Taking sides
Subtitle: Clashing views in drugs and society
By: selected, edited, and with introductions by Raymond Goldberg
Edition: 10th ed.
Series: Taking sides; Contemporary learning series; Taking sides; McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 451
ISBN-13: 9780078050220
Subjects: Drug abuse; Substance abuse; Social aspects
Other titles: Clashing views in drugs and society; Drugs and society
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Should laws against drug use remain restrictive?; title: Should the United States put more emphasis on stopping the importation of drugs?; title: Should the United States drinking age remain at 21?; title: Should salvia be banned?; title: Should women who use drugs lose custody of their children?; title: Is drug addiction a brain disease?; title: Should there be more regulation of performance-enhancing drugs?; title: Are the risks of secondhand smoke overstated?; title: Should laws prohibiting marijuana use be relaxed?; title: Should drug addicts be given access to free needles?; title: Is caffeine a health risk?; title: Should school-age children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) be treated with Ritalin and other stimulants?; title: Do consumers benefit when prescription drugs are advertised?; title: Should smokeless tobacco be promoted as an alternative to cigarette smoking?; title: Is alcoholism hereditary?; title: Should marijuana be approved for medical use?; title: Should schools drug test students?; title: Does drug abuse treatment work?; title: Should schools enforce a zero tolerance drug policy?