The Great Brain Robbery: What Everyone Should Know About Teenagers and Drugs

128 pages. cover worn, owners stamp ffepValuable information for adults and adolescents about the high number of emer ging drugs and the history and sources of these drugs are neither oversimplified nor exaggerated. This straightforward look shares important information into ho w the brain works and why drug use is so devastating and harmful to adolescents, including clear and concise explanations of even the most difficult scientific concepts behind drugs-how they affect the brain as well as the acute and chronic side effects they have on the body. The result is a book filled with sobering f acts, figures, and tangible scientific data on a subject where a lack of proper knowledge has powerful ramifications. This new edition is updated with informati on on designer drugs P and E, GBH, and herbal highs. Editorial Reviews About t he Author Tom Scott is an award-winning journalist, cartoonist, columnist, docum entary filmmaker, screenwriter, and playwright. Trevor Grice is the director of the Life Education Trust and has lectured extensively in Australia and the Unite d States. He is also a drug counselor, an industry advisor, and a speaker to hig h school students and their parents.…