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Cover -- Other Titles in the Investigate Drugs Series -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Danger in the Club -- Stories of Club Drug Abuse -- Past-Year Use of Illicit Drugs and Pharmaceuticals among 12th Graders -- DID YOU KNOW? Peer Pressure -- What You Need to Know -- DID YOU KNOW? The Number One Club Drug: Alcohol -- Chapter 2: MDMA/Ecstasy - A Night Out Turns Deadly -- Methyl-Who? -- Deceiving Looks -- This Is Your Brain on Drugs -- When You Can't Stop -- DID YOU KNOW? What's in This Stuff -- Chapter 3: Ketamine, Bad Medicine -- Keta-who? -- Abusing Ketamine -- DID YOU KNOW? Ketamine's a Real Downer -- When You Can't Stop -- How to Identify-and Avoid-Ketamine -- DID YOU KNOW? The Name Game -- Chapter 4: Crystal Meth - Shattered Lives -- DID YOU KNOW? Amphetamine -- Metham-what? -- A High That Kills -- When You Can't Stop -- The Price We All Pay -- DID YOU KNOW? The Name Game -- Chapter 5: GHB and ROHYPNOL - "Date Rape" Drugs -- GHB? -- Heather's Story: Rohypnol -- "Date Rape" Drugs -- So How Do You Know? -- Staying Safe -- DID YOU KNOW? Cracking Down -- DID YOU KNOW? The Name Game -- Assault Aside -- Chapter 6: LSD - A Bad Trip -- Lysergic-who? -- A Drug of All Shapes and Sizes -- Tripping -- DID YOU KNOW? LSD For Good? -- DID YOU KNOW? The Name Game -- When You Can't Stop -- Chapter 7: Getting Help -- Treatment for Drug Addiction -- DID YOU KNOW? Drug Schedules? -- DID YOU KNOW? Places to Go For Help -- DID YOU KNOW? Emergency Room Visits -- Chapter Notes -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Further Reading -- Internet Addresses -- Index -- Back Cover

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This study described the prevalence and risk factors for nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPD) among injection drug users (IDUs) recruited at syringe exchange programs (SEPs) in California. Interviews were conducted with 1,586 IDUs recruited from 24 SEPs across three annual cross-sections between 2001 and 2003. Any NMPD use in the past 6 months was reported by 17% of the sample. Factors independently associated with depressant use include recent participation in a drug treatment program, recent injection of heroin, and frequency of injection. Factors independently associated with opioid use include frequency of injection and history of incarceration. NMPD depressant use increased the odds of a nonfatal overdose in the past year. The authors' findings represent a first step toward creating an epidemiologic profile of NMPD use that may be useful for targeting the implementation of interventions that are effective in reducing overdoses, a significant cause of mortality among IDUs worldwide.

Date rape drugs earn their name from the primary motivation for their use: to facilitate sexual assault against an unwitting victim. Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), ketamine, and Rohypnol are the three main types of drugs referred to as date rape drugs, though alcohol is the most common drug used to facilitate date rape. Although each of these drugs differs in their effect on the body, they all act as sedatives, frequently causing unconsciousness and amnesia. Easily dissolved in liquids, a date rape drug placed in a victim's drink can be consumed unknowingly and render the victim unconscious. Aft

This title discusses the terrible physical and mental consequences of prescription drug abuse and addiction, especially to the developing bodies and minds of teens. Written for middle school students, the text is vividly descriptive yet scientific-minded

This book addresses trends in counterfeit drugs over the past 5-10 years, and discusses approaches to reducing counterfeit medicines in the market. The text shows perspectives from both crime lab and toxicology lab personnel, as well as academic researchers.

Intro -- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ABUSE EDUCATION AND DIVERSION CONTROL EFFORTS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ABUSE EDUCATION AND DIVERSION CONTROL EFFORTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 PRESCRIPTION PAIN RELIEVER ABUSE: AGENCIES HAVE BEGUN COORDINATING EDUCATION EFFORTS, BUT NEED TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS* -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- Prescription Pain Relievers -- Preventing Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse and Misuse -- Federal Agencies Involved in Preventing Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse and Misuse -- Federal Data Sources Used to Monitor Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse and Misuse -- KEY MEASURES OF PRESCRIPTION PAIN RELIEVER ABUSE AND MISUSE HAVE INCREASED NATIONWIDE -- Key Measures of Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse and Misuse Increased from 2003 to 2009 -- Increasing Availability and High-Risk Behaviors Likely Contributed to the Increases in Adverse Health Consequences -- FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE USING VARIOUS STRATEGIES TO EDUCATE PRESCRIBERS ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO PRESCRIPTION PAIN RELIEVER ABUSE AND MISUSE -- FEDERAL AGENCIES GENERALLY FOLLOWED KEY PRACTICES WHEN DEVELOPING PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS -- All Agencies Followed Almost All Key Practices -- Efforts Varied in Size and Approach -- All Agencies Followed the Key Practice of Establishing Process Metrics but Most Did Not Assess Program Outcomes -- FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE BEGUN COORDINATING SIMILAR PUBLIC AND PRESCRIBER EDUCATION EFFORTS, BUT HAVE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE RESOURCES -- Federal Agencies Operate Similar Public and Prescriber Education Programs -- Federal Agencies Coordinate Their Educational Efforts through Three Main Mechanisms and Have Increasingly Relied on Key Practices for Coordination -- Federal Agencies Have Missed Opportunities to Leverage Resources among Efforts with Similar Goals