The Truth about Alcohol

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
List of Illustrations......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
How to Use This Book......Page 10
Addictive Behaviors and Alcohol......Page 12
A-to-Z Entries......Page 26
Advertising and Counteradvertising Campaigns......Page 28
Alcohol, History of......Page 32
Alcohol Abuse, The Risks of......Page 39
Alcohol and Depression......Page 49
Alcohol and Disease......Page 54
Alcohol and Violence......Page 63
Alcoholism, Causes of......Page 73
Alcohol Poisoning......Page 79
Binge Drinking Among Teenagers......Page 84
Birth Defects and Alcohol......Page 90
Children of Alcoholics......Page 94
Choices, Responsible......Page 99
Codependency......Page 104
Drinking and Driving......Page 110
Drinking and Drugs......Page 119
Drinking on College Campuses......Page 129
Effects of Alcohol on the Body......Page 141
Ethnicity and Alcohol......Page 150
Hangover......Page 156
Law and Drinking, The......Page 162
Peer Pressure and Alcohol......Page 168
Recovery and Treatment......Page 172
Risk Taking......Page 182
Screening for Alcoholism......Page 186
Self-Help Programs......Page 191
Sexual Behavior and Alcohol......Page 198
Tolerance and Reverse Tolerance......Page 207
Underage Drinking......Page 211
Withdrawal, Effects of......Page 215
Hotlines and Help Sites......Page 220
Glossary......Page 223
Index......Page 232