drinking of alcoholic beverages

"Alcohol and tobacco have long histories as socially acceptable drugs. And yet, both alcohol and tobacco can be exceedingly deadly. For instance, excessive drinking has been cited as a cause of death in 1 out of 10 adults under the age of 64. Understanding the potential risks of legal drugs is a challenge all teens will have to confront"--Back cover.

Discusses the dangers of drinking alcohol including its addictive properties, the challenges of treatment and recovery, and efforts to prevent their use and abuse.

Discusses the role of alcohol, both positive and negative, since 8000 B.C., covering the history of fermentation and distillation from Mayan pulque to Budweiser, including laws and controversies about its use, and stories about the drinking habits of writers, politicians, and barbarian hordes.

Examines the physical, emotional, social, and psychological effects of alcohol.

Explains about alcohol and tobacco, the downside of alcohol and tobacco use, effects on the body, why people become addicted, dangers and legal consequences, and more.

Looks at various issues involving alcohol.

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

Chronicles the Prohibition era in the U.S. from 1920 to 1933; and traces the rise of the Temperance movement, speakeasies, and gangsters including Pretty Boy Floyd, Lucky Luciano, and Al Capone.

Demonstrates to teens who currently use alcohol what the future may hold for them if they continue to drink. Explores the potential consequences of alcohol from various perspectives, including its effects on perception ; its lasting physical effects on the brain and other organs ; and how a drunk person really drives. Culminates in a reenactment of the impact of a fatal car accident involving a drunk teen driver and his three passengers.