cocaine

Inner-city teenagers find a suitcase full of cocaine and must decide whether to sell it and take the opportunities the money would provide or to destroy it to keep the drug from poisoning their community.

Photographs and text discuss crack, the dangers involved in using this drug, and what is being done to fight the problem of illegal drug use.

Examines the history, dangers, and increasing appeal of cocaine abuse in America.

Examines the harmful effects of cocaine use and addiction, and explains the dangers of teenage drug abuse in general.

Presents information on cocaine and the serious problems it is causing today.

Describes the dangers of using cocaine, discussing the various effects it has on the human body and its impact on society.

The author traces the history of the cocaine industry, examining the ways that the drug has been cultivated, distributed, and used between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries; describing the roles of consumers, traders, producers, traffickers, and government personnel; and discussing the effectiveness of efforts to curb drug usage and distribution.

Describes the effects of cocaine on the brain and body, lists signs of addiction, explains how to get help, and discusses the cocaine-related deaths of several athletes and celebrities.

An overview of cocaine that discusses its history, its effects on the mind and body, the development of cocaine addiction, the processes of withdrawal and treatment, and cocaine's societal impact around the world.