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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162749403321

Titolo

Underage drinking / / Noel Merino, book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, Mich. : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-7377-4820-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Issues that concern you

Disciplina

362.292/0835

Soggetti

Teenagers - Alcohol use - United States

Teenagers - Alcohol use - United States - Prevention

Alcoholism

Alcoholism - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Causes, risks, and prevention of underage drinking / National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -- Exaggeration the problem of underage drinking is ineffective prevention / David J. Hanson -- Underage drinkers often binge on alcohol / Julie Mehta -- The driving age lays must be enforced to stop underage drinking / Rebecca Kanable -- It is up to parents to stop underage drinking / Joseph A. Califano Jr. -- It is not possible to stop underage drinking if the drinking age is twenty-one / William F. Buckley Jr. -- Lowering the drinking age is not the solution / Robert Voas -- American youth do not drink more than their European counterparts / Joel Grube -- Supervised underage drinking in the home should be allowed / Radley Balko -- Supervised underage drinking in the home should not be allowed / Michael Shapiro.

Sommario/riassunto

Essays explore the use and abuse of alcohol by teenagers, discussing the prevalence of binge drinking, the legal issue of the drinking age, and the effectiveness of various preventative measures.