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References

1. American Medical Association. “Alcopop” marketing spikes drinking in teen girls. American Medical Association pres release, December 16, 2004. Also see Wortland, Gayle. Teen girls drink more, AMA warns: Doctors say alcohol firms attract girls with sweet drinks, Chicago Tribune, December 17, 2004.

2. Federal Trade Commission. Alcohol Marketing and Advertising: A Report to Congress. Washington, DC: Federal Trade Commission, 2003; Bloomberg News, FTC Says Alcohol Type Not Aimed at Minors. Los Angeles Times (June 5, 2002); Melillo, W. FTC: Ads for "Alcopops" Not Aimed at Teens, Adweek (June 6, 2002).

3. National Survey on Drug Use and Health. 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Table 2.2B. Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health was formerly called the National Household Survey of Drug Abuse.

4. Higher Education Research Center/American Council on Education. American College Freshman College Survey. Political Interest on the Rebound Among Nation’s Freshmen, UCLA Survey Reveals. Higher Education Research Institute/American Council on Education press release, 1-26-04.

Readings

Brignell, J. Sorry, Wrong Number!: The Abuse of Measurement. London, England: Brignell Associates, 2000.

Huff, D. How to Lie with Statistics. New York: Norton, 1993.

Milloy, S. Science without Sense. Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 1995.

Milloy, S. Junk Science Judo. Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 2001.