TY - BOOK AU - Wekesser,Carol TI - Chemical dependency: opposing viewpoints AV - HV5825.W437.C446 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - San Diego PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Drug abuse KW - United States KW - Alcoholism KW - Prevention N1 - 2; Heroin use is a serious problem; John Leland --; The problem of heroin use is exaggerated; Stanton Peele --; Alcohol abuse is a serious problem; Anna Quindlen --; Alcohol can be beneficial; Dwight Heath --; Marijuana is harmful; Michael Quintanilla --; Marijuana is not harmful; Lester Grinspoon ... [and others] --; Chemical dependency is a disease; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services --; Biological factors contribute to chemical dependency; Joann Ellison Rodgers --; Cultural factors contribute to chemical dependency; Mona Charen --; Curiosity leads teenagers into chemical dependency; Roy DeLaMar --; The media's glamorization of drug and alcohol use contributes to chemical dependency; Mindszenty Report --; Acupuncture can help treat chemical dependency; Ellinor R. Mitchell --; Biofeedback can help treat chemical dependency; Jim Robbins --; Religion can help treat chemical dependency; Larry Witham --; Methadone can help treat heroin addiction; Adam Yarmolinsky and Constance M. Pechura --; A variety of approaches can be used to treat chemical dependency; Joann Ellison Rodgers --; Interventions can help alcoholics; Jane E. Brody --; Alcoholics Anonymous can help teenage alcoholics; Beth Baker --; The principles of moderate drinking can help problem drinkers; Audrey Kishline --; Drugs should be legalized; William London --; Drugs should not be legalized; Donna E. Shalala --; Federal drug laws are racist; Revolutionary Worker --; Federal drug laws are not racist; Christopher Rapp --; The U.S. should pressure Colombia to strengthen its antidrug efforts; John P. Sweeney --; Colombia is already committed to fighting drugs; Ernesto Samper --; The U.S. should copy Holland's drug policies; Georgie Ann Geyer --; The U.S. should not copy Holland's drug policies; Lee P. Brown; 2 ER -