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Psychology
Drug Abuse Project
The following are on reserve in the Library Media Center on the Homework Shelf.
Websites
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Non/Alteen
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
CDC: Smoking and Tobacco Use
Check Yourself
Healthfinder
MADD
Multonmah County Library Homework Center: Social Issues Includes information about drugs and drug abuse.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
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Nonfiction
362.29 Hyd
Hyde, Margaret O. Smoking 101: An Overview for Teens. 2006.
A look at the harmful effects of smoking.
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Lang, Susan. Teens & Tobacco: A Fatal Attraction. 1996.
Discusses the effect of smoking on teenagers and why they smoke.
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Rackley, Jenny. Nicotine. 2002.
Examines the history of tobacco and its use in the Western world, explains the hazards of nicotine addiction, looks at the reasons why teens begin smoking and the difficulties of trying to quit, and discusses the link between the tobacco industry, marketing, and the government.
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Uschan, Michael V. Alcohol. 2002.
Discusses the history, effects, health and social aspects, and legal ramifications of alcohol, as well as treatments for alcoholism.
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Hyde, Margaret O. Alcohol 101: An Overview for Teens. 1999.
Discusses alcohol use in the United States, including the physical effects, the origin of the drinking age, societal mixed messages, and the sociological impacts.
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Marcovitz, Hal. Diet Drugs. 2007.
Discusses what diet drugs are, the difference between prescription and other diet drugs, alternatives to such drugs, and the history of dieting.
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Adams, Jacqueline. Steroids. 2006.
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Barter, James. 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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Howard, Todd. Heroin. 2003.
Discusses the history of heroin, its physiological and societal effects, and the extreme difficulty of fighting heroin abuse, both on an individual and a national basis.
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Hughes, Barbara. Drug-Related Diseases. 1987.
Discusses a number of drugs, including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines, and the health problems which may result from their use or abuse.
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Lane, Stephanie. Ecstasy. 2006.
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Marcovitz, Hal. Club Drugs. 2006.
Provides information about club drugs, also known as designer drugs, looking at the history of the drugs, and discussing club drug abuse, the dangers of club drugs, and attempts to eliminate club drugs.
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Marcovitz, Hal. Inhalants. 2006.
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Marcovitz, Hal. Methamphetamine. 2006.
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Marcovitz, Hal. PCP. 2006.
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Petechuk, David. LSD. 2005.
This book discusses lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), an illegal semisynthetic hallucinogen, including its origins and its effects.
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Walker, Pam, 1958-. Narcotics. 2003.
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Reference
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Roza, Greg. The Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol. 2001.
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