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Cocaine
By Lennard-Brown, Sarah
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-73986-893-5
- Publisher
- Chicago : Raintree, c2005.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2005
Gr 8-10 Accessible books that adequately cover the history, the physical and mental effects, and the impact on society of illegal drugs. All three titles have sidebars, quotations, and diagrams to aid in understanding, as well as color photographs, some graphic, of users. They will be of interest to report writers and general readers and appeal to reluctant readers. Elliot-Wright clearly addresses the seriousness of an addiction to heroin. Social impacts such as neglected children, crime and prostitution, smuggling, and gangs are discuss...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
