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by: Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking, Youth, and Families Board on Children, National Research Council  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 362.292708350973 EAN: 9780309089357 Edition: Har/Cdr ISBN: 0309089352 Label: National Academies Press Manufacturer: National Academies Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 760 Publication Date: October 01, 2003 Publisher: National Academies Press Studio: National Academies Press Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Book Description: 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. 
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