Some young adults think new drugs like spice, bath salts, or salvia are safe. In some cases, they're even legal. But what many young adults don't know is that these drugs are just as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than the illegal drugs that have been around for much longer. Some of these drugs are so new that no research has been done on how safe they are to take, so no one is even sure just how dangerous they really are. Discover the true risks of taking these new drugs. Read the scary real...
Addiction in America: Society, Psychology, and Heredity (Illicit and Misused Drugs)
by Ida Walker
Almost 40 percent of people living in the United States have an addiction to alcohol, drugs, or some form of tobacco. These addictions cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars every year. Clearly, addiction is an enormous problem. Addiction in America: Society, Psychology, and Heredity takes a look at what leads people to a life of addiction—the social, psychological, and hereditary factors that might make an individual susceptible to addiction. This book provides you with an overview of o...
"Addiction, the Brain Disease" is a young adult guide to the physical, emotional, social, psychological disease of addiction. Addiction to substances, behaviours, and addiction to the self are explored. Self-tests, personal stories, treatment, recovery, dictionary of addictions, terms, and meanings are included. It also includes lists of resources, help sources, a bibliography, illustrations, and personal stories.
The Dangers of Tobacco (The Dangers of Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking)
by Jenna Tolli
Teenagers and Tobacco (Tobacco: The Deadly Drug)
by Katie John Sharp
Mind Drugs VI (Mind Drugs, IV)
by Margaret O. Hyde and Randall Hyde
Leading authorities on drugs discuss the use, abuse, and the effects of marijuana, alcohol, LSD, heroin, cocaine, PCP, and other drugs and the alternatives to drug use.
The Dangers of Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking (The Dangers of Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking)
Let's Talk about Drug Abuse (Let's Talk about Library)
by Anna Kreiner
Cash Crop to Cash Cow: The History of Tobacco and Smoking in America
by Mary Meinking