alcohol use

Uses a question and answer format to present facts about America's number one drug problem. Includes a list of helpful books and pamphlets, a list of places to go for help, and tests for determining if drinking is a problem.

Discusses the history and social aspects of alcohol and tobacco use and the effects of their abuse.

Through text and photographs, the author explores the reasons why young people drink, and explains how alcohol affects their lives.

Discusses what it is like to be a teenager who drinks too much, who is likely to become an alcoholic, why teens drink, alcohol's effect on body and mind, drinking and driving, and living with alcoholic parents.

A concise guide to using Alcoholics Anonymous's "Big Book" for teens and young adults that explains how the book and program has helped millions of people overcome their addictions.

Explores whether the MLDA has been effective, efforts to lower the MLDA, impact of MLDA on the safety of women, and legal drinking age outside the US.

Explains addiction in the United States and discusses coping methods.

Discusses the social and physical effects of alcohol, the reasons teenagers drink, the problems caused by teenage alcoholism, and possible preventive measures and treatments.

Provides teenagers with information on drug use, abuse, and addiction. Discusses the physical and psychological effects of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, ecstasy, and many other drugs that are commonly abused. Includes information about drug-related health concerns, such as HIV infection, risky sexual behavior, and drug-facilitated rape. Offers the types of treatment available while explaining how to help a friend or parent with a substance abuse problem.