Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-108) and index.
Contents:
A teenage girl describes her experience with heroin addiction / Anonymous, as told to Jane Bianchi. Drug abusers are often victims of a mental illness / Dr. Harold Koplewicz -- People are responsible for their decision to abuse drugs / Ashley Hames -- Social and environmental conditions cause drug addiction / Gabor Mat -- The war on drugs must end / Laura Carlsen -- The war on drugs must continue / Ruben Navarrette -- Long-term residential drug rehabilitation programs are very effective / Northbound Academy -- Drug rehabilitation programs are not effective / Bankole A. Johnson -- All drugs should be legalized / John Stossel -- Drugs must not be legalized / Joseph A. Califano Jr. and William J. Bennett -- Effective education programs are successful in preventing drug abuse / The Economist -- Spiritual meaning is needed to combat drug abuse / Jeremy Egerer -- Young people need to be taught how to use drugs responsibly / Stanton Peele -- Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem / Jeneba Ghatt -- Attempts to prevent people from abusing prescription drugs are harming legitimate users / Jacob Sollum -- A teenage girl describes her experience with heroin addiction / Anonymous, as told to Jane Bianchi.
Summary:
Presents readings from a variety of perspectives that allow readers to better understand and navigate the topic of drug abuse.
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