The disturbing fate of a runaway older sister is gradually revealed in a tale told from the perspectives of the Hurst family, including a teen girl whose hallucinogen use has landed her in a mental ward, an autistic youth who is regressing into his own world, a workaholic and alcoholic father and an insidiously manipulative mother.

A diary by an unnamed drug addict from an upper middle-class neighborhood in Santa Monica documents the ruination of her life after experimenting with drugs and alcohol at a party, after which she rejects everything she once cared about.

Subjects covered include: the practice known as Pharming; teens on steroids; GHB & Rohypnol; the effects of Ecstasy or MDMA; abusing prescription medications; dangerous drug impurities and more.

Provides information on drugs and their harmful effects, as well as how to avoid drugs and where to get help for drug abuse problems.

Five high school students - a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase - find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of John's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their fears,...

Discusses the problems associated with a family member, parent or child, who suffers from addiction.

Discusses the effects of drugs on the body, the reasons teenagers use drugs, the problems caused by teenage drug abuse, and possible preventive measures and treatments.