Anotated Bibliography

Foster, Susan. "Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population."

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

(2010): n. pag. Web. 13 Apr 2010.

This source is a one hundred and sixty page report written by National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. The report is called, "Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population." I was not able to read the entire report, but the statistics I found have been very shocking. For instance, “Of the 2.3 million inmates crowding our nation’s prisons and jails, 1.5 million meet the medical criteria for substance abuse or addiction.” Most of the material I have read seems very accurate, considering I have first hand knowledge of the inside of a prison. The article was written in February of 2010, so it is very current. I will use these statistics to appeal to the Logos of the reader.


Froemke, Susan , Dir. Addiction. Dir. Susan Froemke." Perf. Roberta, . HBO

Documentary Films: 2007, Film.

This HBO Documentary Film on addiction was very insightful. I have been doing research on meth and addiction for my class room presentation, and when I watched this segment a couple of weeks ago it caught my attention. The segment I watched was called Insurance Woes; In Pennsylvania, a group of citizens have joined with state legislatures and lawyers to demand that policies are amended. At the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg, PA, a group of parents and friends of young people who fell victim to addiction have gathered to state their cases. We hear from mothers who lost children, and a District Attorney pleading to build a better system. I will be using parts of this in my essay to hopefully get the reader emotionally on my side.


Rosenbloom, David Ph.D. "Coping With the Stigma of Addiction." HBO Addiction.

HBO, 2010. Web. 13 Apr 2010.

This is an article written on the web site I was referred to when watching the film, “Addiction.” It is produced by the same company (HBO) that made the documentary. This web site is very informative for anyone who is dealing with addiction, or knows someone who is. The section that I am going to use for my paper is titled “Coping With the Stigma of Addiction.” This article helps explains why it is so hard for an individual to deal with addiction in today’s society. Legal discrimination happens all the time to people who have been through rehab, and are now trying to be a productive member of society. Dr Rosenbloom then offers five things you can do to fight stigma, the one that is most useful to me and my paper is; “Demand equal medical insurance coverage for alcohol and drug treatment.”


"Substance Abuse Licensure Requirements." Arizona Board of Behavioral Health

Examiners. N.p., 2009. Web. 13 Apr 2010.

This is an online document I printed out from the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners off their web site. The title is “Substance Abuse Licensure Requirements,” this documents shows everything the state of Arizona requires for an individual to become a licensed Substance Abuse Counselor. I was excited to research this because I did not know the entire requirements of reaching my goal of being a Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor. Now I feel a little overwhelmed with the amount required for this certificate, however I now know what I have to do to succeed. I am going to use this source to explain what it takes to be a Substance Abuse Counselor, and show that Counselors are professionals.