Alcohol Abuse
Articles
- Elements of Effective Substance Abuse Education Programs
- Health Care Response to Youth Substance Abuse
- Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation Tools
- Federal Substance Abuse Data
- Substance Abuse Surveillance Data Sources
- Teen Substance Abuse and Violence Facts
- Youth Substance Abuse - Risk and Protective Factors Research
Fact Sheets
Best Bets
- Alcohol Alert: Underage Drinking: Why Do Adolescents Drink, What Are the Risks, and How Can Underage Drinking Be Prevented?
This bulletin discusses why adolescents drink, what the risk factors are, and how to prevent underage drinking. - Alcohol Alert: Young Adult Drinking
This bulletin discusses young adult drinking including alcohol and the maturing brain, factors that influence the decision to drink or not, screening and brief intervention, and prevention. - America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2006
This report presents 2006 data on the well-being of children and families and key indicators of continuing interest that measure critical aspects of children's lives in America. - The Facts About Youth and Alcohol
This fact sheet provides information on the prevalence and consequences of teen alcohol use. - US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Girl Power
Launched November 21, 1996, Girl Power! is a multiphase, national public education campaign sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13-year-old girls to make the most of their lives. The goal of the Girl Power! campaign is to encourage par ... - US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), established in 1974, is a service of the National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services. The mission of NIDA is to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. Recent scientific advances ...
External Resources
- Alcohol, Violence, and Aggression - Alcohol Alert
This publication focuses on the links between alcohol, violence, and aggression.
Federal Partner: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health - Alcohol and Crime: An Analysis of National Data on the Prevalence of Alcohol Involvement in Crime (PDF 229KB)
This publication provides the most comprehensive analysis of statistics on alcohol and crime published to date by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Federal Partner: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
see also Drug Abuse