Opinions of secondary school students are presented regarding the risks of youthful intoxication. Findings suggest that, while respondents were aware that getting drunk or high at their age entails risks, these dangers appear worth taking. (Author/GK)

The cultural and historical factors that have combined to make alcohol a problematic beverage for Americans are discussed. (MM)

Whether a person drinks a little or a lot, one thing remains the same--alcohol is a drug that changes the body in specific ways. Information on alcohol, how it is made, and how it affects the body are presented in this book. Written in an easy to understand style, the text begins with a detailed explanation of the various uses of alcohol and how…

Malnutrition due to alcoholism is discussed. It includes energy from the metabolism of ethanol as it contributes to obesity, the replacement of nutritious foods by sources of ethanol, inhibition of vitamins being activated, the increase in excretion of valuable minerals, and toxicity to cells of organ systems. (Author/SA)

Administered questionnaires defining alcohol practices and reasons for alcohol use to 300 secondary school students in a rural area of Nigeria. Results showed that 71 percent of the students use alcohol. The use and abuse of alcohol among the students was more for social than for psychological reasons. (LLL)

Programs of alcohol education, or education on alcoholism, should have three main objectives: first, information about alcohol and alcoholism; second, case finding; and third, prevention. The subject is an extremely complex one, calling on the skills of many different disciplines for the gathering of research data and the treatment of the patient.…

A representative household sample of adolescents (ages 12-17) and their parents were interviewed. Findings support the theory that adolescent alcohol abuse is part of a complex psychosocial problem behavior syndrom. A high degree of parental nurturance may be a significant deterrence to alcohol abuse and more general deviant behavior. (Author/BS)

Found that American Indian youths tend to experience more serious consequences of drinking than do White youths from the same area with regard to feeling high, getting drunk, passing out, suffering loss of memory, being stopped by police, having automobile accidents, and getting into trouble with parents. (Author/BEF)

This teacher's curriculum guide is designed as an interdisciplinary resource on alcohol education for teachers of Grades 7-12. The guide is divided into the following parts: (1) Why should we teach about alcohol? (2) What should we teach about alcohol? (3) How should we teach about alcohol? (4) Suggested content information for the teacher…

This paper is one of three major reports documenting the results of a 1984 survey of Maryland adolescents' knowledge of, attitudes toward, and experiences with drugs and alcohol. An introduction briefly outlines the work of the Maryland Drug Abuse Administration and describes earlier surveys. A methodology section describes 1984 sampling…

A questionnaire survey was conducted in the Spring of 1974 among U.S. High School Students concerning drinking practices, drinking attitudes, and problems related to alcohol consumption among American youth. The questionnaires were completed by a total of 13,122 students in grades 7-12 for a nationwide 2-stage, stratified sample. This report…

The connection between drinking behavior and adolescent attitudes toward drinking was examined concerning Dutch adolescents' attachment to their parents. For 89 female and 72 male seventh, ninth, and eleventh graders, drinking to facilitate social contact was the most frequently mentioned reason for drinking by those anxiously attached to parents.…

Alcohol and Drunkenness, a newly developed science-oriented curriculum, constitutes an innovative attempt at coping with excessive drinking among Israeli high school students. The interdisciplinary program deals with primary prevention, is related to direct prevention, integrates the cognitive and the affective domains, fosters the decision-making…

The problem of adolescent drug/alcohol abuse seems to have once again intensified during the 1980s. When the school is the only constant in an adolescent's life and when those same teenagers bring drugs and alcohol-related problems to school, the school has an obligation to implement change. The first step is identification of the problem. Beyond…

This report represents an attempt to measure young people's awareness of and attitude toward the prevention efforts their schools have undertaken in terms of the prevalence and incidence of drug use. It also seeks to learn which prevention program topics the students desire. Further, the report addresses the issue of the credibility of various…