alcoholism

Discusses the physical and social effects of drug and alcohol abuse, how to recognize an addiction, and how to get help for a dependency problem.

Provides facts about alcoholism and its impact on families, as well as treatment and recovery programs.

Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.

Describes the negative effects of alcohol abuse, covering drunk driving, damage to the liver and the rest of the body, and withdrawal and treatment, and includes illustrations, a glossary, support group information, and a further-reading list.

Presents more than twenty essays and case studies on teens and alcohol, covering such aspects as alcohol poisoning, alcoholism, drunk driving, drinking age laws, alcohol and sex, and helping someone who has a drinking problem, and also includes a bibliography and a list of organizations and Web sites.

Text and accompanying photographs explore the physical, emotional, historical, and societal effects of alcohol providing statistics showing the extent of the problem in the United States.

Discusses reasons why teenage girls, in particular, should avoid taking different drugs and offers advice on health concerns and self-esteem.

Discusses the history, effects, health and social aspects, and legal ramifications of alcohol, as well as treatments for alcoholism.

Presents information about alcohol and why it is used and abused, especially by teenagers. Also provides sources of help for alcohol-related problems.

Explores the events that lead to the passage of the 18th Amendment, descriptions of life during prohibition, and the events that led to its repeal, debates during the prohibition era as to whether the law was necessary and effective or an overreaction that caused more harm than good.