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Title:
Teen drug abuse / David E. Nelson, book editor.
Author:
Nelson, David Erik.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Call Number:
HV5824 .Y68 T43 2011
Abstract:
This volume explores the topics relating to drug abuse by teenagers by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
ISBN:
9780737749922

9780737749939
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
All teen drug and alcohol use is abuse / Mike Linderman and Gary Brozek -- Little teen drug use is abuse / Stanton Peele -- Teens are swapping pills at pharming parties / Liz Doup -- Pharming parties don't exist / Jack Shafer -- Marijuana is very bad for teens / Karen Fanning -- Marijuana is not dangerous to most teens / Tim King -- Teen meth use is increasing / Martha Irvine -- There is no meth epidemic / Ryan S. King -- It is healthy for teens to drink moderately in the home / John Buell -- The dangers of allowing children to drink at home / Joseph A. Califano Jr. -- The drinking age should be lowered / John M. McCardell Jr. -- The drinking age should not be lowered / Misty Moyse and Melanie Fonder -- Early drinking leads to alcohol dependence / Ecology, Environment & Conservation Business Staff -- Children of alcoholics are more likely to abuse substances / Diana Mahoney -- Marijuana use worsens teen depression / Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Alcohol, not marijuana, worsens depression / Marijuana Policy Project -- There is a link between substance abuse and teen suicide / PR Newswire -- Teen sex is linked to drug abuse / Richard Mulieri and Lauren Duran -- Stimulant use is linked to depression, drug abuse, and violence / Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- School drug testing programs do more harm than good / The Drug Reform Coordination Network -- School drug testing programs work / C.E. Edwards -- DARE doesn't work / David J. Hanson -- Tough Love drug treatment doesn't work / Maia Szalavitz -- Evidence-based drug treatment does work / Benedict Carey -- Intelligently run anti-drug ad campaigns do work / William Mercer -- Anti-drug ad campaigns don't work / Wendy Melillo.
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