Reducing underage drinking : a collective responsibility /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2003. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 303 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11127903 |
| Summary: | Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks - and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. <br>Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 303 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0585488754 9780585488752 9780309511872 0309511879 0309089352 9780309089357 1280179724 9781280179723 9786610179725 6610179727 |