Talking about the dangers of taking risks
By: Hazel Edwards and Goldie Alexander.
Contributors: Alexander, Goldie, 1936-
Series: Healthy living
Publisher: Gareth Steven Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781433936593
Subjects: Health behavior in children -- Juvenile literature; Risk-taking (Psychology) in children -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is risky business?; title: Why do people take risks?; title: Drugs: legal and illegal; title: Prescriptions: at the pharmacy; title: Read the label; title: Risky stuff at home; title: Obsession, compulsion and addiction; title: About addiction; title: Media and risk; title: Are alternative therapies risky?; title: Gambling with your life; title: How can people help?; title: What's the problem?; title: Towards a healthy balance.