Diet Pill Drug Dangers [Library Binding]

Lawrence Clayton (Author), L. Clayton (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Drug Dangers

Examines the history of diet pill use, focusing on society's obsession with weight loss and the dangers of abusing these drugs.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-9-Two books that focus on the serious risks associated with abusing chemical substances. Each title opens with a personal narrative about a young person whose life was dramatically affected by substance abuse. Additional real-life stories dramatize the dangers described in each presentation. The authors examine the societal pressures that lead to the particular type of abuse and go on to describe how the chemicals work on the human body. Warning signs, treatment programs, and prevention strategies are all addressed. Discussion questions are appended to each volume, making the books useful in a classroom or group situation. Full-color photographs and charts add visual splash to the concise texts. These well-documented overviews update titles such as Clifford J. Sherry's Drugs and Eating Disorders and Inhalants and Lawrence Clayton's Amphetamines and Other Stimulants (all Rosen, 1994).
Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766011585
• ISBN-13: 978-0766011588
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,893,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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