Books in Dangerous Drugs series

This drug is not legal in the United States but it is in other countries, where it is used as an anesthetic before surgery or as treatment for insomnia. However, this drug is available in the US and is much more powerful than others in its class. It has been used for criminal purposes such as date rape and robbery. This book lists the criteria for the USDAs drug schedule, and contains sidebars on what the drug looks like, on the risks of falling into chronic depression, on ways to combat date-rape drugs, and on how to intervene with someone who is abusing the drug.

Did you know that a cigarette contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including formaldehyde, lead, and cyanide? Were you aware that tobacco kills more than 400,000 Americans each year? Even nonsmokers are not safe, with an average of 40,000 deaths attributed annually to secondhand smoke. Dangerous Drugs, Tobacco and Nicotine looks at the history behind this highly addictive drug and the damaging -- and often deadly -- effects it has on the human body,