Heroin /
Jane Bingham.
- Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2006.
- 56 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
- What's the deal? .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 55) and index.
Heroin-What's the deal? -- A powerful poppy -- Heroin for sale -- Taking heroin -- Who takes heroin? -- Why do people take heroin? -- Dangerous messages -- What does heroin do? -- The heroin trap -- Deadly heroin -- Deadly needles -- Long-term effects -- Broken lives -- Babies and children at risk -- Kicking the habit -- The heroin business -- Picking up the pieces -- Taking a stand -- What about the addicts? -- Help and advice.
Horn Book, April 2006
Presents an introduction to heroin, explaining why people use it, why its becomes so addictive, and how drug abuse can be prevented.