Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility

Institute Of Medicine; National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Board On Children, Youth, And Families; Committee On Developing A Strategy To Reduce And Prevent Underage Drinking

ISBN 10: 0309089352 / ISBN 13: 9780309089357

Published by National Academies Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309089352
• ISBN 13: 9780309089357
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: HAR/CDR.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous — both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks — and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol.

Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.

About the Author

Richard J. Bonnie and Mary Ellen O'Connell, Editors, Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council