BOOKS - LOCAL LIBRARY CATALOGS:  Identify books and other resources on substance abuse and addiction in a library's collection.  

• Information and Resource Center:  http://www.maineosa.org/irc Access the library catalog of the Maine Office of Substance Abuse.

• URSUS:  http://ursus.maine.edu  The Shared Catalog of the University of Maine System, Bangor Public Library, Maine State Library, Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library and Maine State Archives.  

• MAINECAT: http://130.111.64.9/  A state-wide catalog linking more than 100 library collections contained in 10 large online library systems, including URSUS, Minerva and SOLAR

• Minerva: http://minerva.maine.edu/ A combined catalog of more than 85 Maine libraries, including public, academic, school, and special libraries.

MAINE REPORTS & STATISTICS:

• Maine Office of Substance Abuse: Student surveys, annual data book, special reports and more!   http://www.maineosa.org/data

• Maine Drug Threat Assessment:  Annual predictive report from the National Drug Intelligence Center http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs/657/index.htm#Contents

• Crime in Maine: Maine crime data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program.  http://www.maine.gov/dps/cim/crime_in_maine/cim.htm

MAINE LAWS:

• Constitution, Statutes and Session Laws of Maine  http://janus.maine.gov/legis/ros/meconlaw.htm 

INDEXES:  Provide citations and text-links to research articles,  books, government publications and reports.    

• EBSCO Host Databases:  http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/  FREE access for all Maine citizens!  Multiple indexes to popular and scholarly publications with many full-text articles provided.  

• ETOH:   http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/ A comprehensive online bibliographic database containing over 100,000 records on alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Contains research findings from the late 1960s to December 2003.

• ERIC:   http://eric.ed.gov/ The world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.  Coverage: 1966-present. 

• IDA : http://www.nacoa.org/NewSearch.aspx  IDA, (Information on Drugs and Alcohol), contains scientific literature relating to alcohol and substance abuse prevention and sociological literature.  Provides abstracts and bibliographic records.

• PubMed:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez  PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine provides access to to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

• NCJRS Abstracts Database:  http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/AbstractDB/AbstractDBSearch.aspx The NCJRS Abstracts Database contains summaries of the more than 200,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS Library collection.

• SAID:  http://said.dol.gov  Substance Abuse Information Database (SAID). This  database provides summaries and full text of materials relating to workplace substance abuse issues.

• SAMDHA: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA/about/about-samhda.html Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive provides free, ready access to comprehensive research data in a variety of formats and promotes the sharing of these data among researchers, academics, policymakers, service providers, and others.

• Smoking & Health Resource Library :  http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/search/  Items in this database focus on the scientific, medical, technical, policy, behavioral, legal, and historical literature related to smoking and tobacco use and its effect on health.

NATIONAL STATISTICS:

• Bureau of Justice Statistics: Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook  Data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States 

• Census Bureau:  http://factfinder.census.gov For population, housing, economic and geographic data.

• National Center for Health Statistics:  FASTSTATS :http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/default.htm  National health data and statistics.

• National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration: http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/ FARS: Fatality Analysis Reporting System   FARS contains data on all fatal traffic crashes within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Quick Facts http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/DatabaseResources/QuickFacts/  Provides tables presenting data on alcohol topics including: amounts and patterns of alcohol consumption; alcohol dependence or abuse; consequences of alcohol consumption; and other alcohol-related topics.

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies (OAS): http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ The most recent national data on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs from OAS surveys are found here. 

• Federal Bureau of Investigation. UCR: Uniform Crime Reports.  http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm   Statistics for crime in the United States. 

PAMPHLETS, POSTERS and OTHER RESOURCES:

• INFORMATION & RESOURCE CENTER: MAINE OFFICE of SUBSTANCE ABUSE:   Contact our office to discuss your information needs.   1-800-499-0027 (Maine only) ; (207) 287-8900 ; Fax:  (207) 287-8910 ; TTY:  1-800-606-0215

• NCADI:  http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/ The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention.  They offer more than 500 items to the public, many of which are free of charge.  NCADI  information specialists can  recommend  appropriate publications, posters, and videocassettes & dvds; conduct customized searches; provide grant and funding information; and refer people to appropriate organizations.