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National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. 2011. Adolescent substance use: America's no. 1 public health problem. New York, NY: National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 406 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about adolescent alcohol consumption and substance abuse, including the abuse of prescription drugs and illegal drugs. The report explains the problem and discusses its magnitude, consequences, messages that promote adolescent substance abuse, adolescent perceptions and expectations,factors that compound or reduce the risk of adolescent substance abuse and addiction, prevention approaches and barriers to improvement, and treatment.

Contact: National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 633 Third Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017, Telephone: (212) 841-5200 Fax: (212) 956-8020 Web Site: http://www.casacolumbia.org/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent attitudes, Adolescent behavior, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol consumption behavior, Alcohol dependence, Alcohol intoxication, Drug addiction, Health promotion, Mass media, Prevention, Substance abuse, Treatment

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 2011. Alcohol screening and brief intervention for youth: A practitioner's guide. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 40 pp.

Annotation: This guide for primary care health professionals provides a simple, empirically derived tool for identifying children and adolescents ages 9-18 at risk for alcohol-related problems. The guide also explains why it is important to screen for such problems and how the tool helps in doing so. A pocket guide and algorithm are also available from the website.

Contact: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, , 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304, Bethesda, MD 20892-9304, Telephone: (301) 443-3860 Fax: (301) 780-1726 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent health, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol consumption behavior, Alcohol dependence, Alcohol intoxication, Child attitudes, Adolescent attitudes, Child behavior, Child health, Continuing education, High risk adolescents, High risk children, Intervention, Prevention, Primary care, Screening

Bonnie RJ, O'Connell ME, eds.; Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking. 2003. Reducing underage drinking: A collective responsibility. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 295 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Annotation: This book outlines a strategy to reduce underage drinking in the United States. It focuses on the idea that parents must be at the center of an effort to reduce underage drinking. The book is divided into two main parts. Part one discusses the characteristics and consequences underage drinking and topics in understanding why underage youths drink. Part two addresses strategy design; the roles of national media, the alcohol and entertainment industries; access; youth-oriented interventions; and the roles of communities and federal and state governments. Five appendices include a statement of task, workshop agendas and participants, other contributors, and biographical sketches of committee members and staff. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the book and an index is provided. The enclosed CD-ROM contains 16 background papers discussing various aspects of underage drinking to complement the printed chapters of the book.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-309-08935-2.

Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescents, Alcohol consumption attitudes, Alcohol consumption behavior, Alcohol education, Alcohol intoxication, CD-ROMs, Mass media, Parents, Substance abuse prevention

Levy DT, Miller TR, Cox KC. 1999. Costs of underage drinking [upd. ed.]. Calverton, MD: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 22 pp.

Annotation: This report, prepared for the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Underage Drinking Laws program, provides information about the range of serious health and social problems and economic costs associated with underage drinking. Topics include the costs of alcohol use by youth, problems such as traffic crashes, interpersonal violence, unintentional drownings and burns, suicides, fetal alcohol syndrome, alcohol poisonings, alcohol dependence, and alcohol abuse treatment. The appendices contain definitions and values, and tables on 1998 state costs for alcohol-attributable youth traffic crashes, violence, and other problems. Endnotes, statistics, costs are also provided.

Contact: Underage Drining Enforcement Training Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900, Calverton, MD 20705-3102, Telephone: (877) 335-1287 Fax: (301) 755-2799 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.udetc.org Available at no charge; also available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol intoxication, Alcohol related injuries, Alcohol use, Costs, Impaired driving, Social problems, Violence, Young adults
   

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