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Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The use of drugs by athletes has been a source of controversy within the sports world for several decades. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines issues related to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sports. Topics include: Should PED Use by Athletes Be Acceptable? How Much Do PEDs Actually Improve Performance? Does Testing for PED Use Deter Athletes from...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Over two million teens smoke pot, some everyday, and ONE TOKE: A Survival Guide for Teens by Marc Aronoff, MA LMHC, is the first book to address this fact in a straight-forward and useful manner. Written by a licensed mental health counselor who has worked with youth at risk for over 20 years, the book is about making smart decisions and harm reduction, offering clear, cogent counsel for teens and parents who are open to guidance about the realities...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
At age fourteen, Cyndy Etler had escaped from her violent home only to be reported as a runaway and sent to a drug rehabilitation facility that changed her world. Behind the closed doors of Straight, Inc., the program used bizarre and intimidating methods to treat its patients. In this memoir, Cyndy recounts the living nightmare that she endured for sixteen months at Straight, Inc.
6) Ben is back
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ben Burns, a drug-addicted teenager, shows up unexpectedly to visit his family on Christmas Eve. His wary mother welcomes him, but after finding out he's still in danger, she must to do everything she can to help her family.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
30th anniversay edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 37 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Five high school students-- a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase-- find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of the Rebel's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sol and Liz are a couple on the cusp. He's a professional cyclist in the Tour de France, a workhorse, but not yet a star. She's a geneticist on the brink of a major discovery, either that or a loss of funding. They've just welcomed their first child into the world, and their bright future lies just before them-if only they can reach out and grab it.
But as Liz's research slows, as Sol starts doping, their dreams grow murkier and the risks graver....
10) Helping your chemically dependent teenager recover: a guide for parents and other concerned adults
Author
Publisher
Hazelden
Pub. Date
1998, c1991
Physical Desc
v, 139 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A guide for parents of chemically dependent teens that covers the four recovery stages of crisis control, stability and structure, consistency and balance, and attachment; relapses; treatment programs; and self-help for parents. Also presents the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon.
11) The towering sky
Author
Series
Thousandth floor volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York, 2119, is a skyscraper city, fueled by impossible dreams. A new investigation on what happened in Dubai forces Leda to seek help from the person she's spent all year trying to forget. Rylin is reunited with an old flame, but when she starts seeing Cord again, she finds herself torn between two worlds, and two very different boys. Calliope is playing a long con that costs more than she bargained for... and her lies are beginning to catch up...
12) Kill zone: 2
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Undercover cop Kit becomes a junkie in order to catch Mr Hung, the mastermind behind a crime syndicate. When the operation goes sour and Kit blows his cover, his supervisor and uncle Wah decides to terminate the operation.
13) Cherry: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Quality Paperback Book Club
Pub. Date
2001?]
Physical Desc
276 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
14) Trainspotting
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Collector's ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose Trainspotting. Director Danny Boyle thrills in this 'original, daring' tale of a group of young drug addicts wheeling through blue collar Edinburgh that earned an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Trainspotting electrified audiences and critics with its hilariously dark humor, stunning visuals and sharp honest take on both the exhilarating highs, and the terrifying lows,...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Smart but selfish heart surgeon Hugh Knight and his dysfunctional family face their biggest challenges yet in the final season of the hit Australian dramedy. After a year of fire, floods, and asbestos, Whyhope Hospital has been forced to shut down and temporarily relocate to a veterinary clinic, plunging Hugh's hometown into turmoil. Ambitious administrator Sharna arrives to provide aid but promptly fires Hugh2s politician mother and takes over the...
Publisher
KET
Pub. Date
c1984
Physical Desc
1 dvd (ca. 75 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
The first story explores one teenager's loss of a friend to drugs and her battle against the peer pressure she faces when she decides to tell the truth. The second story is about teen pregnancy and the options.
19) Drugs
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
c2017
Physical Desc
112 p. : b&w ill., col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Drugs have become a part of modern society in both their legal and illegal forms. This book asks the important questions about both medicinal drugs and drugs of abuse. Why do some people take drugs? How harmful and addictive are they? Why are antibiotics no longer working? Should all drugs be legalized in the future?
20) The program
Publisher
[Entertainment One]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during his Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.
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