Diet Drugs

by Kara Williams

The diet drug market is a billion dollar business. Some products can be bought by anyone in drugstores or health-food stores. Nearly all these diet drugs are marketed with misleading or false claims about their powers and side effects. It is vital that teens know the dangers of diet drugs and how their use can lead to eating disorders and other problems. This important book gives honest, up-to-date information about the various products and methods people often use in their quest to lose weight and discusses why so many teens are obsessed with their weight.

64 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2007