drugs

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drugs

Focus on hallucinogens

1991
Discusses the many dangers of the illicit use of hallucinogenic drugs. Also examines the controlled use of hallucinogens by aboriginal peoples in religious and social contexts.

Drugs

1999
Describes what drugs are, how they affect the body, and problems associated with taking illegal drugs.

Medicines from nature

1997
Discusses how we have learned from traditional healers around the world about the medicinal value of substances from nature.

Prescription drugs

2008
Contains over twenty essays that offer varying perspectives on controversial issues related to prescription drugs, such as safety, the promotion of drugs by pharmaceutical companies, and cost.

Drugs on the street

2007
Talks to drug users, providing an inside look at the psychological, physical, and social effects of drug addiction, the reasons people begin to abuse or deal drugs, drug smuggling, and the question of legalization.

Prescription drugs

2006
A collection of fifteen controversial essays that address the problem of prescription drug abuse including importing drugs from Canada, direct drug advertising, and Internet pharmacy sources.

Drugs

2006
Presents an introduction to illegal drugs, in simple text with illustrations, including information on what drugs do to the mind, why people take them, addiction and dependence, drug laws, and more.

Drug legalization

2005
Presents a collection of controversial essays that address the issue of drug legalization in America and focuses on the moral, legal, and public reaction to it.

Hallucinogens

2002
Discusses the development of hallucinogens, their use for spiritual, medicinal, and recreational purposes, and the laws governing their use.

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