Chemical dependency
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- ISBN: 9780737752168
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211 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Detroit [Mich.] : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Is chemical dependency a serious problem 1. Teen Drug Abuse Has Increased / Biotech Week -- 2. Some Teen Drug Abuse Has Decreased / Monitoring the Future -- 3. Smoking Causes Significant Health Problems / National Cancer Institute -- 4. Smoking-Related Health Problems Are Exaggerated / Maureen Martin and Joseph L. Bast -- 5. Prescription Drug Abuse Is a Serious Problem / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- 6. Media Have Exaggerated the Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis / Maia Szalavitz -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- What causes chemical dependency -- 1. Addiction Is a Brain Disease / Michael Craig Miller -- 2. Addiction Is a Chronic Disorder / William L. White and Thomas McClellan -- 3. Addiction Is Not a Disease / Gene M. Heyman, as told to Daniel Akst -- 4. Addiction Is Caused by Genetic and Environmental Factors / Claudia Wallis -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- What drug treatment and prevention programs are effective? -- 1. Needle-Exchange Programs Can Reduce the Transmission of HIV / Tina Rosenberg -- 2. Needle-Exchange Programs May Not Reduce the Transmission of HIV / Robert John Araujo -- 3. Methadone Is an Effective Treatment for Heroin Addiction / Ira J. Marion -- 4. Methadone Can Be Dangerous / JoNel Aleccia -- 5. Cocaine Vaccine May Be Effective / Kayt Sukel -- 6. Cocaine Vaccine May Not Be Effective / Rachel Saslow -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Should drug laws be changed -- 1. Disparity in Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentences Is Necessary / Joseph I. Cassilly -- 2. Disparity in Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentences Is Ineffective and Unfair / Bill Piper -- 3. Drug Courts Are a Promising Solution to the Drug Problem / Peggy Fulton Hora -- 4. Drug Courts Are Not a Solution to the Drug Problem / Phillip Smith -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Thompson Campus Library | HV 4998 .C444 2011 (Text) | 58500000106435 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |