"Because cancer takes a wide variety of forms, many different drugs are used to treat it, and some are designed to combat specific cancer types. This book explains how cancer drugs work and looks at the ongoing effort to develop new and better anti-cancer drugs"--Publisher description

Given that chemicals in over 1,400 (mainly household) products can be intentionally inhaled for their psychoactive and mindaltering effects, it's not surprising that inhalants are the most commonly abused drugs in the United States today. Drugs are everywhere--on our streets, in our homes, and in our schools--but straight facts about drugs are not. Drugs: The Straight Facts fills this void with candid discussions that emphasize a historical and scientific approach to learning about drugs.