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The Hazelden Virtual Research Library enables professionals, researchers, and others needing addictions and substance abuse reference information to search its own unique database of over 14,000 titles specific to the addictions field. The database draws from the premiere collection of print publications and other media housed in the physical Hazelden Library located on the Center City, MN campus of the Hazelden Foundation.
All items are focused on the topics of addiction, alcoholism, and chemical dependency, as well as the related topics of treatment, recovery, family, personal growth, psychology, self-help, lifestyle, health, counseling, and spirituality. Also included are pertinent biography, fiction, and children's literature books.
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Hazelden is one of the world's largest private alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers in the world. Its mission is to assist alcoholics and substance abusers take control of their addictions. This section of their website is a reference portal for a vast range of materials related to the treatment and understanding of drug and alcohol issues. The website offers a search function for several academic databases and links to other informative institutions online. Another particularly helpful feature is the site guide to performing research in the addictions field. The guide is a good primer for those scholars who are just starting their research.