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Government Agency Reports
- International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017 (U.S. Department of State)Official State department information about the war against drugs in most of the world's countries.
- CIA World FactbookSelect a country to view, click on "Transnational issues", and scroll to the bottom to find CIA info about illegal drugs.
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug AddictionClear, current reports on the drug situation in many European countries. EMCDDA is an agency of the European Union.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeSearch UN reports on drug control laws.
- World Health Organization (WHO)WHO provides snapshots on drug abuse and policies in most world countries. Focused on alcohol.
- List of Foreign Government Web SitesFind reports and policies from your country by using this guide created by the Northwestern Libraries.
Scholarly Journal Articles (Also known as Academic Articles, Research Articles)
- Criminal Justice Abstracts This link opens in a new windowScholarly journal articles in criminal justice.
- International Journal of Drug PolicyEvery article in this ejournal.deals with drug policy.
News Articles
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowLimit your search to news articles from specific countries.
Ebooks
- Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive BehaviorConcise essays on drug policies of specific countries.
Drug Policies and the Politics of Drugs in the Americas by ISBN: 9783319290829Publication Date: 2016-08-01Drug policies in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay.
Laws
- Guide to Law OnlineFind laws and law articles from your chosen country.
Nonprofit Groups
Nonprofit groups can provide lots of facts and data--but please be cautious because many are biased. Consider checking their sources and using those instead.
- Drug War FactsA pro-legalization group.
Credible Web Sites
Google Scholar is a special part of Google that searches mainly scholarly articles, government agency reports, dissertations, think tank reports on the web.