Dying for acceptance : a teen's guide to drug- and alcohol-related health issues /
Esherick, Joan.
Dying for acceptance : a teen's guide to drug- and alcohol-related health issues / Joan Esherick. - Philadelphia : Mason Crest Pub., 2005. - 128 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - The science of health .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Why start? reasons teens choose drugs -- The how of the high: how chemical substances affect the brain -- Doorways to danger: tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and inhalants -- Helpful drugs, hurtful highs: steroids, otcs, and prescription drugs -- The agony of ecstasy (and other club drugs) -- Heroin, hope, and hanging in there -- Further reading -- For more information -- Glossary -- Index -- Picture credits -- Biographies.
1590848470
Alcohol--Physiological effect--Juvenile literature.
Drugs--Physiological effect--Juvenile literature.
Teenagers--Alcohol use--Juvenile literature.
Teenagers--Drug use--Juvenile literature.
Teenagers--Substance use--Juvenile literature.
Dying for acceptance : a teen's guide to drug- and alcohol-related health issues / Joan Esherick. - Philadelphia : Mason Crest Pub., 2005. - 128 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - The science of health .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Why start? reasons teens choose drugs -- The how of the high: how chemical substances affect the brain -- Doorways to danger: tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and inhalants -- Helpful drugs, hurtful highs: steroids, otcs, and prescription drugs -- The agony of ecstasy (and other club drugs) -- Heroin, hope, and hanging in there -- Further reading -- For more information -- Glossary -- Index -- Picture credits -- Biographies.
1590848470
Alcohol--Physiological effect--Juvenile literature.
Drugs--Physiological effect--Juvenile literature.
Teenagers--Alcohol use--Juvenile literature.
Teenagers--Drug use--Juvenile literature.
Teenagers--Substance use--Juvenile literature.