Table 3 Preliminary gray literature resources
Resource type | Name | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
Dissertations | Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global | Global listing of dissertations and theses. Note, as open access archiving increases, fewer dissertations/theses are submitted to this resources | Subscription via University of Calgary |
British Library Ethos (e-theses online service) | Includes open access dissertations/theses from the UK | http://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do;jsessionid=876E1C64D231F26762053E178FFD5945 | |
Australasian Digital Theses (ADT) database via TROVE | Includes open access dissertations/theses from Australia | https://trove.nla.gov.au/book/result?l-australian=y&l-format=Thesis&q=&sortby=dateDesc | |
Theses Canada Portal | Canadian dissertations and theses. Includes open access. Note, not updated since 2016 | https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/services/theses/Pages/theses-canada.aspx | |
Databases | Canadian Electronic Library | Includes public documents from Canadian provincial and federal government and community agencies. | Subscription via University of Calgary |
OpenGrey | Open access to gray literature (paper) produced in Europe | ||
Addiction associations / societies | American Society of Addiction Medicine | A professional medical society representing physicians, clinicians and associated professionals in the field of addiction medicine | |
Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine | Provides scientific and medical information about Addiction, for professionals and the general public | ||
International Society of Addiction Medicine | Worldwide association for physicians working in addiction | ||
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry | Professional organization focused on addiction psychiatry research and clinical treatment | ||
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence | Works with US federal and state agency officials concerning opioid treatment policy | ||
Center for Addiction and Mental Health | Canadian – Toronto - Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital | ||
Other associations | Institute for Clinical and Economic Review | Independent and non-partisan research organization that objectively evaluates the clinical and economic value of prescription drugs, medical tests, and other health care and health care delivery innovations | |
Federation of State Medical Boards | Supports the US states medical boards | ||
American Psychiatric Association | US psychiatric association | ||
American Psychological Association | US psychologists association | ||
Government | National Institute on Drug Abuse (US) | US government resource that advances science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction | |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US) | US agency that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health | ||
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction | Created by the Canadian government to provide leadership addressing substance abuse |