Esherick, Joan

Presents a comprehensive guide to smoking-related health issues in adolescents and examines some of the reasons why teens smoke, the consequences of using tobacco, along with statistics and case studies.

Describes how a psychiatric drug is approved for use by the FDA, as well as some historical background on the agency.

Examines sleep disorders, their symptoms and manifestations, how they can be controlled and treated, and what it is like to live with a sleep disorder.

Describes the characteristics and drug treatment of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.

Describes the historical and contemporary lives of African women, their religious, family, and public lives, and issues and controversies they face, and discusses the work of individual African women who have made a difference in their societies or the world.

Presents a comprehensive guide for teens on experimenting with drugs and alcohol and discusses some of the reasons why teens use them, how they affect the brain, the dangers of over-the-counter medications and steroids, and warnings about Ecstasy and other club drugs.

Describes brain injury effects, therapy, and recovery, and features a short story about a boy who has a serious biking accident.

Presents information needed to help live a tobacco-free life.

Presents a comprehensive guide for teens on the consequences connected with sleep deprivation and discusses its causes and how it can be avoided, its medical and emotional affects, and provides statistics and scientific data.

Explores prison rehabilitation programs, discussing different types of penitentiaries, transitions to life outside, and alternatives to imprisonment, and providing success and failure stories.