In the Shadow of the White House: Drugs, Death, and Redemption on the Streets of the Nation's Capital -- by Mike Tidwell (Author) (Book)
Mike Tidwell's story of counseling homeless drug addicts begins with the startling contrast of the pomp and circumstance of the President's inaugural ceremonies to the desperate poverty in the...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
House That Crack Built -- by Clark Taylor, Jan Dicks (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Written in a hip - hop rhythm and based on "The House That Jack Built," the new cumulative rhyme focuses attention on the drug trade and abuse of crack cocaine. No stone is left unturned as the text...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Crack and Cocaine Drug Dangers -- by Paul Robbins (Author) (Book - Child)
"Cocaine and crack are dangerous, addictive drugs. Author Paul R. Robbins, Ph.D. explores the physical, emotional, historical and societal effects of these harmful drugs, and the consequences of the...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Danger: Cocaine -- by Ruth Chier (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes how cocaine is made and the dangers of using it." --Barnesandnoble.com
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Danger: Crack -- by Ruth Chier (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes how crack is made from cocaine and the dangers of using it." --Barnesandnoble.com
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Craving for Ecstasy: How Our Passions Become Addictions and What We Can Do About Them -- by Harvey Milkman, Stanley Sunderwirth (Authors) (Book)
"Addictive behavior goes far beyond the compulsive use of drugs and alcohol. It is possible to become addicted to what may seem a harmless pleasure such as sex, jogging, watching television, or...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Cocaine: Effects on the Developing Brain -- by John Harvey, Barry Kosofsky (Authors) (Book)
"Challenging "traditional thinking about both the 'rise' and 'fall' of drug problems" (which makes legal prohibition the pivotal point in the story), Cocaine: From Medical Marvel to Modern Menace in...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Biological Basis of Cocaine Addiction -- by Vanya Quinones-Jenab (Author) (Book)
"In the last 25 years, cocaine addiction has been established as a chronic relapsing brain disease. Research on the abuse of this drug should be based on complex constructs of genetic, environmental,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Club Drugs (Online)
Club drugs are being used by young adults at all-night dance parties such as "raves" or "trances," dance clubs, and bars. MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD are some of...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is a multi-dimensional effort to educate and empower youth to reject illicit drugs. The campaign uses a variety of media to reach parents and youth,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)