The Truth About Alcohol (Truth About Series)

Cover......Page 1
Front Matter......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 6
List of Illustrations......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
How to Use This Book......Page 12
Addictive Behaviors and Alcohol......Page 14
Definitions of Drinking Behaviors......Page 15
Symptoms......Page 18
Where Does Alcohol Rank?......Page 19
What Are the Risk Factors?......Page 21
Risky Business Self-Test......Page 24
Advertising and Counteradvertising Campaigns......Page 30
Alcohol, History of......Page 33
Alcohol Abuse, The Risks of......Page 41
Alcohol and Disease......Page 51
Alcohol and Violence......Page 60
Alcoholism, Causes of......Page 69
Binge Drinking Among Teenagers......Page 75
Birth Defects and Alcohol......Page 81
Children of Alcoholics......Page 85
Choices, Responsible......Page 90
Drinking and Driving......Page 95
Drinking and Drugs......Page 105
Drinking on College Campuses......Page 115
Effects of Alcohol on the Body......Page 126
Hangover......Page 136
Law and Drinking, The......Page 141
Peer Pressure and Alcohol......Page 148
Recovery and Treatment......Page 152
Risk-Taking......Page 162
Self-Help Programs......Page 167
Sexual Behavior and Alcohol......Page 173
Underage Drinking......Page 182
Hotlines and Help Sites......Page 188
Glossary......Page 192
Index......Page 200