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67) Glass
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 8
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Eighteen-year-old Kristina is determined to manage her crystal meth addiction in order to take care of her newborn son, but when the pull of the drug becomes too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.
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Health watch volume no. 100
Pub. Date
2016.
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Nationally and in Colorado, opioid use disorders have emerged as a significant public health concern. Starting in the 1990s, opioid prescriptions (or, pain medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and their combination with acetaminophen) began to rise nationwide. The dramatic increase in use has been associated with dependency, addiction, and other adverse health events including, but not limited to: heroin use disorders, spread of hepatitis...
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Sylvie Snow knows the pressures of expectations: a woman is supposed to work hard but never be tired; age gracefully but always be beautiful; fix the family problems but always be carefree. Sylvie does the grocery shopping, the laundry, the scheduling, the schlepping, and the PTA-ing, while planning the Bar Mitzvah of her son, Teddy, and cheerfully tending to her husband, Paul, who's been lying on the sofa with a broken ankle. She's also secretly...
71) Crank
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Crank trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
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Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life.
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Dave Robicheaux novels volume 24
Pub. Date
2024.
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"James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave's partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop the ruthless smugglers of a dangerous new drug. Clete Purcel-private investigator, former cop, and war veteran with a hard shell covering just a few soft spots-is Dave Robicheaux's longtime friend and partner in detective work. But he has a troubled past. When Clete...
73) Fallout
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 10
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Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives.
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Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Over-prescription of painkillers has led to opioid addiction among people in all segments of American society. This in turn has increased addiction to other opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl. The Opioid Crisis examines why opioid abuse has become one of the most urgent public health issues of our time