Alcohol information for teens : health tips about alcohol and alcoholism including facts about alcohol's effects on the body, brain, and behavior, the consequences of underage drinking, alcohol abuse prevention and treatment, and coping with alcoholic parents / edited by Lisa Bakewell.
Part 1: Basic information about alcohol. What is alcohol? -- Alcohol myths and facts -- Frequently asked questions about alcohol -- Understanding why young adults drink alcohol -- Underage drinking: understanding the scope of the problem -- Underage drinking: adverse consequences -- Part 2: Alcohol's effect on the body. The physical effects of alcohol on your body -- Understanding blood alcohol concentration -- Alcohol intoxication and alcohol poisoning -- Alcohol and the brain -- Alcohol and liver disease -- Alcohol and the cardiovascular system -- Alcohol and the digestive system -- Alcohol and the pancreas -- Alcohol and the reproductive system -- Facts about alcohol and bone disease -- Facts about alcohol and cancer -- Part 3: Alcohol's effect on mental health and behavior. How alcohol impacts memory -- Binge drinking, heavy drinking, and blackouts -- Anxiety, depression, and suicide associated with adolescent drinking -- Alcohol, violence, and aggression -- Overconfidence and recklessness associated with adolescent drinking -- Drinking and sexual risk taking -- Drinking and date rape drugs -- Alcohol and driving: a deadly combination. Part 4: Alcohol abuse and alcoholism. What is alcoholism? -- What causes alcoholism? -- What are the signs of an alcohol problem -- Recognizing and diagnosing alcoholism -- Do I need help for an alcohol problem? -- Treating alcoholism -- Understanding alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens -- Dealing with addiction -- Part 5: Preventing teen alcohol use. Adolescent drinking: prevention and intervention programs -- Say no to alcohol: handling peer pressure -- How to help a friend who has an alcohol problem -- The minimum legal drinking age: Does it help prevent alcohol-related problems? -- Deterring alcohol-impaired drivers -- Part 6: Children of alcoholics. Families with a history of alcohol dependence -- Alcoholism tends to run in families -- Understanding the alcoholic family -- Coping with an alcoholic parent -- Breaking the cycle of alcohol addiction -- Part 7: If you need more information. Additional reading about alcohol use and abuse -- Support groups for alcoholics and children of alcoholics -- National organizations providing information about alcohol and alcoholism -- State resources for help with alcohol-related concerns.
Summary:
"Provides basic consumer health information for teens on the health effects of alcohol use, along with facts about identifying alcohol problems, and prevention and treatment strategies. Includes index, resource information and recommendations for further reading"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.