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Presents profiles of twenty-five ethnic, religious, economic, political, territorial, and environmental conflicts around the world, each with a summary of the event, historical background, and recent history and projections for future resolution; and includes bibliographies, biographical sketches, and maps.

Discusses the use of anabolic steroids by athletes at all levels, and provides information about the performance enhancing drugs, explaining what they are, how they work, their effect on physical and psychological health, and attempts to control their presence in sports.

Explains the long-term affects of prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol and offers advice for dealing with the long-term effects and the impact they can have on a child's education and learning abilities.

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.

Offers parents, educators, and health professionals advice on how to talk with kids about how alcohol and other drugs interact with their minds and bodies, providing information on each type of drug and their side effects.

Compares the effects of marijuana use against the effects of marijuana laws, examining the issue from constitutional, criminal, economic, health, industrial, medical, national security, and sociological perspectives, and arguing that the drug should be legalized.

Reprints sixteen editions of "The CQ Researcher, " published between August 9, 1996 and November 20, 1998, that provide facts and analysis of a wide range of public interest topics; grouped in seven general categories, including education, health care, and social policy.