Get the Dope on Dope: First Response Guide to Street Drugs, Volume 1 [Spiral-bound]

S. C. Walton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

Award-winning street drug reference guide for parents, education professionals, emergency medical and hospital personnel, and law enforcement.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An invaluable resource for all parents, teenagers, educators, social workers and anyone who works with young people. -- Gail M. Reinhart, Parent, May, 2002

I love this book! -- Commander Joanne Barrett, Chicago Fire Dept., Ems Division

Very informative and serves as an excellent reference source for law enforcement officers working in the field. -- Cpl. Shawn Callaghan, Orange Co. (FL) Sheriff's Office

From the Publisher

First Response Guide to Street Drugs Awarded 2002 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval

Detective's Book Gives Parents Street-Level Insight Into Drugs and Drug Culture

The National Parenting Center has announced that First Response Guide to Street Drugs, a unique and comprehensive drug awareness guide written by drug expert Detective Steve Walton, has been awarded the prestigious 2002 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval. After an extensive eight-week evaluation period, the Center's testing officials found the book to be among the top products for parents and those who work with children.

"We are honored to have First Response Guide to Street Drugs endorsed by The National Parenting Center," says Detective Walton. "This Seal of Approval underscores the fact that one of the most important roles in the battle to protect children from today's increasingly dangerous drug culture is to teach parents and professionals who work with kids what to watch for. Drugs like Ecstasy, Methamphetamine, G.H.B and others are more prevalent and readily available than ever before," he says, "and they're often glorified on TV, in the movies and in music. With the lure of drug use intensifying for kids, adults can't afford to be uneducated. They are a child's first line of defense."

Written in an easy-to-understand, quick-reference format, First Response Guide to Street Drugs shares 78 pages of expert information on today's most popular drugs. The book helps parents identify street drugs, spot drug paraphernalia, recognize signs and symptoms of drug use and interpret drug jargon. It also gives them candid information they can share with their children on the devastating effects of today's most popular drugs to help prevent drug experimentation.

About The National Parenting Center: The Center, headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, is dedicated to helping create better-informed parents as they tackle the challenges of parenting in the new millennium. The Center's Seal of Approval program is an independent testing procedure involving a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

About First Response Guide to Street Drugs: Published by Burnand Holding Co., Ltd., First Response Guide to Street Drugs is written by 23-year law enforcement officer and counter-drug trainer, Detective Steve Walton.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 78 pages
• Publisher: Burnand Holding Co. Ltd.; 2nd edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968926908
• ISBN-13: 978-0968926901
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,215,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars National Parenting Center Seal of Approval Winner, July 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Get the Dope on Dope: First Response Guide to Street Drugs, Volume 1 (Spiral-bound)

First Response Guide to Street Drugs has been awarded the National Parenting Center's prestigious SEAL OF APPROVAL after the results of an extensive evaluation process found it to be among the best products available for parents and those who work with young people. The Parenting Center issued the following review of First Response Guide to Street Drugs:

Good resource for anyone who works with or around children. A detective put this handbook and poster together to help inform us about the most popular drugs "out there". It also tells us about the effects of these drugs and key facts about them. This can be an extremely useful tool because its size and layout make it easy to reference quickly.

Parents found the drug paraphernalia section important because it told them things to be on the lookout for. Also identified are the physiological effects that parents can look for. The included poster gives very helpful visual appearances of many
of the most common drugs.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT RESOURCE! All Parents Need This Book, July 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Get the Dope on Dope: First Response Guide to Street Drugs, Volume 1 (Spiral-bound)

If you're a parent, teacher, school nurse, guidance counselor or someone who works with young people you need First Response Guide to Street Drugs! Detective Steve Walton has jammed 24 years of hard-earned street drug knowledge into this easy-to-understand guide. First Response Guide to Street Drugs helps you spot signs and symptoms of drug use in young people, recognize drug paraphernalia, interpret drug jargon, identify illict drugs like Ecstasy, Methamphetamine, GHB and others and gives you straightforward information on the devastating effects of drug use that you can share with your kids to help prevent potentially deadly experimentation.

In today's ever-changing and increasingly dangerous drug culture, young people from all socio-economic backgrounds can be susceptible to the lure of drug use. First Response Guide to Street Drugs will be your primary informational source to help you keep them safe. What this book teaches you could save a child's life.

5.0 out of 5 stars First Response Guide to Street Drugs, July 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Get the Dope on Dope: First Response Guide to Street Drugs, Volume 1 (Spiral-bound)

After watching a presentation by Detective Walton, I bought his book, "First Response Guide to Street Drugs".

This book has opened my eyes as to what signs, symptoms and paraphernalia to look for when dealing with students in my school.

The poster is an awesome addition to the book because it shows actual photographs of the drugs and the paraphernalia. I totally recommend this book to anyone who has kids in their life.