Teen Alcoholism

by Egendorf, Laura K.; Szumski, Bonnie; Barbour, Scott; Stalcup, Brenda

• ISBN13: 9780737706833
• ISBN10: 073770683X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

Discusses the causes, risk factors, effects, dangers, and solutions of teenage alcoholism from a variety of viewpoints.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(5)
The Causes of Teen Alcoholism
Risk Factors of Teen Alcohol Use	16	(4)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Parental Drinking Contributes to Teen Alcoholism	20	(4)
Michael Windle
American Attitudes Toward Alcohol Lead to Underage Drinking	24	(3)
Dwight B. Health
Social Pressures Encourage Teen Drinking	27	(5)
Sharon Scott
Advertising May Encourage Teen Alcohol Consumption	32	(8)
Alcohol Policies Project
Advertising Does Not Encourage Teen Alcohol Abuse	40	(5)
David J. Hanson
Teen Alcohol Abuse and Its Effects
The Dangers of Alcohol	45	(3)
Kathiann M. Kowalski
Teenage Alcohol Abuse Can Lead to Risky Sexual Behavior	48	(3)
Susan Foster
How Teen Alcoholism Affected One Family	51	(7)
Beth Kane-Davidson
Kathy Lowe Petersen
Many Teenagers Are Not Aware of the Effects of Drinking on Pregnancy	58	(5)
David P. MacKinnon
Rhonda M. Williams-Avery
Mary Ann Pentz
Teenage Drinking Can Lead to Automobile Accidents	63	(8)
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Perspectives on Teen Alcoholism
Sober Since Seventeen	71	(4)
Jan P
I Started Drinking as a Teenager	75	(3)
Brian
Why I Do Not Drink	78	(3)
Shannon Belmore
My Son Was a Teenage Alcoholic	81	(2)
Marion W
Drunk Driving Brings a Lifetime of Pain	83	(3)
Casey McCary Bloom
I Lost Two Friends in Drunk Driving Accidents	86	(5)
Jenee Rager
Solving the Problem of Teen Alcoholism
Alcoholic Beverage Advertising Should Be Restricted	91	(5)
Laurie Leiber
Liquor Advertising Should Not Be Restricted	96	(3)
Doug Bandow
How Colleges Have Responded to Teenage Drinking	99	(6)
Karen Lee Scrivo
``Learner Permits'' for Underage Drinkers	105	(4)
Roderic B. Park
David J. Hanson
Do Not Lower the Drinking Age	109	(3)
Alcohol Policies Project
Why I Tell My Teenage Patients to Drink	112	(3)
Patricia J. Roy
Changing Permissive Attitudes Toward Teenage Drinking	115	(4)
Anne M. Weeks
Reducing Drinking and Driving by Young Drivers	119	(3)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Sensible Drinking Messages Will End Alcohol Abuse	122	(4)
Stanton Peele
Archie Brodsky
Organizations to Contact	126	(5)
Bibliography	131	(3)
Index	134