This book, for children aged 9+, delves into the world of drugs and how these relate to our health. It explores medical, recreational and illegal drugs and includes topics such as smoking, addiction, legal highs and problems with drugs. It is illustrated with bright, graphic illustrations.Is is part of the series Healthy for Life, which gives factual information on a range of health issues so teens can get the information they need to be healthy. The books feature fun infographic style illustrations.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Healthy For Life .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Anna Claybourne has been a writer and editor of children's non-fiction for over eight years.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What are drugs?
• 1: Medical drugs
• 1: Recreational drugs
• 1: Alcohol
• 1: Smoking
• 1: Legal highs
• 1: Illegal drugs
• 1: Problems with drugs
• 1: Peer pressure
• 1: Where do drugs come from?
• 1: Healthy for life
• 1: Further information and resources
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index