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Investigate Cocaine and Crack
This book takes a look at the serious and potentially deadly consequences associated with crack and cocaine abuse. Personal stories and the latest statistics bring the dangers of this extremely habit-forming drug into focus.
Investigating Eating Disorders (Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating)
"Provides information about eating disorders, including treatment, diagnosis, history, medical advances, and true stories about people with the diseases"--Provided by publisher.
Eating Disorders
Everyone has heard of eating disorders. Readers and viewers of television, magazines, tabloids, and the Internet are kept up to date on which celebrities are too thin and which are too fat, but how much do people really understand about these psychological illnesses. This book demystifies the complex causes of eating disorders, discusses a myriad of treatment options, addresses helpful preventative measures, and highlights real people living with eating disorders.
Conquering Binge Eating
This book discusses the symptoms of binge eating, explains risk factors for the disorder, and offers advice on eating in a healthy manner.
Investigate Methamphetamine
Meth...crank...ice...No matter what you call it, methamphetamine is an extremely addictive drug. It is expensive and gives users what appears to endless energy. Authors Marylou Ambrose and Veronica Deisler look at the epidemic spread of methamphetamines abuse in the United States. Personal stories and the latest statistics bring the deadly impact of this drug into focus.
Investigate Alcohol
Straightforward information about alcohol, from the physical effects it has on someone's body to reasons why people drink, underage drinking, alcohol's effects on the body, and its influence on behavior and mental health. Personal stories and the latest statistics bring the dangers of alcohol abuse into focus.
Social Roles and Stereotypes
The feminist movement encourages equal rights, self-respect, and self-confidence for women of all classes and races everywhere in the world; so, theoretically, females everywhere should be coming into their own at last. Yet the media and internet portray females in a different light. This resource highlights the propaganda and stereotypes faced by girls almost as soon as they are born. Readers will learn how girls� toys, music, and more can influence their image of women. More importantly, readers can access support and inspiration to stand up for themselves and thwart the often-damaging messages they are forced to navigate.
Crack and Cocaine Abuse
Few drugs have as many cultural and social implications as cocaine and crack. These drugs link Hollywood and Detroit, and are signifiers of classic rock icons and racial inequality. How have these drugs shaped the world we live in? How do they shape lives today? How can addictions to these drugs be overcome? Cocaine and crack are highly addictive and can cause severe health problems, but there are ways to get support and treatment. This book offers the support readers need in order to seek treatment for themselves and their loved ones.
Teens Talk About Body Image and Eating Disorders
Teens struggling with an eating disorder or negative body image will find solace in the riveting real-life stories compiled in this book. In first-person accounts, young adults discuss their efforts to overcome challenges including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Whether offering details of in-patient treatment, discussing their attempts to find balance in their lives and eating habits, or recounting how the love of a sport helped them overcome an eating disorder, these teens tell their stories with compassion and unflinching honesty, offering guideposts for readers confronting similar issues.
Alcohol
According to the National Institutes of Health, alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States while Statistics Canada reports that alcohol is responsible for the deaths of 8 percent of Canadians under the age of seventy. This concise guidebook gives younger readers the facts they need to make informed decisions about how alcohol use can affect one's life. The narrative examines alcohol's history, as well as its physical effects, and its place in our culture. Also included is advice on where to turn when a loved one has an alcohol problem.
