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21) Opioid crisis
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A major societal issue in the world today, opioid addiction is causing a devastating number of deaths and is costing countries millions of dollars. This timely book includes information on the causes and effects of opioid addiction and the methods being used to combat this deadly epidemic
22) Street pharma
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Prescription and over-the-counter medications are the most commonly abused drugs by high school students after marijuana. One in five young people abuses prescription meds--cotton, rits, beans, tuss, and bricks--street names for these non-street drugs. Street Pharma looks at this growing problem and gives young readers the information they need to say no before they start using or find help to quit when they've become addicted.
25) Club drugs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Provides information about club drugs, also known as designer drugs, looking at the history of the drugs, and discussing club drug abuse, the dangers of club drugs, and attempts to eliminate club drugs.
26) LSD
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
This book looks at the history of the hallucinogenic drug LSD and its societal and physical effects.
27) Addiction
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Discusses drug addiction and examines the effect of drugs on the brain.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"An amount of fentanyl equal to only about two grains of salt can be fatal. In recent years, fentanyl and other deadly synthetic opioids have become common in the United States. While drug use has not changed a lot, drug overdose deaths have increased considerably. The main cause of this dramatic increase is widely believed to be fentanyl and other synthetic opioids"--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
When synthetic opioids were developed a quarter-century ago, many physicians believed the drugs would help alleviate the pain caused by severe injuries and debilitating diseases. But while the drugs do deaden pain, they can lead to devastating addiction as well as death through overdose. Meanwhile, the natural opioid heroin continues to be a much-abused illegal drug that threatens the lives of its users.
32) Taking drugs
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book explains the different kinds of drugs, why people misuse drugs, the dangers of drug abuse, and the effects that drugs can have on society and on a person's life.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Marijuana and heroin are experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Opioid painkillers and synthetic drugs are grabbing headlines, too. The Drug Dangers series examines what is taking place today in connection with these and other commonly abused drugs. All volumes clearly and accurately investigate their effects, whether they have addictive properties, the challenges of treatment and recovery, and efforts to prevent their use and abuse. Sidebars, fully...
35) Designer drugs
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Provides facts about designer drugs such as methamphetamine, ecstasy, GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, and narcotic painkillers, with information and statistics on their appearance, their effects on the brain and body, and the signs of addiction.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Addiction can be an incredibly difficult subject for parents and caregivers to discuss with children, who are often the ones most impacted by it. This book provides an avenue for dialogue with the over 18 million children who are affected by addiction in America. It follows a simple metaphor of addiction as the main character, Sam, is swept away in a bubble. At first he is curious and excited, but he slowly becomes bored and isolated, encounters...