The single-most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, this resource is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Consumer Health Complete provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Offers more than 2,000 full-text sources, with improved functionality, and a fun and easy-to-use search interface. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.
SIRS® Issues Researcher helps students make sense of the world by offering relevant, credible resources that tell the whole story on major issues and world conflicts of the day. Start with SIRS Issues Researcher for background and current analysis necessary for research and understanding of 330+ current and pervasive Leading Issues.
Analysis and opinions cover the pros, cons, and everything in between on the most researched and debated social issues. Editorially created Topic Overview pages help build solid foundations for understanding the issue. Critical Thinking and Information Literacy skills are promoted through engaging Essential Questions with answers, and viewpoint articles.
Information about commonly abused drugs. Drug Guide from The Partnership at Drugfree.org is a comprehensive and up-to-date source of drug information including drug descriptions, slang terms, short-term and long-term effects, images, and federal classifications.
Drugs facts from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. This educational website, sponsored by the DEA, encourages teens to consider how drugs affect health, social life, and their future.
Commonly abused prescription drugs chart from NIH. A list of commonly abused prescription drugs, including their common and street names, how they are administered, and their potential health effects.
This title examines how inhalants and club, prescription, and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs affect individuals and society, investigates how people are working to put an end to drug abuse, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue.
Discusses the dangers and negative effects of new designer drugs, including how they affect the body and brain, their addictive qualities, and the legal consequences of using them. Includes a list of additional resources, a glossary, and an index.
ntroduces teens to the harmful bodily and psychological effects drugs and alcohol can have on them, as well as what smoking and drinking can do to their relationships.
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Club and Prescription Drug Abuse by 
New Drugs by 
Over-The-Counter Medications by 
Alcohol and Tobacco by 
Marijuana : Legal & Developmental Consequences by 
