The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking
- ISBN-10
- 1422312232
- ISBN-13
- 9781422312230
- Pages
- 107
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-08
Description
Alcohol is the most widely used substance of abuse among America¿s youth. Parents & other adults underest. the number of adolesc. who use alcohol, how early drinking begins, the amount of alcohol adolesc. consume, the risks that alcohol consumption creates for adolesc., & the nature & extent of the consequences to both drinkers & nondrinkers. New research indicates that the developing adolesc. brain may be particularly susceptible to long-term negative conseq. from alcohol use. Contents: Underage Drinking in Amer.: Scope of the Problem; Alcohol Use & Adolesc. Develop.; Prevention & Reduction of Alcohol Use & Alcohol Use Disorders in Adolesc.; & A Vision for the Future. Also, Def. of a Standard Drink; & Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Abuse & Dep.
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- 2012-07-23
- 104 pages
- Paperback
- Createspace Independent Pub