Abstract
This is a bad book. It is not addressed to physicians but rather to "teenagers, their parents, their friends, and all concerned individuals," to make available to them "the<i>truth</i>about the dangers of drug addiction" (emphasis added). It is worth a brief review here only so that physicians in search of a volume to recommend to concerned patients and their families should be aware that this is<i>not</i>the book for them to advise. Not only is it filled with inaccuracies, but its presentation is simple-minded and condescending. At best, the lay reader will be reassured falsely by prescriptions contained here; at worst, he may be prevented from the very serious study of addiction problems essential to its understanding. The book is padded with a question and answer section that is unilluminating, a diet section that is unnecessary, and appendices that are incomplete.
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