Use the following charts as examples to conceptualize your research question and develop your search strategies.
For help determining which resources are scholarly, check out Rutgers University Libraries' helpful guide Popular Literature vs. Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Literature: What's the Difference? and the interactive tutorial What Makes a Journal Scholarly?
The most commonly used medical databases, including articles related to alcohol and substance abuse.
Google Scholar searches scholarly literature and includes peer-reviewed papers, dissertations, book citations, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from a variety of content providers. Sources of material include academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and open access publishers. Some content is available in full text.
Below are a list of specialized databases focusing on alcohol and substance abuse research.