drug abuse

"Explores the history of the opioid crisis and solutions that have been proposed to fight this increasingly deadly epidemic"--Provided by publisher.

"When word got out that Tiffany Jenkins was withdrawing from opiates on the floor of a jail cell, people in her town were shocked. Not because of the twenty felonies she'd committed, or the nature of her crimes, or even that she'd been captain of the high school cheerleading squad just a few years earlier, but because her boyfriend was a Deputy Sherriff, and his friends--their friends--were the ones who'd arrested her. [This book] . . . spans Tiffany's life as an active opioid addict, her 120 days in a Florida jail where every officer despised what she'd done to their brother in blue, and her eventual recovery"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the opioid abuse problem by using his own experiences as an example.

Through color photographs, sidebars, and quotes from a variety of people, this book explores various issues in the drug abuse epidemic.

Explores the issue of opioid misuse, including prevention and treatment strategies, risk factors, and more.

Offers a look inside a heroin treatment program and features true-life stories.

Presents alphabetized profiles of illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances, and commonly abused classes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "Opium"-"Tranquilizers.".

Presents alphabetized profiles of illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances, and commonly abused classes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "Ecstasy (MDMA)"-"LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide.".

Presents alphabetized profiles of illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances, and commonly abused classes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "Caffeine"-"Diuretics.".

Presents alphabetized profiles of legal and illegal addictive drugs, covering their histories, effects on the body, typical users, treatment options, consequences of use, and legal issues; and includes illustrations, sidebars, and several reference tools. This volume covers "2C-B (Nexus)"- "Benzylpiperazine/Trifluoromethyl-phenylpiperazine.".