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OverviewThe estimated cost of drug abuse in the United States exceeds 190 billion dollars, and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence estimates that 20 million Americans ages 12 or older have used an illegal drug in the past 30 days. This timely book explores the issue of drug abuse. Readers are provided with balanced and thoughtful information on related topics such as how drugs affect behavior and the brain, how drug abuse affects society, and whether drugs should be legalized or not. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hal MarcovitzPublisher: Cengage Learning, Inc Imprint: Lucent Books Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781420500813ISBN 10: 1420500813 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 30 August 2008 Recommended Age: From 12 to 15 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsReview: Drug Abuse Exceptional features of the series are the discussion questions for each chapter, the organizations to contact section, and nice bibliographies that include multiple formats.--VOYA, December 2007 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |