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"The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs. On the eve of World War II, Germany was a pharmaceutical powerhouse, and companies such as Merck and Bayer cooked up cocaine, opiates, and, most of all, methamphetamines, to be consumed by everyone from factory workers to housewives to millions of German soldiers. In fact,...
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Today's teens are more exposed to illegal, prescription and over the counter drugs than ever before. Many teens are starting to see drug use as part of the normal teenage experience whether to escape, self-medicate, get instant gratification, or hide feelings of low self-esteem and lack of confidence. This program discusses the ways teens can resist pressure to try drugs, ways they can say "no" to their friends and the dangers and consequences if...
13) Drug abuse
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Offers a frank, clear-eyed, no-holes-barred examination of drug abuse from the most commonly abused drugs, to how drug abuse begins and progresses to the dangerous and deadly consequences of drug abuse.
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I'm literally rotting... there's nothing I can think of that's good in my life, says Ashley, who smokes as many as 100 hits of heroin a day and is barely out of her teens. For eight months, ABC News producers followed Ashley and two other heroin abusers through the agony of addiction. Dylan, a rehab veteran, has three younger brothers who openly fear for his life. Justin is even more at risk: he struggles alone, thousands of miles away from his family....
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Examines attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and the drug most commonly prescribed to treat it: Ritalin. Identifies the recreational misuse of Ritalin by college students and young professionals, the side effects of using the drug, and how Ritalin abuse is being treated.
17) The Voice of Ice
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This dark and atmospheric program reveals the experiences of ice addiction - told directly by three recovering addicts. Each shares how they started using ice, how it made them feel, how it affected their lives and those around them, and why they decided to get clean. It concludes with each person reading a letter they have written to their 15-year-old selves.
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Bonds, Armstrong, Landis, Giambi, Palmeiro - all are on an ever-growing list of prominent athletes whose names have come up in relation to sports doping. An important issue that will remain in the news for years to come, this book explores this headline issue. It explains what doping is, offers a brief history, and discusses anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs.