| Description |
104 pages : maps, illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Drug education library |
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Drug education library (Lucent Press : 2017)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : heroin, the evolution of an epidemic -- Heroin's history -- The effects of heroin -- The trap of addiction -- The legality of heroin -- Tackling the epidemic -- Notes -- Organizations to contact. |
| Summary |
Young adults who abuse prescription opioids may turn to heroin later on, as it gives the same type of high but can be cheaper and easier to obtain than prescriptions. Knowing the health risks associated with heroin abuse can help young adults avoid falling into the traps of both kinds of drugs. Incorporating full-color photographs and detailed charts, this volume illustrates the severe health threat heroin poses. A list of antidrug organizations is provided for readers to learn more about this dangerous drug epidemic. Infographics, Charts, Graphs, Tables, Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Index, Sidebars, Websites. |
| Subject |
Heroin abuse -- Juvenile literature.
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Heroin -- Physiological effect -- Juvenile literature.
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Heroin -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Heroin. (OCoLC)fst00955599
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Heroin abuse. (OCoLC)fst01430477
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Heroin -- Physiological effect.
(OCoLC)fst00955603
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Heroin abuse.
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Heroin -- Physiological effect.
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Heroin.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Horning, Nicole. Heroin. New York : Lucent Press, [2017] 9781534560109 (DLC) 2017009925 |
| ISBN |
9781534560093 (library bound) |
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1534560092 (library bound) |
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