The author describes his childhood in California, his addiction to crystal meth and heroin at a young age, his relapse after eighteen months of sobriety, and his path to recovery.
The legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in various states has impacted teens’ views and decisions regarding experimenting with marijuana. Teens and Marijuana explores the real-life choices teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.
Contains twelve essays that provide varying viewpoints on issues related to drug abuse, debating questions of whether there is a drug abuse crisis and how drug abuse can be reduced.
Contains seventeen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to athletes and drug use, debating whether drug use among athletes should be illegal, what the consequences of drug use should be, and how to curb drug use among student athletes.
Describes addiction to alcohol, drugs, and nicotine, discussing the psychology of addiction, the role of heredity, the impact of addiction on society, and treatments.
No one knows what happened that morning at River Point. Five boys went hunting. Four came back. The boys won't say who fired the shot that killed their friend, Grant; the evidence shows it could have been any one of them.
Pretending her life is okay is no longer possible for Allison Weiss when she begins to suspect she has an addiction to prescription medication, even as her family faces multiple problems of their own.
Etler's intense, unforgettable memoir uncovers the lies behind Straight, Inc., a teen rehab facility that was supposed to give teens help. Instead, it gave them hell.
The diary of a teenage girl whose social drinking and drug use turn into addictions that cause her to become involved in a bad crowd, skip school, and lose control of her life.
