alcoholism

When her aunt dies and leaves her family an old lodge, sixteen-year-old Bernice Dodd, who takes care of her younger siblings whenever her mother goes on a drinking binge, convinces her family to move there so they can rebuild the house and change their lives.

Discusses alcohol use and abuse among American teenagers, and describes some of the measures used in treatment and prevention of alcoholism.

A collection of articles in which various authors debate the seriousness of alcoholism, its causes, treatment, and prevention.

Examines alcohol abuse and alcoholism, a disease many feel cannot be cured, only arrested.

Discusses alcohol, its negative effects on the mind and body, its legal aspects, and the importance of not using it.

Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of successful shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, and along the way Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father.

Explains what alcohol is, what it does to the body, and how it makes people behave, identifies the risks of drinking alcohol, and offers advice on how to say no to drinking and what to do when alcohol becomes a problem.

A concise, statistical account of the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on American society.

Describes the effects of alcohol on mind and body and directs those in jeopardy where to seek help.

Offers advice on how to deal with an alcoholic parent and where to go for help.