Use a source such as one of those shown below to choose key words that will support an argument in favor of the disease model. Some examples of key words are shown in Tables 2 and 4, below.
| Background article on "Brain Chemistry and Addiction" in |  | |||||||
| Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery | Online | |||||||
| Background article on the "Disease Concept" in | ||||||||
| Encyclopedia Of Drugs, Alcohol, & Addictive Behavior | R 362.2903 En1 | |||||||
| Background article on the "Disease Concept" in | ||||||||
| Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery | Online | |||||||
| Background article on the "Disease Concept" in | ||||||||
| The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health | Online | |||||||
| Information on addictive "Disease Models" in | ||||||||
| Introduction to Addictive Behaviors | R 616.86 T36 | |||||||
| "Substance abuse," by Derek Solum, in | ||||||||
| Psychopharmacology Educational Updates (PsychEd Up), 4, (Dec., 2008) | Online | |||||||
To access Gale databases, use the library's Database Page. If using databases from off campus, you will need your My Chemeketa user name and password. Academic OneFile is a good database to begin with.
You will have to combine multiple search terms to find articles on this topic. You will need to combine terms together in one of three strategies:
The Advanced Search screen makes it easy to combine multiple terms. Important: Be sure to check off the limit for "peer-reviewed publications" on the search page.
Tip: When using keywords, try truncating: theor* finds theory, theories, theoretical, etc. (* is the truncation character for Gale).
| Key word (examples) | AND Key word (examples) |
| pathophysiology | addiction |
| nucleus accumbens | methamphetamine, cocaine, etc. |
| mesolimbic dopamin* | alcohol* |
| ventral tegmental | drug abuse |
| FosB | substance abuse |
| incentive sensitization | chemical dependency |
| Key word | AND Key word |
| alcoholism | disease model* |
| drug abuse | disease concept* |
| substance abuse | disease theor* |
| addiction | disease [use alone only with addiction] |
| disease model [use alone] | etiology |
| narcotics, etc. | medical model |
Click the Subject Guide Search button near the top of the Gale screen to look for subject headings. Click the Advanced Search Screen button to enter the headings you've found in combinations.
Use the pull-down menu on the advanced search screen to change the search from "default fields" to "SU Subject."
| Subject | Limit by entering a word or words |
| Brain | abuse |
| Hippocampus (Brain), Limbic System, etc. | alcohol* |
| Neurotransmitters | narcotics |
| Dopamine, Serotonin, etc. | cocaine, heroin, etc. |
| Opioids | receptors |
| Subject | Limit by entering a word or words |
| Alcoholism | genetic |
| Narcotic Abuse | concept* and disease |
| Drug Abuse | model* and disease |
| Substance Abuse | theor* and disease |
When using For information on interpreting results in Academic Onefile, see Gale Periodical Databases. Notice that there is a link in the Gale result list that lets you check other databases: the ScienceDirect database has the full text of many addiction, neurobiology, and pharmacology journals that are indexed in Academic Onefile. For more on ScienceDirect, see below.
 | ScienceDirect offers access to the full text of nearly 1,000 journals, relating to life sciences and health sciences, broadly interpreted, including environmental science,agriculture, genetics, and more. Searchable by keyword, author, title, or journal. Journals available in the collection are shown with a green icon ( ), indicating full text. |
 | The Project Cork Catalog and IDA (Index to Drugs and Alcohol) both index journal articles relating to substance abuse and chemical dependency. These and others can be found on the library's Supplementary Database page: http://library.chemeketa.edu/information/supplement.htm. |
To find books, check the book catalog under such subject headings as the ones listed in the Appendix below. You can also try a Keyword search.
For further help, ask for assistance at the Reference Desk.
The following subject terms are arranged with more specific terms listed under more general terms. The library catalog uses Drug Abuse for articles on abuse of drugs in the broad sense; articles on abuse of prescription drugs are entered under Medication Abuse.
ADDICTION
SUBSTANCE abuse
AEROSOL sniffing
ALCOHOLISM
BETEL chewing
CAFFEINE habit
DRUG abuse
AMPHETAMINE abuse
INTRAVENOUS drug abuse
MARIJUANA abuse
MEDICATION abuse
NARCOTIC habit
COCAINE habit
HEROIN habit
MORPHINE habit
NARCOTICS dealers
OPIUM habit
PHENCYCLIDINE abuse
DUAL diagnosis
SOLVENT abuse
TOBACCO habit