Explores how the use of licit or illicit drugs and alcohol damaged the careers, reputations, and health of personalities in music, television, theatre, politics, and comedy.
Explores the history of alcohol, discusses its physiological effects on the body, examines why people use it and underage drinking, and offers advice on prevention and treatment of alcohol abuse.
Discusses the role of drinking in our society, the various reasons people drink, the physiological effects of alcoholic beverages, popular misconceptions about alcohol, the differences between drunkenness and alcoholism, and other aspects of the issue about which teenagers need to make an informed decision.
This book presents information on binge drinking, the prevalence of drinking on college campuses, drunk driving, underage drinking, dealing with alcohol abuse in the family, seeking help and treatment, and more.
fraternities, sororities, hazing, and binge drinking
Nuwer, Hank
1999
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.