Teen addiction / Shasta Gaughen, book editor.

San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 2002.

154 pages ; 24 cm.

This item was donated as part of the DrugScope archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/DRS https://wellcomecollection.org/works/psspw62x

Copy 1. Donor: DrugScope.

The physical effects of addiction / Melissa Abramovitz -- The consequences of using tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana / Kathiann M. Kowalski -- Alcohol : the drug of choice among teens / Elizabeth Shepard -- Cranked up / Jessica L. Sandham -- The increase in heroin addiction among teenage girls / Donna Leinwand -- A new generation of drugs / Peter Vilbig -- Teenagers and compulsive gambling / Bella English -- Teen addiction is a disease / Nikki Babbit -- Adolescent brains are more prone to addiction / Associated Press -- Tobacco advertising intentionally targets teens / Infact -- The widespread gambling culture may promote addiction in teens / Virginia Young and Kim Bell -- Parental lenience can lead to teen addiction / Donna Leinwand -- New measures to help teens quit smoking / Shari Roan -- Enlisting teens in the fight agaisnt tobacco / Patricia Sosa -- Law enforcement strategies for reducing underage drinking / Bobby Little and Mike Bishop -- Persuading youths that hops ain't hip / Mike Mitka -- A comprehensive strategy for preventing teen heroin abuse / Donna Shalala -- Participation in artistic programs can reduce teen drug addiction / Harvey Milkman -- Providing teens with alternatives to gambling / Jeffrey B. Zeiger and John J. Bullaro -- Parents can prevent addiction by talking to their teens / Stacey Schultz -- The tale of a seventeen-year-old smoker / Edwin Mercado -- Chewing tobacco : a young athlete's dangerous addiction / Claire Martin -- Two teens speak out on their struggles with alcohol / Kerri Dowd -- The highest of highs : my addiction to heroin / Caroline, as told to Gary L. Somdahl -- Losing everything to compulsive gambling / Bob Hugel.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-148) and index.