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Minnesota Department of Health, Maternal Child Health - Community and Family Health. 2007. Smart Women Smart Choices: iParty Smarter.com. St. Paul, MN: Maternal Child Health - Community and Family Health, Minnesota Department of Health,

Annotation: This Web site is a free self-guided change program designed for Minnesota women between the ages of 19 and 24 who are sexually active and drink alcohol, even at moderate levels or just once in a while, or may be concerned about the effects of alcohol on their lives. Women ages 25-45 may also participate. Information is provided on the goals of the program, what women will get out of the program, how the program works, and program steps. Also discussed is how drinking contributes to risky behaviors and fetal alcohol syndrome.

Contact: Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Community and Family Health, MN Telephone: (651) 201-3589 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/cfh/program/cfh Available from the website.

Keywords: Alcohol abuse, Alcohol consumption behavior, Alcoholic beverages, Fetal alcohol effects, Fetal alcohol syndrome, Minnesota, Pregnant women, Risk taking, Self help programs, State programs, Women, Young women

Rogers PD, ed. 1987. Chemical dependency. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company, 270 pp. (Pediatric clinics of North America; v.34, no. 2)

Annotation: This book contains 18 articles on adolescents and drug and/or alcohol use. The articles were written for physicians who encounter adolescents in their practice. The information is intended to help physicians in their approach to the adolescent who may be abusing psychoactive substances and may, indeed, be chemically dependent.

Contact: Elsevier, Health Sciences Division, 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2822, Telephone: (215) 239-3900 Fax: (215) 239-3990 Web Site: http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com Available in libraries.

Keywords: Adolescent attitudes, Adolescent health, Alcohol consumption behavior, Alcoholic beverages, Cocaine, Drug dependence, Drug use, Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Narcotics, Screening, Smoking

Polaris Research and Development and Urban and Rural Systems Associates. 1984. Prevention Plus: Involving Schools, Parents, and the Community in Alcohol and Drug Education. Washington, DC: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 324 pp.

Annotation: This document describes models of community alcohol and drug prevention programs which were presented at Prevention Plus conferences nationwide. Each of the models meets the following criteria: a comprehensive youth alcohol and other drug education program; prevention and early intervention programs are included; prevention approaches are well documented; prevention approaches are state of the art. In addition, this guide contains curriculum information and information about programs for parents and community members. The appendixes include information about model risk programs sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and other prevention ideas which have been sent to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to the Secretary's Initiative on Teenage Alcohol Abuse.

Contact: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202) 512-1800 Secondary Telephone: (866) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gpo.gov Available in libraries.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Alcohol consumption attitudes, Alcohol consumption behavior, Alcohol education, Alcoholic beverages, Alcoholism, Attitudes, Behavior, Drug abuse, Drug addiction, Drug education, Recreational drug use, Substance abuse prevention

Emerson H. 1949. Selected papers of Haven Emerson Published on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, 19 October 1949. Battle Creek, MI: W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 507 pp.

   

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