drinking of alcoholic beverages

Through color photographs, sidebars, and quotes from a variety of people, this book explores the issue of underage drinking.

Examines the problems of drug and alcohol use and abuse by teens, focusing on tobacco addiction, discussing smoking-related diseases such as emphysema, the harmful effects of smokeless tobacco and bidis, and the difficulty of trying to quit smoking.

Masquerading as humans to find more wonderful shipwreck wine, three tipsy mermaids party at a seaside tourist trap before discovering the next morning that they do not know how to return to their natural forms.

"Alcohol is one of the most common and socially acceptable drugs in the country. Young people are often exposed to different forms of alcohol long before they reach the legal age for drinking. Through photographs and easy-to-understand text, this book provides young readers with more information about alcohol in its many forms. Readers will learn about what alcohol is, the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol on the body and mind, and how to resist peer pressure about drinking. They'll also learn how to seek help if they or someone they love has a problem"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the effects of alcohol on teenagers.

Explores the facts and tales about alcohol, including the dangers, addiction, and more.

Contains twenty-four essays that provide varying perspectives on alcohol use, discussing the physiological effects of using alcohol, its implications on society, the causes of alcohol abuse, and measures that could reduce alcohol-related problems; and including discussion questions, contact information for organizations, and bibliographies.

Through color photographs, sidebars, and quotes from a variety of people, this book explores the issue of underage drinking.

A collection of essays that offer opposing viewpoints about the use of alcohol in contemporary society, discussing whether alcohol is beneficial for human health, the actions of the alcohol industry, the treatment of alcoholism, and measures to reduce alcohol-related problems.

"Find out about the history of alcohol, how it works, its effects, and why people drink"--.