Breggin, Peter Roger
Summary: In a study of the side effects of psychotropic drugs that are being used to treat a variety of mental and emotional ailments, it looks at the influence of antidepressants, stimulants and tranquilizers in a scathing indictment of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 BRESummary: "Deaths due to drug related overdose in the United States are 115 people every day. Thousands of families are affected by the drug epidemic in this country, and it is a serious national crisis. The parents, siblings, friends, and loved ones left behind are faced with many unanswerable questions, made worse by the stigma associated with this kind of death. The truth is that addiction is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 AMOBoulley, Angeline
Summary: "Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi's hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Audiobooks, Call number: YA PA FIC BOUSummary: While uncovering every aspect of the Vioxx disaster and other prescription drug tragedies, the authors expose the dark corners of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CinemaSalute Srl 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WELAngell, Marcia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RB Large Print 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 615.1 ANGTheodore, Alan.
Summary: Describes the characteristics and effects of various drugs derived from plants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 1988
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Summary: Angell watched drug companies stray from their original mission of discovering and manufacturing useful drugs and instead become vast marketing machines with unprecedented control over their own fortunes. She saw them gain nearly limitless influence over medical research, education, and how doctors do their jobs. She sympathized as the American public, particularly the elderly, struggled and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 338.4 ANGBoulley, Angeline
Summary: A groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who goes undercover to root out the crime and corruption threatening her community.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BOUHart, Carl L.
Summary: "From one of the world's foremost experts on the effects of recreational drugs on the mind and body, a powerful argument that the greatest dangers from drugs flow from their being illegal, and a field guide to their use as part of a responsible and happy life. Dr. Carl Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former Chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.973 HARQuinones, Sam
Summary: From the best-selling author of Dreamland comes a searing follow-up that explores fentanyl and the quiet yet groundbreaking steps communities are taking to end the opioid crisis nationwide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 QUIWhitaker, Robert.
Summary: Presents a controversial assessment of the rise in mental illness-related disabilities and considers if drug-based care may be fueling illness rates throughout the past half century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.89 WHIWesthoff, Ben
Summary: "A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illicit industry that has created a worldwide epidemic, ravaging communities and overwhelming and confounding government agencies that are challenged to combat it. "A whole new crop of chemicals is radically changing the recreational drug landscape," writes Ben Westhoff. "These are known as Novel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.783 WESSummary: The Altered Consciousness Collection box set of award winning documentaries explores the frontiers of human consciousness and the iconic pioneers who opened the doors of perception. From early LSD research and hypnotic dream machines to the transformational powers of Eastern spirituality, The Altered Consciousness Collection reveals the sub-culture of enlightenment seekers who influenced a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alive Mind 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ALTSummary: A feature documentary film following six individuals deploying and grappling with the current systemic failures of how we have dealt with addiction and their journey to develop and employ new, innovative, and often controversial solutions to the problem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TIPKusanagi, Mizuho
Summary: "Yona's travels take her to the Water Tribe's territory, which is said to be the most beautiful area in the Kingdom of Kohka. But despite this region's reputation, a drug known as 'nadai' has spread throughout the land. When one of Yona's friends becomes affected by nadai, how far will Yona go to help him?"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018
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Summary: Presents the author's observations on the mystical world of Yaqui sorcerer Don Juan Matus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.7 CASKramer, Peter D.
Summary: "Do antidepressants actually work, or are they just glorified dummy pills? How can we tell one way or the other?In Ordinarily Well, the celebrated psychiatrist and author Peter D. Kramer addresses the growing mistrust of antidepressants among the medical establishment and the broader public by taking the long view. He charts the history of the drugs' development and the research that tests...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615 KRAMurphy, Julie
Summary: When she's not hanging out with her two best friends, Matt and Ches, Faith Herbert is volunteering at the local animal shelter or obsessing over the long-running teen drama The Grove. So far, her senior year has been spent trying to sort out her feelings for her maybe-crush Johnny and making plans to stay close to Grandma Lou after graduation. And there's the small matter of recently...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MURTroy, Sandy.
Summary: "Captain Trips depicts the life, work, and philosophy of this nonconformist rock legend, counterculture hero, and symbol of the Sixties. It contains exclusive interviews with Phil Lesh, David Nelson, Rock Scully, Jorma Kaukonen, Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia (Jerry's second wife and perhaps closest friend), Jerry himself, and many others. As lead guitarist of the Dead, Garcia has played before...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GARCIA, JERRY TROKrajnik, Elizabeth
Summary: "Children are taught from a young age that drugs and alcohol are bad. This informative book explores the reasons why. Using accessible language and full-color images, this text explains what drugs are and what they do to your body. Readers will learn that some types of drugs, such as medicines, are helpful, but can be dangerous when used inappropriately. Tough topics such as addiction and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.45 KRASummary: Award-winning true crime documentary explores the lives and untimely passings of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean, two Black gay men who both died from meth overdoses at the home of West Hollywood politico Ed Buck. Powerful and galvanizing, simultaneously investigates the crimes and offers a cautionary tale to keep these events from repeating.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GEMTone, Andrea
Summary: "Our reliance on anti-anxiety medication is a creation of the last half-century. When the first tranquilizer - Miltown - went on the market in 1955, pharmaceutical executives worried that there wouldn't be interest in stress relief in the form of a pill. At mid-century, talk therapy remained the treatment of choice. But Miltown quickly became a sensation - the first psychotropic blockbuster in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.7882 TONSummary: It is filmmaker Chris Bell's (Bigger Stronger Faster) hard-hitting and thought-provoking expose of Big Pharma, its marketing practices and their impact on the staggering level of addiction to prescription drugs in North America. Executive Produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley, this documentary is compelling viewing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016