toxicology

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toxicology

Detox

a successful & supportive program for freeing your body from the physical and psychological effects of chemical pollutants (at home & at work), junk food additives, sugar, nicotine, drugs, alcohol, caffeine, prescription and nonprescription medications, a
  • Saifer, Phyllis
1984

Prescription narcotics

the addictive painkillers
  • Sanberg, Paul R
1986
Explores the use of prescription narcotics, the risks and consequences of addiction, and current treatments.

Heroin

the street narcotic
  • Zackon, Fred
1986
Examines the history, characteristics, dangers, and rehabilitation treatment associated with heroin.

PCP, the dangerous angel

  • Carroll, Marilyn
1985
Describes the chemical properties of phencyclidine or PCP and its original use as a pre-surgery anesthetic. Also discusses the physical and psychological effects of this hallucinogen which can cause serious mental illness and even death.

Valium

the tranquil trap
  • Winger, Gail
1986
Examines the nature, effects, and dangers of use and abuse of Valium and related anti-anxiety drugs.

Toxins in the food chain

  • Levete, Sarah
2010
Introduces food chains and discusses toxins, such as cleaning products, oil, and plastics, that pose threats to plants, animals, and people.

Chasing molecules

poisonous products, human health, and the promise of green chemistry
  • Grossman, Elizabeth
2009

The hundred-year lie

how to protect yourself from the chemicals that are destroying your health
  • Fitzgerald, Randall
2007
Examines how, over the last one hundred years, the pharmaceutical, chemical, and processed foods industries have created dozens of myths that are harming people's health and causing widespread illness and disease.

Marijuana and your lungs

the incredibly disgusting story
  • Stanley, Debbie
2000
Discusses marijuana, the most widely used illegal drug in the United States, emphasizing its damaging physiological effects on the mind and body, most especially the lungs.

Understanding Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

  • MacGillivray, Alex
2011
Explores Silent Spring's historical context and its influence on and repercussions for the world. Silent Spring not only exposed the dangers of pesticides but became one of the most influential manifestos on environmental issues.

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