Drugs
By: Peggy Daniels Becker, book editor
Series: Issues that concern you; Issues that concern you
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9780737749519
Subjects: Drugs; Social aspects; Drug abuse; Juvenile literature
Description: Explores the issues surrounding drugs. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-103) and index.
Table of contents: title: Addiction is a disease  -- Richard S. Sandor; title: Addiction is not a disease  -- Sally Satel and Scott Lilienfeld; title: Marijuana is harmful  -- National Institute on Drug Abuse; title: Marijuana is less harmful than alcohol  -- Steve Fox; title: Using marijuana does not lead to use of other drugs  -- Scott Morgan; title: Marijuana should be legal  -- Don Hazen; title: Marijuana should not be legal  -- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; title: Teen prescription drug abuse is increasing  -- Alexandra Marks; title: Prescription drug overdoses are increasing  -- Drug War Chronicle; title: Home drug tests are helpful  -- Matt Markham; title: Home drug tests are not helpful  -- Lindsay Lyon; title: Random drug testing in schools is controversial -- Victoria Clayton.