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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Toby, a prematurely gray-haired Pittsburgh Pirates fan and baseball card collector, tries to cope with his brother's drug use, his father's absence, and his mother dating Stanley the Food King.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
LSD has had a colorful history, to say the least. First developed for medical purposes, it was soon adopted by mental health therapists and spiritual seekers. Experimented with by both the military and the CIA, the drug was eventually adopted by hippies seeking to "turn on, tune in, and drop out." LSD and other hallucinogens have since become a staple of party and club culture. This colorful history, however, belies the very real dangers and destructiveness...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When synthetic opioids were developed a quarter-century ago, many physicians believed the drugs would help alleviate the pain caused by severe injuries and debilitating diseases. But while the drugs do deaden pain, they can lead to devastating addiction as well as death through overdose. Meanwhile, the natural opioid heroin continues to be a much-abused illegal drug that threatens the lives of its users.
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Over-prescription of painkillers has led to opioid addiction among people in all segments of American society. This in turn has increased addiction to other opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl. The Opioid Crisis examines why opioid abuse has become one of the most urgent public health issues of our time."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A tumultuous love affair between Reena and Sawyer ends when Sawyer abruptly abandons their Florida town, causing Reena to bear their child alone and struggle with mistrust when Sawyer returns three years later.
7) Dope sick
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seeing no way out of his difficult life in Harlem, seventeen-year-old Jeremy "Lil J" Dance flees into a house after a drug deal goes awry and meets a weird man who shows different turning points in Lil J's life when he could have made better choices.
9) Limitless
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Eddie Morra, a burnt-out writer, discovers a top-secret pill that unlocks 100% of his brain's capacity. He instantly acquires mind-bending talents and mesmerizing visions that bring him big money, beautiful women, and limitless success. But his dream life soon becomes a waking nightmare, as the drug's brutal side effects take their toll and Eddie finds himself entangled with a cunning Wall Street power broker who wants everything Eddie has, and more....
10) Flight
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A seasoned airline pilot miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on the plane.
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Andria's twin sister, Iris, had adoring friends, a cool boyfriend, a wicked car, and a shelf full of soccer trophies. She had everything, in fact--including a drug problem. Six months after Iris's death, Andria is trying to keep her grades, her friends, and her family from falling apart. But stargazing and books aren't enough to ward off her guilt that she--the freak with the scary illness and all-black wardrobe--is still here when Iris isn't. And...
13) Do no harm
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Mother of a kindergartener, married to her police detective soulmate, Emma has a rewarding career as a doctor at the local hospital. When her son, Josh, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, she is determined to save him. Emma makes the risky decision to sell opioids to fund the life-saving treatment Josh needs. When somebody ends up dead, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues-- with her own husband leading the chase. With her son's life hanging...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Drug addiction is a pervasive problem across the United States. Addiction in the United States is a pandemic. It is taking lives, ruining health, and destroying families"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
While using a public library computer to find help for her mother who is addicted to pain medicine, twelve-year-old Jolene witnesses a friend's livestreamed crash-landing in the Arizona desert and embarks on a journey to rescue her.
18) Crisis
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new non-addictive painkiller to market....
19) Family of liars
Author
Series
We were liars volume Prequel
Publisher
Delacourt Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow. A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Welcome back to the Sinclair family. They were always liars.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
High school junior Becca is just a "band geek" until when her friends introduce her to molly, a form of ecstasy, and she finds herself with new friends--even a boyfriend--but soon learns there is a price to her newfound popularity.
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