Personal & social issues: drugs & addiction (Children's&YA) books

Here is Plum Coyle, on the threshold of adolescence, striving to be new. Her fourteenth birthday is approaching:...  Read More >>

This is a novel about the bonds of family, about growing up in suburbia and about the terrifying vulnerability of...  Read More >>

Discusses the dangers of abusing pharmaceuticals and notes the signs of dependence and addiction.  Read More >>

"This book details how party drugs became so popular and why, contrary to popular belief, they are just as dangerous...  Read More >>

Explores the dangers of marijuana use, discusses its effects on the body, and presents signs of dependence and addiction....  Read More >>

Introduces readers to the problems and hazards of using crystal meth, as well as treatment and recovery options....  Read More >>

Describes the dangers of inhaling all kinds of chemical products, and discusses the signs of inhalant abuse and...  Read More >>

This helpful and informative book looks at the pressures young people 12 to 18 years old are under to look cut and...  Read More >>

Ambitious high-school senior Efrain Rodriguez dreams of escaping the South Bronx for an Ivy League college. Left...  Read More >>

"""This book helps young readers understand what happens every time living things take a breath--physically, chemically...  Read More >>

Sixteen-year-old Kid, who lives on the streets of Brooklyn, loves Felix, a guitarist and junkie who disappears,...  Read More >>

This book examines the history, causes, and effects of binge drinking.  Read More >>

Unaware that a hired killer has followed them from Chicago, three eighteen-year-old flappers relocate to separate...  Read More >>

Unaware that a hired killer has followed them from Chicago, three eighteen-year-old flappers relocate to separate...  Read More >>

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"For better or worse, drugs are a part of everyday life. Teens encounter them on the street, in school, and at home,...  Read More >>

This series overcomes the perennial glamorization of drug use in popular culture by laying out the disturbing, disgusting,...  Read More >>

The Compact Research series is intended to offer a concise, relevant and conveniently organized collection of information...  Read More >>

"""Discusses the legalization of marijuana, debates the effect of legalizing it on both the economy and society,...  Read More >>

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"""Discusses teenage drug use, including its dangers, how it is treated, and how it can be prevented""--GoogleBooks.com"...  Read More >>

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High schooler Ben Bancroft, a budding filmmaker with cerebral palsy, struggles to understand his relationship with...  Read More >>

In this darkly humorous follow-up to the award-winning Stoner & Spaz, Ben tries to come to terms with his confused...  Read More >>

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