With the ever-increasing menace of drug abuse in America and elsewhere, there have appeared a host of studies seeking to highlight as well as to suggest ways to cope with this global problem. The drug-related crisis with which America is faced has been discussed thoroughly in this book. Mauri’s why Our Children Are Killing Themselves is not merely an academic study, but is a pragmatic approach which many readers as well as policy makers and those fighting the drug menace will find interesting, educational, and useful.