Marylou Ambrose
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Nineteen million new STD infections occur each year. STDs have been around since there were humans, yet the history, causes, symptoms, treatment, and current topics surrounding these diseases are not always adequately addressed because of fear, embarrassment, and social stigma. This informative book discusses the causes and symptoms of the most common STDs, answers important questions, shows how real people deal with STDs, and much more.
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Straightforward information about alcohol, from the physical effects it has on someone's body to reasons why people drink, underage drinking, alcohol's effects on the body, and its influence on behavior and mental health. Personal stories and the latest statistics bring the dangers of alcohol abuse into focus.
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Meth...crank...ice...No matter what you call it, methamphetamine is an extremely addictive drug. It is expensive and gives users what appears to endless energy. Authors Marylou Ambrose and Veronica Deisler look at the epidemic spread of methamphetamines abuse in the United States. Personal stories and the latest statistics bring the deadly impact of this drug into focus.
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Diabetes can affect anyone from children to teens, and even to Olympic athletes, and famous performers. This informative book will answer questions about diabetes: what it is and what it does to the body, how glucose and insulin work, why not every diabetic has to inject insulin, how a healthy diet and exercise can help people avoid Type 2 diabetes, and how amazing advances in treatment may someday make insulin injections a thing of the past.
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Everyone has heard of eating disorders. Readers and viewers of television, magazines, tabloids, and the Internet are kept up to date on which celebrities are too thin and which are too fat, but how much do people really understand about these psychological illnesses. This book demystifies the complex causes of eating disorders, discusses a myriad of treatment options, addresses helpful preventative measures, and highlights real people living with...
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