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DESIGNER DRUGS / CLUB DRUGS

 

DEFINITION:  "A group of illegally produced chemicals that mimics the effect of specific drugs of abuse…Designer drugs are often made in such a way that their structures are subtly different from the drugs they imitate.  As a result these drugs escape the federal laws that control the manufacture and distribution of drugs listed under the Controlled substance Act (CSA)."  (American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine)

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         What are some of the major designer drugs and their common physical, psychological and physiological effects on the users?

·         How effective is the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986?

·         Should some designer drugs be legalized?

·         How can the U.S. control the manufacturing of designer drugs?

·         Who are the users of designer drugs and how do they access these drugs?

·         What can be done about raves and club drugs?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Designer Drugs; Designer Drugs--Physiological effect; Narcotics; Drug Abuse; Substance Abuse

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior	REF HV 5804 .D78 2003
Childhood Disorders: Diagnostic Desk Reference	REF RJ 50 .C483 2003 "Ecstasy Abuse"
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior	REF HV 3804 .D78 2004
War on Drugs: an International Encyclopedia	REF HV 5804 .C47 1999

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

At Issue:  Club Drugs  (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol   "Designer Drugs" v. 1

Opposing Viewpoints: Illegal Drugs: Drug Abuse  (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

CQ Researcher  “Drug Policy Debate”     7/28/00

 

STATISTICS:

Information Plus: Illegal Drugs: America’s Anguish (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Club Drugs http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?topicid=96

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Club Drugs: http://oas.samhsa.gov/ecstasy.htm

University of Michigan Monitoring the Future http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/ ("Ecstasy and Other “Club Drugs”)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Premier

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Issues & Controversies

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

Drug-Free Resource Net	http://www.drugfree.org/
National Institute on Drug Abuse:  MDMA	http://www.drugabuse.gov/DrugPages/MDMA.html
National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information	http://www.health.org
National Criminal Justice Reference Center:	http://www.ncjrs.org/club_drugs/club_drugs.html
DanceSafe	http://www.dancesafe.org/
Media Awareness Project	http://www.mapinc.org/find
National Institute on Drug Abuse	http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Clubdrugs.html

 

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