Alcohol

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Author: Elaine Landau

ISBN-10: 0531166651

ISBN-13: 9780531166659

Category: Drugs, Alcohol, & Substance Abuse

Alcohol can be found in many different types of beverages, such as beer, wine, and liquor. While it is illegal for anyone under the age of twenty-one to drink, many young people are exposed to alcohol in social settings and at home. Learn more about the physical effects, social costs, and health risks related to alcohol.

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Alcohol can be found in many different types of beverages, such as beer, wine, and liquor. While it is illegal for anyone under the age of twenty-one to drink, many young people are exposed to alcohol in social settings and at home. Learn more about the physical effects, social costs, and health risks related to alcohol.Sheila Anderson - VOYAThis easy-to-read yet thorough book in a Watts Library series that focuses on human health and disease is extremely appropriate for middle school students and reluctant teen readers because it includes large text, useful photographs, and a section listing additional print and electronic resources as well as helpful organizations. Alcohol chronicles the history of alcohol use, explains the physical effects of alcohol and alcoholism, describes problems associated with youth and alcohol, and advises readers about seeking treatment for alcoholism. Landau refrains from being didactic and judgmental as she helps teens make informative decisions about alcohol use by presenting both sides of different issues. This series book, as well as the others that focus on AIDS, a healthy diet, cigarettes, cocaine, Lyme disease, and puberty, will be useful for students conducting research or for teens who are fulfilling their informational needs in public and school libraries,

Chapter 1Alcohol7Chapter 2Alcohol Through the Ages11Chapter 3Physical Effects of Alcohol21Chapter 4Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse31Chapter 5Alcohol and Youth41Chapter 6Treatment and Change45Timeline52Glossary53To Find Out More55A Note on Sources59Index61

\ VOYAThis easy-to-read yet thorough book in a Watts Library series that focuses on human health and disease is extremely appropriate for middle school students and reluctant teen readers because it includes large text, useful photographs, and a section listing additional print and electronic resources as well as helpful organizations. Alcohol chronicles the history of alcohol use, explains the physical effects of alcohol and alcoholism, describes problems associated with youth and alcohol, and advises readers about seeking treatment for alcoholism. Landau refrains from being didactic and judgmental as she helps teens make informative decisions about alcohol use by presenting both sides of different issues. This series book, as well as the others that focus on AIDS, a healthy diet, cigarettes, cocaine, Lyme disease, and puberty, will be useful for students conducting research or for teens who are fulfilling their informational needs in public and school libraries, \ — Sheila Anderson\ \