National Addictions Awareness Week: November 17-21, 2014

By Sarah Bonato, Reference/Research Librarian, CAMH Library

Need to find journal articles on addictions, but don’t know where to start? Start by searching PubMed/Medline! Here are some quick tips on starting a search in PubMed/Medline for addictions info:

Substance-Related Disorders is the catch all MeSH term for disorders caused by substance abuse. Use this MeSH term to search for research on drug dependence, drug addiction, drug abuse, drug habituation.

Need a more focused search? Try searching the MeSH terms:
• Drug Overdose
• Inhalant Abuse   
• Marijuana Abuse   
• Opioid-Related Disorders               
• Heroin Dependence   
• Tobacco Use Disorder   

To see even more related MeSH terms go to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html
And don’t forget these other MeSH terms:
• Drug and Narcotic Control                
• Street Drugs    
• Designer Drugs    
• Behavior, Addictive   
• Harm Reduction

For more tips on searching addiction related topics, take a look at our research guides at http://www.camh.ca/en/education/about/services/camh_library/Pages/librarybibliographiesandguides.aspx

Want to learn more about PubMed/Medline? Go to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html for a free tutorial!