Alcohol in America : taking action to prevent abuse / Steve Olson in collaboration with Dean R. Gerstein ; foreword by Elizabeth Hanford Dole ; Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olson, Steve, 1956-

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Gerstein, Dean R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcoholism--United States--Prevention.

Alcoholism.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages--United States--Prevention.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 125 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alcohol is a killer. One of every thirteen deaths in the United States is alcohol-related. This book takes a look at the problem, and is useful for those in the alcoholism prevention business. It is also aimed at counselors, politicians, judges, medical professionals, and law enforcement officials throughout the country.

Contents:

1 Front Matter; 2 1. Drinking in America; 3 2. Why Prevention?; 4 3. Preventing Drunk Driving; 5 4. The Price and Availability of Alcohol; 6 5. What Servers Can Do; 7 6. Drinking by Young People; 8 7. Drinking and the Mass Media; 9 8. Reducing Environmental Risk; 10 9. Summary and Outlook; 11 Guide to Information Sources; 12 Panel Members; 13 Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610245734

9781280245732

1280245735

9780309599108

0309599105

9780585085029

0585085021

OCLC:

43475667