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HEALTH AND WELLNESS



              GREENWOOD SERIES
              The Story of a Drug



              Each title in The Story of a Drug series examines a particular group or class of pharmaceutical drugs from a variety of angles,
              including its history, effects, uses and misuses, and impact on society and popular culture. Through this multifaceted approach,
              readers gain a holistic understanding of some of the most commonly prescribed medications today, from antibiotics and painkillers to
              drugs that treat asthma and allergies. Each volume utilizes a standardized format and includes valuable supplementary features such
              as a glossary and end-of-chapter primary source documents.



                NEW                               FORTHCOMING                       NEW
              Vaccines                          ADHD Medications                  Steroids

              History, Science, and Issues      History, Science, and Issues      History, Science, and Issues

              TISH DAVIDSON                     VICTOR B. STOLBERG                JOAN E. STANDORA,
                                                                                  ALEX BOGOMOLNIK, AND
                                                                                  MALGORZATA SLUGOCKI
















              GREENWOOD                         GREENWOOD
              June 2017, 259pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4     October 2017, 269pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
              Print: 978-1-4408-4443-0          Print: 978-1-61069-725-5          GREENWOOD
              $60.00, £47.00, €55.00            $60.00, £47.00, €55.00            March 2017, 218pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
              eBook: 978-1-4408-4444-7          eBook: 978-1-61069-726-2          Print: 978-1-61069-723-1
                                                                                  $58.00, £45.00, €53.00
                                                                                  eBook: 978-1-61069-724-8
              Providing scientifically accurate,   The treatment of attention deficit/
              detailed, and accessible information to   hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a   Providing a significant source of
              students and general readers, this book   complex challenge. This book provides   information for upper high school and
              presents the history of vaccination;   comprehensive, scientific coverage of   community college students concerning
              describes the administration,     the numerous different types of drugs   steroids and their derivatives, this book
              manufacturing, and regulation of   that are used to treat ADHD, and it   provides a holistic overview of this
              vaccines in the United States; and   examines the historical, sociological, and   controversial class of drugs.
              explains the most recent scientific   policy-related factors involved in the use
              findings about vaccination while   of ADHD medications.
              addressing concerns of those who                                    JOAN E. STANDORA, PhD, LADC,
                                                                                  CASAC, CADC, maintains a private
              oppose immunization.                                                practice in Pennsylvania.
                                                VICTOR B. STOLBERG, EdM, MA, MS,
                                                MA, MSEd, MAT, MAH, MALS, MA, is   ALEX BOGOMOLNIK, LMSW, CASAC,
              TISH DAVIDSON, AM, is a medical   assistant professor and counselor at   is adjunct professor at Kingsborough
              writer specializing in making technical   Essex County College, Newark, NJ.  Community College in Brooklyn, NY.
              medical information accessible to a                                 MALGORZATA SLUGOCKI is clinical
              general readership.                                                 assistant professor at Fairleigh Dickinson
                                                                                  University in Florham Park, NJ.



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