Preventing and reducing underage drinking / editor, Nathaniel P. Marquis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marquis, Nathaniel P.

Series:

Substance Abuse Assessment, Interventions and Treatment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Alcohol use--United States.

Youth.

Minors--Alcohol use--United States.

Minors.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Government policy--United States.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on the Surgeon General's call to action to prevent and reduce underage drinking, to focus national attention on this enduring problem and on new, disturbing research which indicates that the developing adolescent brain may be particularly susceptible to long-term negative consequences from alcohol use. Alcohol is the most widely used substance of abuse among America's youth. A higher percentage of young people between the ages of 12 and 20 use alcohol than use tobacco or illicit drugs. Underage drinking also creates secondhand effects for others, drinkers and nondrinkers alike, including car crashes from drunk driving, that put every child at risk. Thus, underage alcohol consumption is a major societal problem with enormous health and safety consequences and will demand the nation's attention and committed efforts to solve.

Contents:

Underage drinking in America: scope of the problem

Alcohol use and adolescent development

Prevention and reduction of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders in adolescents

Taking action: a vision for the future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61761-294-4

OCLC:

853455937