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11 Hardcover (HBK) Titles © 2015
Hardcover Library Price .............. $20.95
Hardcover Set Price .................. $230.45
eBook Library Price .................... $26.95
(11 Titles) ISBN 978-1-4222-3015-2
Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11 • 48 pages • Full color
Library bound • Grade Level: 5-9
11 VOLUME SET
HBK ISBN E-ISBN
ADHD Medication Abuse: Ritalin®, Adderall®,
& Other Addictive Stimulants..............................-3016-9 -8802-3
Alcohol & Tobacco.................................................-3017-6 -8803-0
Caffeine: Energy Drinks, Coffee, Soda, & Pills ........-3018-3 -8804-7
Dangerous Depressants & Sedatives .....................-3019-0 -8805-4
Doping: Human Growth Hormone, Steroids,
& Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs ..............-3020-6 -8806-1
Hard Drugs: Cocaine, LSD, PCP, & Heroin...............-3021-3 -8807-8
Marijuana: Legal & Developmental Consequences -3022-0 -8808-5
Methamphetamine & Other Amphetamines............-3023-7 -8809-2
New Drugs: Bath Salts, Spice, Salvia,
& Designer Drugs ..............................................-3024-4 -8810-8
Over-the-Counter Medications ..............................-3025-1 -8811-5
Prescription Painkillers: Oxycontin ®, Percocet®,
Vicodin®, & Other Addictive Analgesics.................-3026-8 -8812-2
Using a highly visual, question-and-answer
format, this series explores the life-altering
consequences that can stem from drug and
alcohol use from the health risks associated
with smoking, drinking, or doing drugs to the
legal repercussions of drug use. Each title in this
series focuses on a different drug, from hard
drugs like cocaine & heroin to prescription pills
that young people are abusing more and more,
using images and well-organized bite-size pieces
of text to explore the serious risks that go along
with these dangerous substances.
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DOWNSIDE OF DRUGS Series Consultant: Dr. Joshua Borus,
Harvard Medical School
TODAY’S STUDENTS HAVE LIKELY
HEARD THE ADVICE TO “JUST
SAY NO” TO DRUGS & ALCOHOL,
BUT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE'S
EDUCATION ABOUT DRUG &
ALCOHOL USE STOPS THERE.
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Written with a Harvard Medical School consultant,
this series discusses drugs in a tone that is appropriately
sober yet not alarmist or condescending. The authors
demonstrate empathy toward teens and the pressures
they face....Readers will absorb vast amounts of
information through the text and the sidebars, which
lend themselves to discussion and further research.
— School Library Journal
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…offers a sensible introduction by Joshua Borus,
physician and instructor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical
School, suggesting that young people plan their response
to drug offers ahead of time, arming themselves with
information about use and abuse.
· Each title introduces a class of drugs, describes their
effects on young human bodies and brains, and offers
specific examples. The authors go on to explain why these
drugs are addictive, why they might be abused, how readers
can recognize abuse, and each drug’s legal status. Finally,
they cover what happens when the drugs and alcohol
are used together and other particular questions.
— Booklist