drugs

When Jake is offered a chance to race in China for a world class BMX team he is not sure that he wants to go--but when one of his friends asks him to smuggle a mysterious drug called Dragonbone that can prolong life to her dying mother in China he feels he has to take the trip, whatever the danger.

Find out about the history of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, how they work, their effects, and why people use and abuse them.

Examines the history of biopharmaceuticals, the ins and outs of the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, and the future of the field.

Ever since she was created, Wren has lived with her friends in an Eden created by Dot--but lately she has been troubled by visions of a very different world, and when she meets Dennis who comes from outside, she begins to confront the ugly truth at the heart of paradise.

When her mother dies of a drug overdose, sixteen-year-old Arlie must adjust to living with an uncle she has never met and going to school on a regular basis.

High school junior Becca is just a "band geek" until when her friends introduce her to molly, a form of ecstasy, and she finds herself with new friends--even a boyfriend--but soon learns there is a price to her newfound popularity.

When seventeen-year-old Lumikki travels to Prague to find some peace after helping to bring down a crime ring, she is approached by a strange woman who claims to be her sister.

The growing movement to legalize marijuana for medical and/or recreational use has sparked a debate over the benefits and costs of legalization. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format—supported by facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations—this title examines issues related to legalizing marijuana. Topics include: Should marijuana be prescribed for medical use? Will legalizing marijuana lead to increased addiction? Does using marijuana present health risks? Does legalizing marijuana benefit society?.

Examines arguments on both sides of the debate over medical testing, with essays discussing the paying of humans for research, using animals as test subjects, whether or not women should receive screening mammograms starting at the age of forty, and more.