2017-18_MC_Catalog

DRUGS, FAMILY, HEALTH

DOWNSIDE OF DRUGS

Series Consultant: Dr. Joshua Borus, Harvard Medical School

Using a highly visual, question-and-answer format, this series explores the life-altering consequences that can stemfromdrug and alcohol use fromthe health risks associatedwith smoking, drinking, or doing drugs to the legal repercussions of drug use. Each title in this series focuses on a different drug, fromhard drugs like cocaine&heroin to prescription pills that young people are abusingmore andmore, using images andwell- organized bite-size pieces of text to explore the serious risks that go alongwith these dangerous substances. Written with a Harvard Medical School consultant, thisseries discusses drugs in a tone that is appropriately soberyet not alarmist or condescending. The authors demon- strate empathy toward teens and the pressures theyface.... Readers will absorb vast amounts of information through the text and the sidebars, which lendthemselves to discussion and further research. …o ers a sensible introduction by Joshua Borus, physician and instructor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, suggesting that young people plan their response to drug o ers ahead of time, arming themselves with information about use and abuse. · Each title introduces a class of drugs, describes their e ects on young human bodies and brains, and o ers speci c 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. “ ” — School Library Journal “

Set ISBN ............978-1-4222-3015-2 Hardcover Set Price .............$307.23 Hardcover List Price ................27.93 Multi-User eBook List Price .....35.93 11 VOLUME SET © 2015

$230.45 (S&L) 20.95 (S&L) 26.95 (S&L)

Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 8 ½ x 11 • 48 pages Grade Level: 5-9

HBK ISBN E-ISBN

ADHD Medication Abuse: Ritalin ® , Adderall ® , & Other Addictive Stimulants..............-3016-9 Alcohol & Tobacco.................................................. -3017-6 Caffeine: Energy Drinks, Coffee, Soda, & Pills .........-3018-3 Dangerous Depressants & Sedatives ......................-3019-0 Doping: Human Growth Hormone, Steroids, & Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs .................-3020-6 Hard Drugs: Cocaine, LSD, PCP, & Heroin................ -3021-3 Marijuana: Legal & Developmental Consequences...... -3022-0 Methamphetamine & Other Amphetamines.............-3023-7 New Drugs: Bath Salts, Spice, Salvia, & Designer Drugs ................................................. -3024-4 Over-the-Counter Medications ...............................-3025-1 Prescription Painkillers: Oxycontin ® , Percocet ® , Vicodin ® , & Other Addictive Analgesics............... -3026-8

-8802-3 -8803-0 -8804-7 -8805-4 -8806-1 -8807-8 -8808-5 -8809-2

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