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Heroin risks / Peggy J. Parks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parks, Peggy J., 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heroin--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Heroin.
- Drug addiction--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Drug addiction.
- Place of Publication:
- ReferencePoint Press
- Summary:
- "Heroin has always been a dangerous drug, but in recent years it has become deadlier than ever. That is because illicit drug producers are cutting it with a powerful synthetic opioid known as fentanyl. As the opioid crisis rages on in the United States, health officials and addiction experts are distressed as well as perplexed about how to stop it-and there are no simple answers"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A formidable problem nationwide
- The stranglehold of addiction
- Heroin's destructive health effects
- The challenges of treatment and recovery
- Stopping heroin addiction before it starts.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-68282-906-5
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