Recreational Ritalin: The Not-So-Smart Drug
Recreational Ritalin: The Not-So-Smart Drug

Author: Ida Walker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1422293033

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It seemed like an easy answer. If a child was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder—ADHD—give him Ritalin and all would be better. The answer—and the condition—turned out not to be that easy. Recreational Ritalin: The Not-So-Smart Drug provides an overview of ADHD and the drug most often prescribed to treat the condition. This book provides you with a description of other drugs like Ritalin and their effects, good and bad. You will also learn about ADHD and the controversy surrounding its diagnosis and treatment. But Ritalin and other drugs like it have moved out of the classroom and away from their legitimate uses in treating a medical condition. College students and young professionals are now using the drugs to gain that "extra edge" to achieve success. Recreational Ritalin: The Not-So-Smart Drug tells their stories as well. You will also discover how Ritalin abuse is being effectively treated.

Painkillers: Prescription Dependency
Painkillers: Prescription Dependency

Author: Ida Walker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1422293025

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Statistics on drug use show that abuse is decreasing. That's the good news. But there's bad news as well: the abuse of prescription drugs is increasing. Among the most abused prescription medications are painkillers, something many people have in their medicine cabinets. In Painkillers: Prescription Dependency, you will find out what pain really is—and what it isn't—as well as the history of pain. The book also provides up-to-date information about painkillers and how they are abused. Special attention is given to OxyContin, which has expanded addiction to new groups of people. Treatment methods are also covered—but the best route is never to become addicted!

Ritalin
Ritalin

Author: Jason Porterfield

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2009-01-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1435850165

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Describes how the prescription drug ritalin works and why it is prescribed, and explains the controversies behind its widespread use by children and young adults.

Inhalants & Solvents: Sniffing Disaster
Inhalants & Solvents: Sniffing Disaster

Author: Noa Flynn

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1422292983

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You can buy many of them in the supermarket—so how dangerous can inhalants be? Very. Just ask the parents of Kyle Williams, or of Dave, whose portrait hangs in an exhibition about the dangers of using drugs. Both boys died as a result of using inhalants. Inhalants and Solvents: Sniffing Disaster tells the story of these two individuals as well as others who have sniffed, bagged, or ingested inhalants in other forms. You'll also learn how inhalants and solvents act on the brain and body, producing the feelings sought by their users. Treatment can be difficult for those who abuse inhalants and solvents, but Inhalants and Solvents: Sniffing Disaster provides you with factual and up-to-date information about how to live a life free of abuse.

Senior High Core Collection
Senior High Core Collection

Author: Raymond W. Barber

Publisher: H. W. Wilson

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Features annotations for more than 6,200 works in the main volume (2007), and more than 2,400 new titles in three annual supplements published 2008 through 2010. New coverage of biographies, art, sports, Islam, the Middle East, cultural diversity, and other contemporary topics keeps your library's collection as current as today's headlines.

Natural and Everyday Drugs: A False Sense of Security
Natural and Everyday Drugs: A False Sense of Security

Author: Ida Walker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1422293017

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You've seen the ads: "Never diet again! Our all-natural treatment magically melts away the pounds!" "Want to boost your athletic performance? Dr. Smith has found the secret to improved stamina and strength with his all-natural formula!" "Need more energy? Our all-natural juice product will give you the pick-me-up you need!" After all, what do you have to lose? If it's all natural, it can't hurt. Or can it? If you have trouble believing these ads, you're right to be skeptical. "All-natural" dietary supplements seldom deliver the amazing results they claim. And just because they're natural, doesn't mean that some of these substances can't cause serious damage to a user's health. Read Natural and Everyday Drugs: A False Sense of Security to find out more.

Book Review Index - 2009 Cumulation
Book Review Index - 2009 Cumulation

Author: Dana Ferguson

Publisher: Book Review Index Cumulation

Published: 2009-08

Total Pages: 1304

ISBN-13: 9781414419121

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Book Review Index provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. The up-to-date coverage, wide scope and inclusion of citations for both newly published and older materials make Book Review Index an exceptionally useful reference tool. More than 600 publications are indexed, including journals and national general interest publications and newspapers. Book Review Index is available in a three-issue subscription covering the current year or as an annual cumulation covering the past year.

Alcohol Addiction: Not Worth the Buzz
Alcohol Addiction: Not Worth the Buzz

Author: Ida Walker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1422292924

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What's wrong with a beer now and then? Or a glass of wine with dinner? For most people—of legal age—there's absolutely nothing wrong with having an occasional drink. But for others, those with drinking problems, there's no such thing as an occasional drink. For them, one drink leads to another and another and another. . . . Alcohol Addiction: Not Worth the Buzz provides you with important information about alcohol addiction (alcoholism) and other drinking problems. You will learn about the history of alcohol use and early attempts to curb drinking, how alcohol affects the brain, and the effects it has on the body in the long and short term. This book also provides information on how individuals with alcohol problems can get help. Through first-person stories, you will learn how alcohol personally affected the lives of young people, and how they did not let alcohol addiction defeat them.

Abusing Over the Counter Drugs: Illicit Uses for Everyday Drugs
Abusing Over the Counter Drugs: Illicit Uses for Everyday Drugs

Author: Kim Etingoff

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1422292894

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The government has approved them. You don't need a prescription. You can get them at practically any supermarket. So obviously over-the-counter medications can't be dangerous, right? Wrong. When taken in ways other than directed, over-the-counter medications can be just as dangerous as many illegal drugs. And because there's a false sense of security about the medications—and because they are in almost everyone's home medicine cabinet—the abuse and misuse of over-the-counter medications are on the rise. Abusing Over-the-Counter Drugs: Illicit Uses for Everyday Drugs presents the facts about this alarming trend. You'll learn what drugs are most misused, the effects of misused over-the-counter medications, and what the government is doing to stem the problem. You will also find suggestions on how to get help to stop abusing over-the-counter medications.