Drugs

Drugs

Specifications

5.75" X 8.75"; 112-128 pages; Library Binding

Interest/Age Group

Grades 9+

Special Features

Glossary; Further Information; Bibliography; Index

About the Series
We've all heard about teenagers turning to over-the-counter cold remedies and everyday household items to get high. It's common knowledge that athletes use steroids to build muscle tone and enhance performance. Certainly the younger generation today knows all of this and much more. But do they also know that 100,000 people die each year from alcohol abuse or that today's fastest runner runs the risk of crippling arthritis by the time he or she turns fifty? This series aims to provide young adults with the basic facts and gritty details regarding drugs such as alcohol, ecstasy, inhalants, marijuana, and steroids. Readily accessible and straightforward, it explains how each drug works and describes its short-term and long-term effects on the body, focusing especially on young people still in the formative stages of physical, mental, and emotional development. While placing the drug within its historical and social context, the series is practical. The focus is on helping readers make informed decisions, recognize problems, and find solutions. Never preachy, each book lets the facts speak for themselves. Hopefully with luck, young readers will be listening.

Highlights and Features

-	Aims to help young adults make the right choices in decisions that can affect their entire lives
-	Presents facts but never preaches
-	Offers practical advice
-	Uses accessible approach to critical subject

Title	Author	ISBN	List Price	Discounted Price	Special Offer	Qty Order
*Drugs Group 4 (Complete 4-book set)	-	9780761426721	159.72	111.80	-
The Facts about Dependence to Treatment	Lorrie Klosterman	9780761426769	39.93	27.95	-
The Facts about Drugs and the Body	Lorrie Klosterman	9780761426752	39.93	27.95	-

Title	Author	ISBN	List Price	Discounted Price	Special Offer	Qty Order
The Facts about Antidepressants	Suzanne LeVert	9780761422419	39.93	27.95	-
The Facts about Caffeine	Lorrie Klosterman	9780761422426	39.93	27.95	-
The Facts about Ritalin	Francha Roffé Menhard	9780761422457	39.93	27.95	-

Title	Author	ISBN	List Price	Discounted Price	Special Offer	Qty Order
The Facts About Depressants	Lorrie Klosterman	9780761419761	39.93	27.95	-
The Facts About Heroin	Suzanne LeVert	9780761419754	39.93	27.95	-

Title	Author	ISBN	List Price	Discounted Price	Special Offer	Qty Order
*Drugs Group 1 (Complete 5-book set)	-	9780761418047	199.64	139.75	-
The Facts about Alcohol	Ted Gottfried	9780761418054	39.93	27.95	-
The Facts about Ecstasy	Suzanne LeVert	9780761418078	39.93	27.95	-
The Facts about Inhalants	Francha Menhard	9780761418092	39.93	27.95	-
The Facts about Steroids	Suzanne LeVert	9780761418085	39.93	27.95	-


	[The Facts about Cocaine] An NSTA-CBC Selector's Choice NSTA-CBC, 2006
	[The Facts about Cocaine] An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 selection NSTA-CBC, 2006
	[Series] First Place in the category of Middle/High School Publishing NEW YORK BOOK SHOW 2005
	[The Facts About Inhalants] Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 National Science Teacher's Association and the Children's Book Council, 2006

Drugs

[Group 4]-" In all of the books, the authors introduce and define terms, explain basic anatomy, physiology, cell biology, and biochemistry as needed, make helpful practical comparisons, give examples, and review research and statistics, laws, and recent trends. ... I recommend the entire series highly for students from junior high through high school."
Science Books & Films, July/August 2008

[The Facts about Cocaine]-"This CBC/NSTA award-winning tradebook is an important source for both parents and teenagers. ... It is appropriate for secondary science, health, or independent reading."
NSTA Recommends, February 2007

[The Facts about Amphetamines]-"These useful volumes are attractively packaged and will be of interest to report writers and general readers."
School Library Journal, May 2006

[Series]-"All of the books would be used often in high school library media center and would be a valuable addition to any collection. Highly Recommended." *STARRED REVIEW
Library Media Connection, April/May 2005

[The Facts about Alcohol, The Facts about Steroids, The Facts about Inhalants]-"Balanced, quality discussions attractively packaged."
School Library Journal, March 2005

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