alcoholism

This book discusses alcoholism, a term for alcohol abuse, including its latest statistics, diagnoses, treatments, and scientific discoveries; the controversies over the treatments of alcoholism; and personal stories of people struggling with alcoholism.

A memoir by American poet and essayist Mary Karr in which the writer examines her struggles with alcoholism and a mental disorder, longing for a stable family life, and eventual discovery of religious faith and attainment of a sober lifestyle.

Zoe Beth Buckman finds that the pressure of taking care of her mother, expenses, work, and school is too much and decides to move out in order to put her life back together again.

Claudine, a seventeen-year-old who has been taking care of her alcoholic mother, wakes up to find her mother gone, and starts taking care of herself while inventing the truth about the disappearance and develops obsessive-compulsive habits.

When her true identity as a Hollywood starlet is revealed, seventeen-year-old Morgan Carter, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, must choose whether to return to her glamorous movie star existence or stick with the wholesome life, and the new love, she has found in the Midwest.

Fifteen-year-old Catherine and her father take their first joint vacation in Nova Scotia and finally get to know each other.

Describes the effects of alcohol on the mind and body and discusses alcohol abuse, drunken driving, the drinking age, and reasons not to drink.

Shows preteens and young teenagers how to resist or get out of difficult alcohol and drug-related situations portrayed in ten photographically illustrated scenarios.

Uses data from the Gallup Youth Survey and other sources to examine issues related to teenage drinking.

Traces the history of drug and alcohol abuse in the U.S. over the course of the twentieth century, and uses data from the Gallup public opinion polls to look at how Americans really feel about related issues, such as the failed attempt at alcohol criminalization, drunk driving, the legalization of marijuana, and others.