cocaine

Presents nineteen essays that explore the history, origins, and use of cocaine since the early sixteenth-century Incas in Peru, and discusses its resurgence in the United States during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the use of crack, and other topics.

Reveals the facts needed to devise more effective strategies for dealing with the drug crisis in our country.

A study of the effects and abuse of the drug cocaine, a history of the use of cocaine and its trade, and a discussion of treatments for cocaine addiction.

Presents an introduction to crack and cocaine, explaining why people use them, why they become so addictive, and how drug abuse can be prevented.

Discusses the dangers of using cocaine, describes its history and its links to crime, recounts the stories of various people who have abused it, and explains how to get help with this problem.

Examines the problems associated with the use of crack and other forms of cocaine, focusing on the mental and psychological disorders that can occur.

Unable to speak after his parents and sister are killed in a plane crash, sixteen-year-old Finn comes to stay with his grandmother on her Vermont farm, where his friendship with a neighbor, the activities of local drug dealers, and the actions of a hybrid wolf force him to deal with his grief.

Discusses how cocaine and crack affect the mind and body and presents a brief history of cocaine use.

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.