Alcohol 101: Overview / Teens

By Margaret O. Hyde and John F. Setaro

This book looks at alcohol honestly and realistically, running the gamut from the medical and recreational benefits for adults who are not morally opposed to alcohol's use to the physical and mental ravages of binge drinking and alcohol dependency on the part of teens. The book covers alcohol's relationship to risky behaviors, driving, and sex. The authors' straightforward descriptions of the physical and social effects of alcohol will be highly informative to those teens in the process of making a decision about drinking. The book will also benefit the eight million American teens who have already decided to drink--and will be invaluable to the four million of them for whom alcohol has become a dependency. Special attention is given to how teens can cope in a world that seems awash with alcohol. A self test for alcohol dependency and a list of websites for organizations that can provide further information and assistance complete this practical, teen-friendly manual. Book jacket.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761312749
• ISBN13: 9780761312741
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12