designer drugs

Describes new drugs including bath salts, spice, and salvia, what happens inside the body, the legal consequences, how some of the new drugs change the brain, and more.

Brevin McCoy's life takes a downward turn when he is slipped a drug at a party that affects his mind, and he is just beginning to recover when a popular teacher is attacked and rumors are spread that he is the culprit.

A collection of information on synthetic drug addiction with objective overviews, primary source quotes, and illustrated facts and statistics.

Explores the issues surrounding synthetic drugs by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

Confronts one of the most provocative issues of our time: personality-altering drugs and the complex moral questions they raise.

"This title examines how inhalants and club, prescription, and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs affect individuals and society, investigates how people are working to put an end to drug abuse, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue. Features include a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.

Describes the consequences of club drug use and provides guidance for teenagers from a drug prevention specialist, counselors, and teens themselves on how to resist the pressure to try club drugs.

Explains what designer drugs are, how the body produces its own drugs, three major designer drug groups, and offers drug free alternatives.

Explains what designer drugs are and how they are different from other drugs, such as cocaine; and discusses their effects on the mind and body, how they are made and distributed, and laws regarding these drugs.

Explores the physical, emotional, historical, and societal effects of designer drug use.