Drugs
By: William Dudley, book editor
Series: Teen decisions
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780737709223; 9780737709230
Subjects: Treatment; Drug addiction; Drug abuse; Drug use; Teenagers; Prevention
Description: Provides readers with readings on drug abuse in which teens make critical choices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Lure of drugs: Young people talk about drugs / Misti Snow; title: Why teens try drugs / Melissa Krolewski; title: How curiosity led me to try pot / Tamra Dawn; title: My experiences with LSD / Anonymous; title: Teens and psychoactive medications / Stephen Fried; title: Some facts about drugs: Questions and answers about marijuana / National Institute on Drug Abuse; title: Dangers of ecstasy and other "club drugs" / Sean O'Sullivan; title: What hallucinogens can do to your brain / Kathiann M. Kowalski; title: Basic facts about inhalants / American Council on Drug Education; title: Heroin abuse and addiction / National Institute on Drug Abuse; title: Point of contention: Is marijuana a gateway drug? / Joseph A. Califano vs. John P. Morgan and Lynn Zimmer; title: Consequences of using and abusing drugs: Emergency physician describes some health consequences of drug abuse / Nancy J. Auer; title: Connection between drugs and AIDS / National Institute on Drug Abuse; title: Legal consequences of illegal drug use / Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, and Wilkie Wilson; title: How drugs can lead to trouble-Teen's story / Richard Robart, as told to Janice Arenofsky; title: Drugs and family life / Osei K. Edwards; title: Marijuana and driving / Judy Monroe; title: Marijuana and your grades / ForReal.org; title: Point of contention: Should abstinence be the sole goal of drug education programs? Lindesmith Center-Drug Policy Foundation vs. Sue Rusche and Betty Sembler; title: Addiction and recovery: Recognizing symptoms of drug or alcohol addiction / Kaiser Permanente; title: Teen's inside view of drug addiciton / Destiny; title: Life in a drug abuse treatment center / Mike S.; title: One teen's story of addiction and recovery / Rachel; title: What should you do if a friend has a drug or alcohol problem? / DrugHelp.org; title: Making decisions about drugs and your life: Saying no to your friends / Erin Donovan; title: Wanting to quit / Go ask Alice!; title: How to become chemically independent / Jim Parker; title: Mother's advice to her son / Marsha Rosenbaum; title: Bibliography; title: Organizations and websites; title: Index.