Overview

Why is this dangerous behaviour 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 many different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it.

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Author:   Institute of Medicine ,  National Research Council ,  Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ,  Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.685kg
ISBN:  

9780309089357

ISBN 10:   0309089352
Pages:   760
Publication Date:   26 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction: The Challenge; 4 I. Underage Drinking in the United States - 2. Characteristics of Underage Drinking; 5 3. Consquences of Underage Drinking; 6 4. Understanding Youth Drinking; 7 II. The Strategy - 5. Designing the Strategy; 8 6. National Media Campaign; 9 7. Alcohol Industry; 10 8. Entertainment Industries; 11 9. Access; 12 10. Youth-Oriented Interventions; 13 11. Communities; 14 12. Federal and State Governments; 15 References; 16 Appendix A: Statement of Task; 17 Appendix B: Agenda and Participants, October 10-11, 2002, Public Workshop; 18 Appendix C: Agenda and Participants, November 18, 2002, Open Committee Meeting and Public Forum; 19 Appendix D: Other Public Contributors; 20 Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 21 Index; 22 1 The Epidemiology of Underage Drinking in the United States: An Overview--Robert L. Flewelling, Mallie J. Paschall, and Christopher Ringwalt; 23 2 Social, Health, and Economic Consequences of Underage Drinking--Ralph Hingson and Donald Kenkel; 24 3 Health Consequences of Adolescent Alcohol Involvement--Sandra A. Brown and Susan F. Tapert; 25 4 Developmental and Environmental Influences on Underage Drinking: A General Overview--Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher and Michael Biehl; 26 5 Perceptions of Risk and Social Judgments: Biases and Motivational Factors--Janis E. Jacobs; 27 6 Alcohol Use and Misuse: Prevention Strategies with Minors--William Hansen and Linda Dusenbury; 28 7 Supply Side Approaches to Reducing Underage Drinking: An Assessment of the Scientific Evidence--Harold D. Holder; 29 8 Effectiveness of Sanctions and Law Enforcement Practices Targeted at Underage Drinking Not Involving Operation of a Motor Vehicle--Thomas L. Hafemeister and Shelly L. Jackson; 30 9 The Effects of Price on Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Their Consequences--Frank J. Chaloupka; 31 10 Media Intervention Impact: Evidence and Promising Strategies--Charles Atkin; 32 11 Alcohol in the Media: Drinking Portrayals, Alcohol Advertising, and Alcohol Consumption Among Youth--Joel W. Grube; 33 12 Alcohol Advertising and Promotion--David Jernigan and James O'Hara; 34 13 Drinking and Coming of Age in a Cross-Cultural Perspective--Robin Room; 35 14 Preventing Underage Drinking in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: Contexts, Epidemiology, and Culture--Douglas K. Novins, Paul Spicer, Janette Beals, and Spero M. Manson; 36 15 Teen Treatment: Addressing Alcohol Problems Among Adolescents--Rosalind Brannigan, Mathea Falco, Linda Dusenbury, and William B. Hansen; 37 16 Youth Smoking Prevention Policy: Lessons Learned and Continuing Challenges--Paula M. Lantz

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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

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