crack (drug)

Introduces young readers to the dangers of cocaine addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of cocaine abuse and its negative impact on lives.

Provides information on the dangers of cocaine and crack cocaine, stimulant drugs that affect the central nervous system.

A memoir in which Luther Wright discusses his life of luxury as a member of the Utah Jazz basketball team, a career he never wanted but felt obligated to pursue, and tells how the pressures of NBA fame and despair at neglecting his passions led him into a downward spiral of homelessness and addiction that he was able to overcome when he became a Christian.

"Find out what cocaine and crack are, what happens when someone becomes addicted, and how the addiction is treated"--.

Two high school football players take action against their abusive coach when he becomes mayor and his crack cocaine use comes to light.

Examines the history of cocaine, and discusses its effects on the lives of individual users, and society as a whole.

"Find out what cocaine and crack are, what happens when someone becomes addicted, and how the addiction is treated"--Provided by publisher.

A study of the 1980s campaign against women who used drugs during pregnancy, examining the question of how and with what consequences a powerless category of women emerged as a threatening symbol of disorder, and an enemy in the domestic war on drugs.

Provides information on the dangers of cocaine and crack cocaine, stimulant drugs that affect the central nervous system.