alcohol use

Provides parents with the latest facts, known risks, and divergent perspectives on alcohol, and helps them open the lines of communication with their children about the subject.

Provides statistics about the involvement of teenagers in risky behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use, sex, and violence, and provides advice on how parents can better communicate with teens about their decision.

An introduction to alcohol--what it is, how it affects the body, why some people become problem drinkers, and how to recognize, prevent, and treat alcoholism.

Discusses the effects of alcoholic beverages on the body, the difference between use and abuse, and situations in which one must decide whether or not to drink.

This book discusses issues relating to binge drinking, such as what happens when people binge drink, driving within two hours of a binge-drinking episode, the damage of alcohol to the body, why young people drink, and the need to reduce alcohol advertising.

Discusses how alcohol affects the body, dangers and consequences of drinking too much, and how to handle peer pressure and living with an alcoholic parent.

Discusses a diverse collection of personal narratives explaining what it is like to deal with underage drinking.

Explores the problems of hazing and binge drinking at fraternities and sororities on American college campuses, telling the stories of some of the young people who have been seriously injured or died as a result of such behaviors; and offers a list of recommendations for reform.