Drugs and Birth Defects
Schniderman and Hurwitz
1995
Another choice from the Drug Abuse Prevention Library. I’ve lost count of how many have appeared on our site. This series had a ridiculous number of volumes. (There are probably more but you can find a couple of examples here, here, and here.) We also have the companion book about fetal alcohol syndrome.
Focus on Nicotine and Caffeine
Perry
1990
Submitter: It’s a little jarring to see nicotine and caffeine lumped together. Maybe nicotine has decreased in “everyday drug” status since 1990 or maybe I just don’t take caffeine seriously enough, but it seems like an odd pairing. And the “current” stats (from 1989) on smoking are obviously a little of out date by now—down from 29% to about 14% in 2019, per the CDC. The sentence “Like little smokestacks, smokers send out poisonous gasses into the world around them and deep into the world inside them” is pretty great though.
Holly: I think you’re right – smoking is just not as commonplace as it was when this book was published. Caffeine use, however, is still very prevalent. And I agree – we don’t generally lump those two drugs together. Maybe also because there’s no age-related law on purchasing caffeinated foods and beverages. Kids can buy a chocolate candy bar and a Coke; they can’t buy cigarettes.
Teen Guide to Pregnancy, Drugs, and Smoking
Hawksley
1989
My inner snotty self wants to joke that you should save the drugs and smoking until after the kids are born, since that’s when you will really need it, especially during the teen years.
The Parents’ Guide to Drugs Andrews 1972 This book is a pretty non judgmental handbook about the drugs and culture surrounding them. There are lots of resources in the pages, and most of them are defunct. Unlike a lot of
It’s Happening Simmons and Winograd 1966 Is the younger generation confusing you? Do you need help translating all the crazy lingo those hippie kids are passing around? Do they ever get haircuts? Inquiring minds want to know. We have featured
Hallucinogenic Plants Schultes 1976 I love this book! It’s interesting and accessible. This is one of those books that would work with both adults and youth. A few google searches told me that Shultes is considered the father of ethnobotany.
Peer Pressure Eager 1994 Another book for the teens battling peer pressure. Our author is here to give you the 411 on all things teen peer pressure. The message is pretty clear: be your own person, so long as you
The Wasted Years Stearn 1968 (original copyright 1959) Earlier this year we published a post about teen sex depravity, or what I like to call “nonfiction erotica.” A serious subject is presented with “facts” and reporting that is salacious at
