px).: Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Anthrosource brings 100 years of anthropological material online, including: a complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003; seamless access to archival content housed at JSTOR for 6 key AAA publications including American Anthropologist; and current issues for 15 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications.

Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts. 1987 -1999.: General index to applied social science literature as well as core sociology literature. Mugar Ref. X Z7163 A66.

ATLA Religion Database. 1949 - . (BU-px).: Indexes religion periodicals, essays in books and dissertations in religion and related fields, including the religious aspects of alcohol and alcoholism.

Contemporary Women's Issues. 1992 - . (ChRiv-px).: Full-text database, international in scope, covering such topics as health and reproductive issues, development, human rights, arts and media, customs, family life, violence, and legal issues. Includes journal articles, newsletters, fact sheets, proceedings, and the alternative press. An Instruction Guide is available.

CQ Researcher. (ChRiv).: A full text resource offering basic background information on many contemporary issues of interest to Congress. An excellent starting point for research into major public issues, this source gives summary coverage to all sides of the issues along with extremely useful bibliographies.

Ethnic NewsWatch. 1990 - . (BU-px).: A comprehensive full-text database of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.

FRANCIS. 1984 - . (ChRiv-px).: Multilingual, multidisciplinary index to journals in the social sciences and humanities.

Historical Abstracts. 1955 - . (BU-px).: Indexes and abstracts periodical literature and dissertations on world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada), from 1450 to the present. Look here for articles on the history of temperance and alcohol consumption.

Historical Newspapers: The New York Times. 1851-2004. (BU-px).: "Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue."

JSTOR. (BU-px).: Archive of scholarly journals in electronic format, digitized from the first issue onward to a "moving wall" of two to five years ago.

LexisNexis Academic. (BU-px).: A full-text database that includes newspapers, wire services, transcripts of television and radio broadcasts, medical and health journals, trade journals, accounting literature, company financial reports, law reviews, statutory and case law, and public opinion polls. The database is international in scope, and includes newspapers in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and German. Dates of coverage vary depending upon the publication.

Medline. 1950 - .: Index to international biomedical literature in 3000 journals. Available (1966-) through Ovid: Medline (via Ovid) (1966-) (in-library use or password) and as Medline via ISI (1950- ) (BU-px).

PsycINFO. 1872 - . (BU-px).: "Contains nearly two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology."

Social Sciences Citation Index. 1956 - .: Interdisciplinary index to 4700+ journals and collected volumes in the social and behavioral sciences. Provides access by author, citation and subject. Mugar Ref. X Z7161 S65, (1956-1980). Searchable on the BU Web as Web of Science (1978- ) (BU-px).

Social Sciences Full Text. 1983 - . (ChRiv-px): Indexes and abstracts core journals in such fields as anthropology, criminal justice and criminology, gender studies, geography, gerontology, minority studies, social work, sociology, and urban studies. Includes full text of articles from 215+ journals as far back as 1995. For retrospective searching (1907-1984) use Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective, which indexes nearly 1,200 periodicals as early as 1907.


Social Services Abstracts. 1979 - . (BU-px).: Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,500 serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.

Sociological Abstracts. 1952 - . (BU-px).: Indexes and abstracts periodical articles, conference papers, proceedings, dissertations and book reviews in sociology.

TRIS Online.: TRIS Online is a public-domain, web-based version of the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) bibliographic database of the National Transportation Library, It contains over 494,000 bibliographic records "covering transportation research published in books, journal articles, technical reports and other media; coverage of Federal, state, local and association publications and conference proceedings; coverage of the literature from the 1960s to the present, with some coverage of prior years; selected links to full text or sources of full text; searching capability by author, title, subject, corporate author/publisher, journal/conference title." Search here for documents on alcohol, DUI, drunk driving, etc.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES.

Alcohol and the Family: A Comprehensive Bibliography. 1987.: Contains more than 6,000 citations to books and periodical articles about alcohol and the family. Mugar Z7721 B364 1987.

Alcohol-Related Issues in the Latino Population, 1980-1990: An Annotated Bibliography. 1992.: Includes essay on Latinos, alcohol and public policy, and contains literature on Latino adult and youth alcohol issues. Mugar Ref. X Z7721 G54 1992.


Alcoholism and Aging: An Annotated Bibliography and Review. 1995.: Contains an overview on alcoholism and aging and an annotated bibliography of 301 items, listing empirical studies, books and book chapters, and articles. Mugar Ref. X Z7721 O83 1995.

Annotated Bibliography of Alcoholics Anonymous, 1939-1989. 1989.: Annotated list of more than 1400 citations to articles, books, chapters and dissertations about AA. Mugar Ref. X Z6665.7 A43 B57 1989.

Children of Alcoholics: A Sourcebook. 1991.: Annotated bibliography of literature written about young children and adult children of alcoholics, as well as materials for professionals dealing with COAs. Mugar Ref. X Z7721 P334 1991.

The NALGAP Annotated Bibliography: Resources on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Lesbians/Gay Men. 1987.: Contains citations to books, articles, brochures, pamphlets, conference papers, theses and manuscripts on chemical addiction in the lesbian/gay community. Mugar Ref. X Z7721 B47 1987.

Native American Youth and Alcohol: An Annotated Bibliography. 1989.: Includes introductory essays and annotated bibliographies on Native Americans and Alaska Natives and alcoholism. Mugar Z1209. 2 U5 L61 1989.

Substance Abuse Among Ethnic Minorities in America: A Critical Annotated Bibliography. 1992.: Contains summaries and critiques of articles on the etiologic and epidemiologic factors of substance use and abuse, treatment, and prevention. Includes blacks, Hispanics, native Americans, Alaska natives, and Asian/Pacific Islanders. Mugar Z7164 D78 S8 1992.

DIRECTORIES.

Drug, Alcohol and Other Addictions: A Directory of Treatment Centers and Prevention Programs Nationwide. 2nd ed. 1993.: National directory of programs and facilities engaged in the prevention and treatment of alcohol, drug and behavioral addictions. Mugar Ref. X HV5825 D77619.

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator.: Maintained by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this locator of alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs lists "private and public facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved for inclusion by the State substance abuse agency in which the facility is located and treatment facilities administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service and the Department of Defense."

Women's Recovery Programs: A Directory of Residential Treatment Centers. 1990.: National directory of 1200 residential and in-patient programs treating women with drug, alcohol and behavioral disorders. Mugar Ref. X RC564.73 W66 1990.

STATISTICS.

Alcohol Statistics.: Statistics on beer, wine, spirits, and alcohol tax collections and tax rates, from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice.

Fast Stats: Alcohol Use.: Statistics on alcohol use from the National Center for Health Statistics. Links to related data.

LexisNexis Statistical.(BU-px).: An online version of three indexes: American Statistics Index, covering 1973 to the present; Index to International Statistics, covering 1983 to the present; and Statistical Reference Index, covering 1980 to the present. The database indexes and abstracts social, demographic, and economic statistics published by the U.S. government, the U.N. and other international governmental organizations, as well as US state governments, and US private nonprofit and commercial associations and organizations. Most of these publications are available in the ASI, IIS, and SRI microfiche collections in Mugar Library. The PowerTables section of the database contains complete statistical tables, and may be searched separately. (BU-px).

MADD Statistics.: Statistics on drunk driving, DUI/DWI arrests and convictions, fatalities by state, and more.

Substance Abuse: The Nation's Number One Health Problem: Key Indicators for Policy. 2001.: Statistical data on trends in substance abuse, consequences, and intervention efforts. Presents bar graphs and pie charts for a variety of statistics on alcohol, illicit drug, and tobacco use in the U.S. Mugar Ref. X HV4999.2 S9 2001.

INTERNET SOURCES.

Alcohol in Europe: A Report. 2006.: Report issued by the European Commission on alcohol use in Europe. It includes a history of alcohol in Europe, the economic impact of alcohol, alcohol policy, and more.

Alcohol: Problems and Solutions.: Hosted by a SUNY Potsdam Sociology professor, "this web site has been recognized for providing accurate, useful, and balanced information on alcohol by librarians, health and medical sites,researchers, professors, teachers, and the general public." Covers such topics as alcohol advertising, binge drinking, the legal drinking age, and zero tolerance.

Alcoholics Anonymous.: The official Web page of AA contains a multi-subject fact file of basic information on the organization.

Alcoholism.: National Library of Medicine/MedlinePlus web page on the issue of alcoholism, with links to recent news, the NIH, general overviews, clinical trials, research, specific conditions/aspects of alcoholism, treatment, directories, law and policy, organizations, statistics, children, seniors, women, and Spanish and other foreign language pages. Related pages include Alcohol and Youth, Alcohol Consumption, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Pregnancy and Substance Abuse.

Anti-Saloon League.: "The Anti-Saloon League from 1893 to 1933 was a major force in American politics. Influencing the United States through the printed word and lobbying, they turned a moral crusade into a Constitutional amendment. The League left a legacy of printed material at a site bequeathed to the Westerville [OH] Public Library which houses the Anti-Saloon League Museum. The Westerville Public Library in an effort to preserve and share the League's story has established this Web site." Contains digitized images and documents.

ATF Online: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.: Moved from the Treasury Department to the Justice Department following passage of the Homeland Security Act, "the ATF will continue to perform the law enforcement functions relating to firearms, explosives, and arson. It will also administer the U.S. Criminal Code provisions concerning alcohol and tobacco smuggling and diversion."

COGA: Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism.: "The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) is a multi-site, multi-disciplinary undertaking with the overall goals of characterizing the familial transmission of alcoholism and related phenotypes and identifying susceptibility genes using genetic linkage." Their Publications page has a bibliography of articles and reports, many of which are available full-text.

College Alcohol Study.: "The Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS) is an ongoing survey of over 15,000 students at 140 four-year colleges in 40 states. The CAS examines key issues in college alcohol abuse, including the tradition of heavy drinking on college campuses, the role of fraternities and sororities and athletics, the relationship of state alcohol control measures and college policies to this behavior, and the role that easy access to alcohol and low prices play."
College Drinking: Changing the Culture.: "In response to the increasingly complex issue of alcohol abuse among college students, the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism created the Task Force on College Drinking in 1998." The goals of the Task Force include providing "research-based information about the nature and extent of dangerous drinking to high school and college administrators, students, parents, community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and members of the retail beverage industry."

Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit, University of Washington.: "The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit is a research unit dedicated to the prevention, intervention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). Our main goals are to conduct research on fetal alcohol and drug effects across the life span, to disseminate information on fetal alcohol and drug effects, to provide consultation for persons of any age thought to be affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol, and to provide training in human behavioral teratology." The FAS/E Resource Index provides links to articles, FADU publications (a few of which are freely accessible) and topic-related resources.

The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention.: Run by the U.S. Department of Education, this site contains statistics and surveys on alcohol abuse on American college campuses, resources for alcohol-abuse counselors, and links to other sites. Includes publications on topics such as binge drinking and alcohol and acquaintance rape.

Historical Resources on Alcohol Use in America.: "A growing number of organizations and institutions are providing Internet access to their historical materials on alcohol/drug use in America. [This] is a selected list of historical resources on the Web, some of which offer full-text documents and digitized images, while others provide access to bibliographic records through library catalogs and online databases. A few of these Websites provide contact and descriptive information (regarding collections and services) only." Includes organizations such as the Anti-Saloon League Museum and the Hazelden-Pittman Museum of Addiction and Recovery.

How the Bone-Dry National Amendment Would Affect Me and My Neighbors: Address.: Digital copy of a printed address by Addie M. Billings (the wife of a wine grape grower) of the California Grape Protective Association in 1918, against prohibition. From Harvard University's open access collection, Women Working, 1800 - 1930 which "focuses on women's role in the United States economy and provides access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from Harvard University's library and museum collections. The collection features approximately 500,000 digitized pages and images."

John Barleycorn.: Link to the full-text edition of Jack London's autobiographical memoir published in 1913 by Macmillan.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI).: The world's largest resource for current information about alcohol and other drugs, NCADI includes publications on alcohol/drug abuse aimed at various populations (children, elderly, gays/lesbians, health professionals, etc.); several searchable databases; statistics (including those on the liquor industry, alcohol consumption by pregnant women, and alcohol-caused deaths); and links to related sites.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).: One of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. This site contains databases (including Medline and ETOH: The Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database, with more than 100,000 records on alcohol abuse and alcoholism); the full text of alcohol alerts on topics such as college drinking, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and drunk driving; ordering information on other publications; and links to related sites.

NHTSA: People: Injury Prevention: Impaired Driving: Information on the .08 blood alcohol concentration limit as a national legal limit, alcohol highway safety, youth drunk driving, and more, from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

NOFAS: National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.: "A nonprofit organization founded in 1990 dedicated to eliminating birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and improving the quality of life for those individuals and families affected."

Shall America Go Back?: Paper Read Before the Annual Conference of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Held at Philadelphia, Pa., In Which the Question is Answered from the Heart of the People.: Paper read by Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army. From Harvard University's open access collection, Women Working, 1800 - 1930 which "focuses on women's role in the United States economy and provides access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from Harvard University's library and museum collections. The collection features approximately 500,000 digitized pages and images."

Temperance and Prohibition.: Site maintained by the History Department at Ohio State University on Temperance and Prohibition. Includes Cartoons from the Prohibition Party, American Prohibition in the 1920s, and more.

The Volstead Act and Related Prohibition Documents.: Reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States pertaining to the 18th Amendment (prohibition of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic liquors). In addition to the 18th Amendment (and the 21st, which repealed it), documents include letters and a drawing of a still.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).: Web page of the oldest continuing women's organization, founded in 1874 by women who were concerned about the problems alcohol was causing their families and society.

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