Drug- & Alcohol-Related Health Issues

by Joan Esherick

Overview

As an adolescent, you'll have to make up your mind about a lot of things. Drugs and alcohol are among the most important. Using chemicals recreationally is a common aspect of many teen parties. No one sets out to become addicted. No one plans on any harmful side effects. But these things do happen. You owe it to yourself to find out the facts about drugs and alcohol. This book will tell you: Some of the reasons why teens choose to start using drugs. How chemical substances affect your brain. Information about the "gateway" drugs-tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and inhalants. The truth about abusing prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and steroids. The dangers involved with Ecstasy and other club drugs, as well as heroin. Don't depend on peer pressure to make up your mind. Drugs and alcohol can permanently damage your life. You don't want to be one of the teens who is literally dying for acceptance!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781422228081
Publisher:	Mason Crest Publishers
Publication date:	09/28/2013
Series:	Love Song Standards
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	1160L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Why Start? Reasons Teens Choose Drugs 11

2 The How of the High: How Chemical Substances Affect the Brain 31

3 Doorways to Danger: Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana, and Inhalants 51

4 Helpful Drugs, Hurtful Highs: Steroids, OTCs, and Prescription Drugs 75

5 The Agony of Ecstasy (and Other Club Drugs) 91

6 Heroin, Hope, and Hanging in There 103

Further Reading 120

For More Information 121

Glossary 123

Index 125

Picture Credits 127

Biographies 128