Susan Cohen
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Discusses the role of drinking in our society, the various reasons people drink, the physiological effects of alcoholic beverages, popular misconceptions about alcohol, the differences between drunkenness and alcoholism, and other aspects of the issue about which teenagers need to make an informed decision.
2) Normal at any cost: tall girls, short boys, and the medical industry's quest to manipulate height
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Two science journalists examine the fascinating history of medical science's flawed attempts to manipulate height and the ethics involved. They also tell the story of the boys and girls themselves, many of them now grown, who were subjected to a wide range of non-FDA-approved medical procedures. These treatments which consisted of extreme doses of estrogen, pituitary glands taken from both animals and human cadavers, and testosterone injections often...