Aldridge, Susan.Magic Molecules: How Drugs Work. Cambridge University Press, 1998. The basics of how different kinds of drugs work in the body.
Gorman, Jack M., M.D.The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs. Rev. ed. St. Martin's, 1998. Easy-to-use guide to antidepressants and other commonly prescribed medicines for the mind.
Silverman, Harold M., ed.The Pill Book. Bantam, 1998. Contains easy-to-understand profiles of 1,500 commonly prescribed drugs and includes color photographs for easy recognition.
For younger readers
De Stefano, Susan.Drugs and the Family. Twenty-First Century, 1991. For readers in grades 5 to 7.
Harris, Jacqueline L.Drugs and Disease. Twenty-First Century, 1993. For readers in grades 5 to 8.
Harris, Jonathan.This Drinking Nation. Four Winds, 1991. For middle school and high school readers.
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