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Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs - describes numerous drugs of abuse, including both pharmaceutical and natural products
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior - explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to drugs and alcohol and associated behaviors. Includes emerging topics and developments in the many fields of addiction studies.
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society - provides issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of explicating an emerging way of thinking about people and nature
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture - a survey of food and its place in human culture and society, featuring multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change - explores major topics related to global warming and climate change-ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes
GreenFILE - information about environmental concerns, indexing scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment.
Issues & Controversies - explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. Updated weekly, with links to a 12-year back-file, it offers in-depth articles made to inspire thought-provoking debates. This database is great for research papers and debate prep.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - access Opposing Viewpoints articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles
World Conflicts Today - detailed reports and slideshows on current world conflicts from CultureGrams, including history, implications, and teaching tools.
Adoption Search Resources - find helpful resources to track down lost family members
Missing People Resources - find new ways to search for those you've lost track of
Sustainability Resources - local sustainability resources on green building, the environment, and sustainable living.
Fig Tree Community Resource Directory - local directory for various social services, including emergency and basic needs
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