Explains how alcohol is actually a drug and discusses the dangers of alcohol consumption, why childern and teens drink, and where those addicted to alcohol can get help.
... This book provides a logical, easy to follow explanation of the phenomenon and detailed instructions on how to beat it"--Page 4 of cover.
After reading this book, readers will enjoy their next drink with a fuller and safer understanding of why they're enjoying it.
Whiteford, H. A., Degenhardt, L., Rehm, J., Baxter, A. J., Ferrari, A. J., Erskine, H. E., & Burstein, R. (2013). Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease ...
Drink investigates the history of this Jekyll and Hyde of fluids, tracing mankind's love/hate relationship with alcohol from ancient Egypt to the present day.
And it's enjoyably readable....This is an excellent review for anyone in the alcoholism prevention business, and good background reading for the interested layperson.
Alcohol: Minimising the Harm presents a non ideological and pragmatic review of the effectiveness of key strategies designed to achieve a significant reduction in levels of problem drinking. These strategies...
General Wolfe noted in 1758 that βtoo much rum necessarily affects the discipline of an army. We have glaring evidence ofits ill consequences every moment. Sergeants drunk upon duty, two sentries upon their posts and the rest grovelling ...
Alcohol is the most widely abused drug among youth. Essays in this volume debate the extent of the problem and approaches to preventing teen alcohol abuse. Chapters include: How Serious...
... (Huang 2003 ), that on-premises beer consumption is substantially less price-responsive than off-premises consumption and that there is significant substitution between the two. In terms of quality substitution, Gruenewald et al.
This book presents data from the Multicentric Study on Gender, Alcohol, Culture and Harm, which highlights alcohol consumption profiles and alcohol-related predictors and outcomes for 10 countries in 2005: Argentina,...