What About Alcohol Abuse?

Illegal Attempts to Purchase Alcohol by Underage Persons Go Unpunished

Chances of an underage person being punished for attempting to illegally purchase alcohol in the U.K. is one in 282,000 attempts, estimates British Home Secretary. The state of Alaska has  implemented an innovative law to address the problem of underage alcoholic beverage purchasers who use fake or false identification or ID cards.

How to Prevent Underage Alcohol Purchases

Alcohol retailers in Alaska can impose a civil liability of $1,000 on any underage person who uses a false or altered ID to attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages. Licensed establishments have an economic incentive for enforcing the law.

Reality-Based Alcohol Education

A reality-based alternative to current ineffective alcohol abuse prevention educational programs and policies in high schools is described.

University Teaching Students Responsible Drinking

A course to teach students responsible drinking is offered by the University of Missouri-Columbia on a non-credit basis.

Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood

Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood conveys the false impression that high levels of alcoholic abuse are common among college students and other young people. In so doing it may contribute to the problem of alcohol abuse among youths.

AMA Survey: Teenager Use of Alcoholic Beverages

A survey on teens and sweet alcoholic beverages (“alcopops”) was completely unscientific, a fact not reported by the American Medical Association (AMA) in its press release.

Binge Drinking Prevention Facts, Information & News

Resources on binge drinking and effective ways to reduce it are presented.

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