Catalogues and databases

As well as DrugInfo's online catalogue, there are other catalogues, databases and libraries relevant to the alcohol and drug sector.

Australian catalogues and databases

Drug Database
Provided by the National Drugs Sector Information Service at the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA)

Australian Institute of Family Studies library catalogue
Information on family wellbeing and health, child development, family psychology, social justice and more.

Brotherhood of St Laurence library
Information on poverty and social inclusion, including homelessness and disadvantage.

Centre for Aboriginal Studies library catalogue
Printed and audiovisual resources on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture.

Centre for Automotive Safety Research library
Collection specialising in road safety issues, including alcohol and other substance use while driving.

Alcohol and drug libraries

Australian Capital Territory	National Drugs Sector Information Service Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia 17 Napier Close Deakin ACT 2600 p: 02 6281 1002
New South Wales	Western Sydney Drug & Alcohol Resource Centre Inc. (WESDARC) Community Connection Building Suite 109 114–116 Henry Street Penrith NSW 2750 p: 02 4732 1999
Northern Territory	Department of Health and Families library PO Box 40596 Casuarina NT 0811 p: 08 8999 2780
Queensland	BIALA Alcohol and Drug Service Library 270 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000 p: 07 3837 5730 or 07 3837 5729 DRUG ARM Resource Centre Level 2, 24 Hamilton Place, Bowen Hills QLD 4006 p: 07 3620 8824 or 07 3620 8853
South Australia	Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia. Library and Resource Centre 161 Greenhill Road Parkside SA 5063 p: 08 8274 3361
Victoria	DrugInfo resource centre Australian Drug Foundation 607 King Street Melbourne VIC 3000 p: 1300 85 85 84 (Visits by appointment only.)
Western Australia	Drug and Alcohol Office library Department of Health 7 Field Street Mount Lawley WA 6050 p: 08 9370 0333

International catalogues and databases

Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand: library catalogue
(Kaunihara Whakatupato Waipiro O Aotearoa)
A database of books, reports and audiovisual materials.

Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD)-Related Databases
A list of databases, both free and fee-based, that may be useful to alcohol and substance use researchers.

Cochrane Library
A regularly updated collection of evidence-based systematic reviews on health topics, including tobacco, drugs and alcohol dependence.

Drug Policy Alliance Library
The catalogue of the holdings of the Lindesmith Library in New York and the Drug Policy Alliance online library of full-text electronic documents. Includes books, government reports, non-governmental organisation reports, articles, and videos concerned with illegal drugs and their use and abuse, plus drug policy and drug history.

DrugData
DrugScope's database of over 100,000 items relating to illicit drugs.

Examples of evaluated practices: EDDRA
Database of evaluation projects dealing with prevention, treatment and harm reduction interventions.

Information on Drugs and Alcohol (IDA)
Searchable database on substance use and misuse, mental health, social marketing and health communication. Maintained by the (United States) National Association for Children of Alcoholics.

International Drug Policy Consortium
An online collection of over 200 publications on international drug policy.

PubMed
Comprehensive database of over 9 million records on all aspects of health and medicine.

Last updated: 1 October 2010