Dangerous Drugs

This drug is not legal in the United States but it is in other countries, where it is used as an anesthetic before surgery or as treatment for insomnia. However, this drug is available in the US and is much more powerful than others in its class. It has been used for criminal purposes such as date rape and robbery. This book lists the criteria for the USDA's drug schedule, and contains sidebars on what the drug looks like, on the risks of falling into chronic depression, on ways to combat date-rape drugs, and on how to intervene with someone who is abusing the drug.

Inhalants are drugs of gases or vapors that are breathed in and cause a short-lived high that produces intoxication and psychoactive effects. Often called huffing, this dangerous drug abuse kills brain cells and can cause death. This guidebook presents readers with the straight facts about inhalant use and abuse. They will learn about physical and emotional addiction, and other health problems including overdose. Criminal charges and other risks and expenses are explained. Personal stories are shared from teens impacted by inhalant abuse. An entire chapter guides readers in getting help for themselves or someone they care about. Several images support the narrative.

This book provides information on the dangers of cocaine and crack cocaine, a stimulant drug that affects the central nervous system. Use of the drug can result in sudden death, even upon first time use. Within this book, readers will learn about the long and short-term effects of cocaine and crack cocaine which include physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, health problems, arrest for drug possession, and for other drug-related crime and overdose. Personal stories of teens who used drugs and the realities they faced invite the reader to understand the effects of the drug on a personal level. These stories seamlessly unfold along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. Most importantly, there is an entire chapter devoted to getting help. This book is an essential resource and provides concise information about a difficult topic.

The Risks of Addictive Nicotine and Toxic Chemicals: E-cigarettes are sold to help people quit using cigarettes but they present dangers of their own. Despite assurances from producers that the devices are safe, there are warnings from health experts that they use can be addictive and contain carcinogens. Included among the sidebars is one detailing the real dangers of these devices to children. Teens can learn the benefits of these devices, what's in the vapor they are inhaling, how the vapor can harm them, and the improper way e-cigs are used. They can also discover ways they can help others kick the e-cigarette habit.

The opioid drug crisis in America is on the rise and has become a serious public health issue. The epidemic concerning opioids such as heroin, has affected more than 4.6 million Americans ages 12 and over. This timely book exposes the consequences of heroin abuse describing the symptoms of addiction, including the physical, emotional, and social damage that can arise from abusing this highly-addictive drug. The facts about heroin abuse and teen use is alarming. By providing information about heroin from different angles, including personal stories from teens suffering from the addition, students will gain a better insight and will connect deeply to the unfortunate suffering surrounding the epidemic. Most importantly, there is an entire chapter devoted to how to get help, and how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no.

Amphetamines are stimulants are used to control hyperactivity, appetite, and sleeping disorders, but there is debate over whether their benefits outweigh their drawbacks. Teens can learn the proper uses, side effects, and costs of this addictive substance, as well as what they can do to help someone get off of it.

More commonly known as 'E', ecstasy or MDMA is a psychoactive drug which in users produces increased empathy, euphoria, and an altered sense of time. Ecstasy is illegal in most of the world, however studies continue to pursue ecstasy and its help in the treatment of PTSD. As an uncontrolled substance however, this drug is dangerous and over time can alter brain chemistry, increase depression and anxiety, and effect the nervous system. This timely book exposes readers to personal stories from teens coping with ecstasy abuse. It also provides warning signs, treatment options, and most importantly, solutions. Sidebars, a relevant glossary of terms, current websites, and science content are included in this detailed look into the teen issue of ecstasy use and abuse.

Today, more than 7 million teens are involved in high school athletics. With that comes the desire to be the strongest or the fastest, and to use anabolic steroids to get there. Steroids are used to increase muscle mass and strength, but also cause a wide range of adverse side effects including acne, breast development in men, heart attacks and some cancers. Within this book, learn about the long and short-term effects of steroids which include physical and emotional addiction, expense, health problems, and arrest for possession. Personal stories of teens who used steroids to gain growth, control, and the realities they faced unfold along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. Most importantly, there is an entire chapter devoted to getting help.

Crystal meth, or methamphetamine, is an illegal and powerful street drug. Also known as meth, crank, chalk or speed, crystal meth first acts as a stimulant, then begins to systematically destroy the body. It causes severe health conditions and is highly addictive. Within this book, readers will learn about the long and short-term effects of crystal meth which include physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, health problems, arrest for possession and for other drug-related crime and overdose. Personal stories of teens who used drugs seamlessly unfold and reveal the true disease which develops out of the use of meth. The very real reality of drug use is uncovered along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. There are so many reasons to avoid crystal methamphetamine and this timely and clearly written book will expose those reasons.

This book provides information on the dangers of alcohol, a depressant that can take a serious toll on one's health. Use of alcohol interferes with the brain's communication pathways and affects the way the brain works and processes information. Within this book, readers learn about the long and short-term effects of alcohol, which includes physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, and health problems. Readers are exposed to personal stories of teens that used alcohol and the realities they faced unfold along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. Most importantly, this well-rounded and accessible book devotes an entire chapter to getting help.

Marijuana, cannabis, weed, pot, grass, herb, no matter what Marijuana is called, the drug is still illegal in much of the world. Often thought of as a gateway drug, marijuana is a dangerous psychoactive drug or medicine that is used for recreational and sometimes religious, spiritual, or medicinal purposes. It is composed of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. Within this book learn about the long and short-term effects of marijuana which includes physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, health problems, arrest for possession and for other drug-related crime and overdose. Personal stories of teens who used drugs and the realities they faced unfold along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. Most importantly, there is an entire chapter devoted to getting help.

This book provides information on the dangers of caffeine and energy drinks, both stimulant drugs that affect the central nervous system. Middle-school students will learn the lowdown on the consequences of drug-use, describing the symptoms of addiction, including the physical, emotional, and social damage that can arise from substance abuse. Alarming facts and statistics share how prevalent drug abuse can be among teens. Personal stories of teens who used drugs and the realities they faced unfold along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no.

2017 brought a lot of big changes to America; one of most alarming changes was that several cities are in an all-out epidemic of OxyContin and Vicodin epidemic. People are dying from over-use and abuse. This book helps readers understand why these prescription drugs are dangerous when mis-used, and even dangerous when prescribed. Real-life stories of teens who used OxyContin and Vicodin and the realities they faced are shared so it really hits home for the teen reader. Advice on how to deal with peer pressure that teens face when choosing to say no is offered in a practical and friendly tone. An entire chapter is devoted to getting help.

Prescription drugs are a growing problem in our society. Oxycodone is a painkiller that is commonly abused, even by people who use it for the right reasons. This book details the benefits, side effects, drawbacks, and staggering costs of this highly addictive narcotic. It also contains sidebars on how the drug quickly took over the lives of celebrities, on how emergency workers are being armed with antidotes to combat the increase in people overdosing, as well as the signs that someone you know has become addicted.