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References

1. Hanson, David J. Alcohol Education: What We Must Do. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 1996, p. 13.

2. Furnas, J. C. The Life and Times of the Late Demon Rum. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965, p. 194.

3. Ploetz, Alfred J. The Influence of Alcohol Upon the Race. Westerville, OH: American Issue Press, 1915, p. 29.

4. Kobler, John E. Ardent Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973, 143.

5. Sinclair, Andrew. Prohibition: the Era of Excess. Boston: Brown, Little and Co., 1962.

6. Kobler, John E. Ardent Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973, 140. The federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is making a concerted effort to bring a remarkably similar version of alcohol education to every fifth grader in the entire United States. Teachers are instructed to

have students get into groups of two or three. Give each group an egg, a lab dish, and enough rubbing alcohol to cover the egg in the dish. Ask each group to crack t he egg without breaking the yolk and to place it in the dish. One student in each group should pour the rubbing alcohol over the egg until it is covered. Ask students to leave the dishes alone while you continue your conversation (about the effects of alcohol). After 5 minutes, ask the students to look at their eggs. What changes have taken place in the eggs' color, consistency, etc.?

Follow-Up: Have student discuss what the changes in the eggs mean and how they elate to what you've been talking about. What effect does alcohol have on the cells of our bodies and brains? (Center on Substance Abuse Prevention and Scholastic, Inc. Reach Out Now: Talk with Your Fifth Graders About Underage Drinking. Guides for teachers and parents. Washington, DC: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and Scholastic, Inc., 2003)

7. Hanson, David J. Preventing Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol, Culture, and Control. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995, ch. three (American Experiences with Alcohol and Resulting Approaches to Reducing Alcohol Problems).