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 the "Disease Concept" in |  | |||||||
| Encyclopedia Of Drugs, Alcohol, & Addictive Behavior | R 362.2903 En1 | |||||||
| Information on addictive "Disease Models" in | ||||||||
| Introduction to Addictive Behaviors | R 616.86 T36 | |||||||
| "The Addicted Brain," by E.J. Nestler and R.C. Malenka, in | ||||||||
| Scientific American, 290 (March, 2004), p. 78 | (Periodicals) | |||||||
To access EBSCOhost databases, use the library's Database Page. If using databases from off campus, you will need your My Chemeketa user name and password. Academic Search Premier 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 EBSCOhost screen makes it easy to combine multiple terms.
Tip: When using keywords, try truncating: theor* finds theory, theories, theoretical, etc. (* is the truncation character for EBSCOhost).
| 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 |
| Key word | AND Key word |
| nucleus accumbens | methamphetamine, cocaine, etc. |
| mesolimbic dopamin* | alcohol* |
| ventral tegmental | drug abuse |
| FosB | substance abuse |
| incentive sensitization | addiction |
Click the Subject Terms button near the top of the EBSCOhost screen to look for subject headings. (Or use the appendix, below, to see a list of terms for chemical dependency used by EBSCOhost.) Click the Advanced Search Screen tab 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 |
| Alcoholism | model* and disease |
| Narcotic Habit | concept* and disease |
| Drug Abuse | theor* and disease |
| Substance Abuse | genetic |
| 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 |
 | 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://newterra.chemeketa.edu/library/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 and EBSCOhost use 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