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" Authors and audiences : "
Clarence Karr
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BL
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700837
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b523026
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| Title & Author
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The truth about drugs /\ Mark J. Kittleson, general editor ; William Kane, adviser, Richelle Rennegarbe, adviser ; Bruce Ragon, principal author.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Facts On File,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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The truth about series
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xii, 194 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0816052999
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: 9780816052998
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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List of illustrations -- Preface -- How to use this book -- Addictive behaviors and drugs -- A to Z entries -- Dependence and addiction -- Depression and drugs -- Driving under the influence of drugs -- Drug abuse, causes of -- Drugs and criminal activity -- Drugs and disease -- Drugs and drinking -- Families, communities, and drug abuse -- Gangs and drugs -- Homicide -- Illegal drugs, common -- Inhalants -- Injection drugs -- The law on drugs -- Media messages and counteradvertising campaigns -- Morbidity and mortality -- Over-the-counter drugs -- Overdose and drugs -- Peer pressure and drugs -- Rehabilitation and treatment -- Risk factors and risk-taking -- School performance and drug abuse -- Sexual performance and drug abuse -- Steroids, anabolic -- Workplace drug abuse -- Hotlines and helpsites -- Glossary -- Index.
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Provides information about drugs in an A-Z format.
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Drug abuse, Encyclopedias.
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Drugs of abuse, Encyclopedias.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.29
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Kittleson, Mark J.,1952-
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Ragon, Bruce.
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