Opioids and Their Dangers

Contributor(s): Hamen, Susan E (Author)

ISBN: 9781682827130

Publisher: Brightpoint Press

Hardcover

$33.95

Pub Date: August 1, 2019

Dewey: 362.293

LCCN: 2019005409

Lexile Code: 0690

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: 13 to 17

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 9.40" L x 6.70" W ( 0.75 lbs) 80 pages

BISAC Categories:

Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Drugs Alcohol Substance Abuse

Series: Drugs and Their Dangers

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000521409 ( Opioids and Their Dangers)

Reading level: 5.40

Interest level: UG

Point value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Opioids come in many forms, including prescribed painkillers that can be dangerous when misused. The deadly drug heroin is also an opioid. Opioids and Their Dangers examines what opioids are and what the risks of using them are. Readers will learn about the physical damages the opioids do to the body, how addiction affects others, and what treatment for opioid dependence looks like.

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