Link to Zakta Guide http://zakta.com/zakta/view_1_1047_2896_Drug_Addiction
Evaluation of Sources
The first source I will be evaluating is an Ebook found online by World Cat by the Auraria Library. It is called "Molecular biology of drug addiction." I think this is a credible source because not only is it an internet source it was also published as a print which means people review it closer to ensure quality.
The publishing company is a popular one, so its not just from anyone and the author has more than one book written in the same field in which he has education in. I would say this source is very credible.
Rafael, Maldonado. Molecular biology of drug addiction. Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, ©2003
The next source is a reference article from encyclopedia.com which searches from various encyclopedias, dictionaries, articles, and thesauruses. The one in particular in which I was looking at from searching "effects of cocaine" was one through the Gale encyclopedia of medicine. I would say this encyclopedia is a good source to use.
Gregutt, Peter; Odle, Teresa. "Cocaine." Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.. 2006. Encyclopedia.com.
The next source I am evaluating is an article I found on EBSCO Academic Search Premier called, Genetic, personality, and environmental predictors of drug use in adolescents. It originally comes from the Journal of substance abuse . I would say this source is creditable based on the author's affiliations which several credible sources and research facilities which specialize in the correct field. All the authors have a PhD. in the correct field in which the information is based on. This source also shows many references within the journal which are creditable as well as the names of Research participants. This source was written in 2010 which tells me that it is fairly updated on most current research. I would say overall this one is very creditable.
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment; Mar2010, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p178-190, 13p
link: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.skyline.cudenver.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=47950567&site=ehost-live
accessed on 3/16/10
The last source that I am evaluating is a website that I found on info.com about drug addiction and family impact. I notice towards the bottom of the website an advertisement so it may be sponsored by someone else. This website doesn't say the background of the author or anything about the website being updated, the most I could see is a copyright but anyone could get that on their website. I wouldn't say this source is very creditable because it doesn't tell me a whole lot about other references either just about their opinions which forms a bias.
The link to this website is http://www.drug-addiction-support.org/drug-addiction-family.html
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