From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs - Softcover

Andrew T. Weil; Winifred Rosen

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9780395911525: From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs

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ISBN 10: 0395911524 ISBN 13: 9780395911525

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1998

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Drugs are as pervasive as ever, and parents and children alike need complete, unbiased information about how drugs affect the mind and the body. Weil and Rosen cover a wide range of available substances, from coffee to marijuana, from antihistamines to psychedelics, from steroids to the new "smart drugs."

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About the Author:

Winifred Rosen was raised and educated in New York City, where for several years she taught high school English and literature. She then began writing books for children and young adults. Her titles include Henrietta, the Wild Woman of Borneo (a Newbery Award nominee); Cruisin for a Bruisin; and Three Romances: Love Stories from Camelot Retold. She now lives on Long Island, where she divides her time between writing and landscape gardening.

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Since drug use has occurred throughout history and within most cultures, the authors in this updated edition of their original work ( LJ 3/15/83) believe that "education based on truthful information is the only solution to the drug problem." In straightforward language, Weil and Rosen distinguish between drug use and drug abuse and stress the importance of developing a "good relationship" with drugs. Because the authors do not condemn drug use (legal or illegal), their volume may be considered unorthodox by some. Each chapter deals with a specific class of drugs, such as stimulants, depressants, and psychedelics, and describes the different effects of drugs in each category. At the end of each chapter are some precautions for using those drugs and also suggested readings for more information. Aimed at young people and their parents and teachers, this book offers an alternative way of looking at drug use. Recommended for public libraries.
- Kathleen McQuiston, Philadelphia Coll. of Pharmacy & Science
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. (Library Journal )

No one can argue that our society likes altered states of consciousness-even if it's just a chocolate rush from a candy bar. This book is a fascinating primer and history on mind-altering substances. It doesn't advocate or judge; it just presents the risks and benefits, non-hysterically, on the substances floating around out there today, from magic mushrooms to marijuana to cold remedies. Very few of us are truly "drug free," so you might want to get the scoop on what's going in before you ingest it. -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by Ilene Rosoff (The WomanSource Catalog & Review )

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