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

Explores whether the MLDA has been effective, efforts to lower the MLDA, impact of MLDA on the safety of women,...  Read More >>

The popular drug of choice in the 1980s and '90s, cocaine is an illegal drug that can prove deadly for users, especially...  Read More >>

Kyle Keegan was like many teenagers: eager to fit in at school, he experimented with alcohol and drugs. Soon, his...  Read More >>

Mia and Sophie have been best friends forever - but that's all about to change. Experimenting with alcohol, flirting...  Read More >>

The second novel from a Printz Honor winner. Iggy leaves public housing behind to make something of his life. It's...  Read More >>

Millions of teens and young adults attend raves and dance clubs every year, and drug use is rampant at many of these...  Read More >>

The second YA novel from a Printz Honor winner, now in paperback  Read More >>

Dedicated to the perspectives of teenagers (from 12 to 20), this volume shares advice, commentary and stories on...  Read More >>

Despite decades of educational initiatives and prevention programs, teens are smoking, drinking, and doing drugs....  Read More >>

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How to Keep Your Kids Drug Free is a valuable resource for parents, pastors and teachers who want to go beyond the...  Read More >>

This book explores the effect of marginal changes in the exclusivity environment, on research efforts of firms involved...  Read More >>

Kyle Keegan was like many teenagers: eager to fit in at school, he experimented with alcohol and drugs. Soon, his...  Read More >>

Winner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award For twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is...  Read More >>

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Miles has spent her life in the shadow of her cousin Laura--until Laura commits suicide, leaving her dad and Miles...  Read More >>

- Scholastic Choices is a trusted brand in lifestyle issues for preteens and teens- Hip, fresh graphic approach...  Read More >>

Covering the history, physical properties, and addictive nature of methamphetamine, this work provides readers with...  Read More >>

Amphetamines, including crystal meth, are some of the powerful and addictive drugs available. Their illicit use...  Read More >>

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Between 1988 and 2000, adult use of antidepressants tripled, and they now rank among the most widely used drugs...  Read More >>

Severe shyness can cause anxiety, and extreme anxiety can lead to a type of fear that is unnecessary. Social anxiety...  Read More >>

The author details his immersion in a world of hardcore drugs, revealing the mental and physical depths of addiction,...  Read More >>