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Taking sides: Clashing views in drugs and society / selected, edited, and with introductions by Raymond Goldberg.

Contributor(s): Series: Taking sides | McGraw-Hill contemporary learning seriesPublication details: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, c2012.Edition: 10th edDescription: xxviii, 451 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780078050220 (pbk.) :
  • 0078050227 (pbk.) :
Other title:
  • Clashing views in drugs and society
  • Drugs and society
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV5825 .T37 2012
Contents:
Should laws against drug use remain restrictive? -- Should the United States put more emphasis on stopping the importation of drugs? -- Should the United States drinking age remain at 21? -- Should salvia be banned? -- Should women who use drugs lose custody of their children? -- Is drug addiction a brain disease? -- Should there be more regulation of performance-enhancing drugs? -- Are the risks of secondhand smoke overstated? -- Should laws prohibiting marijuana use be relaxed? -- Should drug addicts be given access to free needles? -- Is caffeine a health risk? -- Should school-age children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) be treated with Ritalin and other stimulants? -- Do consumers benefit when prescription drugs are advertised? -- Should smokeless tobacco be promoted as an alternative to cigarette smoking? -- Is alcoholism hereditary? -- Should marijuana be approved for medical use? -- Should schools drug test students? -- Does drug abuse treatment work? -- Should schools enforce a zero tolerance drug policy?
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection HV 5825 .T37 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available TOPIC BOOKS 5131172

Includes bibliographical references.

Should laws against drug use remain restrictive? -- Should the United States put more emphasis on stopping the importation of drugs? -- Should the United States drinking age remain at 21? -- Should salvia be banned? -- Should women who use drugs lose custody of their children? -- Is drug addiction a brain disease? -- Should there be more regulation of performance-enhancing drugs? -- Are the risks of secondhand smoke overstated? -- Should laws prohibiting marijuana use be relaxed? -- Should drug addicts be given access to free needles? -- Is caffeine a health risk? -- Should school-age children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) be treated with Ritalin and other stimulants? -- Do consumers benefit when prescription drugs are advertised? -- Should smokeless tobacco be promoted as an alternative to cigarette smoking? -- Is alcoholism hereditary? -- Should marijuana be approved for medical use? -- Should schools drug test students? -- Does drug abuse treatment work? -- Should schools enforce a zero tolerance drug policy?

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