Junior Drug Awareness – serie
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Vicodin, Oxycontin, and Other Pain Relievers
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Modern medicine provides more help than ever before for people suffering from severe or chronic pain. In recent years, the marketing, prescription, and use of opioid painkillers has skyrocketed. While providing much-needed relief to millions, these narcotics have also become the most problematic …
Amphetamines and Other Stimulants
Av Lianne Warburton, Diana Callfas
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Amphetamines, including crystal meth, are some of the most powerful and addictive drugs available today. In the past few years, their illicit use has devastated communities all over North America. Ritalin, which remains a popular treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, continues to …
Marijuana
Av Scott Ingram
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. Since gaining popularity in the mid-1960s, it has been clouded in controversy. Unlike some other harmful illegal substances, marijuana can be prescribed by doctors and used medicinally in some parts of the country. Because of both …
Nicotine
Av Sean Price
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Tobacco products are deeply ingrained in our culture, customs, and habits. ""Nicotine"" provides the facts about tobacco use among teenagers and offers young readers the facts about one of the most prevalent and addictive drugs in the United States. Learn how nicotine addiction has become so …
Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Millions of teens and young adults attend raves and dance clubs every year, and drug use is rampant at many of these parties. The best known of the so-called club drugs used often at raves is ecstasy, but there are many others continually being introduced to the rave scene. Several of them can also …
Inhalants and Solvents
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Although inhalants and solvents aren't as widely covered by the media as other drugs, studies estimate that up to 25 percent of teens in the United States have tried them. In fact, an inhalant is sometimes the first drug young people try, and sniffing inhalants and solvents is so popular that only …
How to Say No to Drugs
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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According to a 2007 study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, approximately 21 per cent of eighth graders and 48 per cent of 12th graders reported using illegal drugs in their lifetime. Providing young people with the facts about the dangers of drug abuse is the best way to help them …
Cocaine and Crack
Av Krista West
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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The popular drug of choice in the 1980s and '90s, cocaine is an illegal drug that can prove dangerous - even deadly - for users, especially in its impure form, crack. Yet, pure cocaine has been used as an energy booster and pain reliever for thousands of years. ""Cocaine and Crack"" examines the …
Prozac and Other Antidepressants
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Depression is one of the most widely diagnosed disorders worldwide. Since the antidepressant drug Prozac was introduced as a treatment for depression in 1987, more than 54 million people around the world have tried it, and millions more have tried other antidepressants. As new antidepressants are …
Steroids and Other Performance-enhancing Drugs
Av Krista West
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Steroid use is not just a problem for professional sports stars. Studies show that teenagers - especially boys - are using steroids in high school to change the appearance and strength of their bodies. As is true of the use of many addictive, illegal drugs, steroid use at a young age comes with a …
Heroin
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Heroin, the highly addictive drug made from opium poppies, has been used as a recreational drug since ancient times. Users are attracted to it for its euphoric effects. Yet, even casual users risk addiction - a hard habit to break because of the physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms. …
Diet Pills
Inbunden, 2009
381 kr
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Many Americans are concerned about their weight. While an alarming percentage of adults, teens, and even children are considered overweight, researchers have found that preoccupation with body shape and size is most common among people of normal weight. Such skewed body image can lead to unhealthy …
Over-the-counter Drugs
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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For the past several years, over-the-counter drug abuse has been steadily on the rise. Heavy use has increased among students in middle school and high school. The number of emergency calls to poison control centers across the country has risen dramatically. Many young people have the impression …
Alcohol
Inbunden, 2008
381 kr
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Peer pressure and availability make alcohol abuse one of the most troubling problems in society, particularly among young people. In fact, alcohol's acceptability in society and its representation in the media help blur the truth about alcohol's damaging mental and physical affects. ""Alcohol"" …
Junior Drug Awareness Set
Inbunden, 2009
5225 kr
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The Junior Drug Awareness set helps young readers understand the truth about various drugs they have heard about - including some of the most widely abused drugs among pre-teens and teens. Illustrated with full-color photographs, each informative book explains the history of various drugs, their …
