drug use

Discusses the ethics of performance-enhancing drugs and includes articles on such topics as steroids in professional sports and prescription drugs used for academic enhancement.

Examines the history of the use of performance enhancing drugs by professional wrestlers, discusses attempts to control it, explores the effects of steroid abuse, and describes related scandals.

Contains fifteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to drug abuse, debating questions of whether there is a drug abuse crisis, how drug abuse can be reduced, and the role of marijuana in drug abuse.

Discusses the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, and its effects on the mind and body, particularly pointing out the dangers of using it.

Presents differing opinions on the causes of drug abuse, the effectiveness of the war on drugs, drug testing, and other related issues.

A guide to substance-related disorders that explains how different chemicals, both legal and illegal, can cause substance-related disorders, what dangers they pose, how they can be treated, and other related topics.

Examines various aspects of drug use by athletes.

This book describes different stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and analgesics and explores why people use drugs, the effects and risks of doing so, and where to find help for drug abuse.

Examines how young people get involved with drugs and discusses the dangers of drug use and the effects of drugs on emotions.

Discusses why athletes use different drugs, how they become addicted, the consequences of drug abuse, and how to get help.