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Alcohol and Health

Alcohol Alerts from NIAAA

Alcohol Research and Health (free journal)

Alcohol and Health

Alcohol, Calories and Weight

Indiana University Alcohol Research and Health Info (includes section on binge drinking)

Alcohol: Health Benefits vs. Health Risks

Public Health Institute, Alcohol Research Group

The 10th Report on Carcinogens
Alcohol is listed as a carcinogen

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAE)

Center Line: Reports on alcohol research at UNC-Chapel Hill



Drinking and Driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

Effects of Low Doses of Alcohol on Driving Skills

Alcohol and Traffic Safety Laws from MADD

Alcohol: Problems and Solutions -- Drunk Driving Can Be Stopped

Alcohol Related Traffic Accidents and Ethnicity

CDC Impaired Driving Fact Sheet



BAC Calculators

Blood Alcohol Calculator 1

Blood Alcohol Calculator 2

Blood Alcohol Calculator 3

BAC Calculation Resources

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration guide to calculating a BAC

SAMHSA: Alcohol Impairment Charts



Alcohol and College

MADD Online: College drinking

History of college drinking-related fatalities

Recent Statistics on Alcohol use on American Campuses from the Core Institute

CDC.  Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance: National College Health Risk Behavior Survey

Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS).
An ongoing study of roughly 15,000 students at 140 colleges and universities.

SAMHSA Fact Sheet: Consequences of Underage Drinking

Binge drinking factsheet

Alcohol and other drugs on campus -- The scope of the probem

What is "binge drinking"?

Results of UNC Drug and Alcohol Survey

American College Student "Binge" and Other Drinking Behavior Research (Indiana University)

Ranes Report. WSU and the Beer Rebellion: A Wider View

Links about Underage Drinking

Binge Drinking and Binge Drinking Links

SAMHSA Fact Sheet: The Role of Parents in Preventing and Addressing Underage Drinking

Argument Against Lowering the Minimum Drinking Age



Alcohol and Advertising

Last Call for High Risk Bar Promotions that Target College Students



Alcohol Abuse and Addiction

SAMHSA Fact Sheet: Alcohol Treatment and Adolescents

Alcoholism: Getting the Facts

Do You Drink Too Much?

Web of Addictions: Factual Information about Alcohol and other Drugs

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse



Hotlines and Support Organizations

The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, a U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Agency
1-800-662-HELP (toll-free) or http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/facilitylocatordoc.htm

The Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline
1-800-ALCOHOL

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is for People who want to Stop Drinking
212-870-3400 or www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Al-Anon can help you if you have a Friend or Relative with a Drinking Problem
1-800-344-2666 or www.al-anon.org

Adult Children of Alcoholics can help you if you have a Parent with a Drinking Problem
310-534-1815 or www.adultchildren.org


History

Alcohol and History: Cavemen to Columbus

Alcohol and History: Puritans to Prohibition

Alcohol and History: The "Noble Experiment" of Prohibition

Origins and Ancient History of Wine

History of Wine: Egypt to Mesopotamia

Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas. Whether Drunkenness Is a Sin?



Alcohol and Contemporary Culture

Social and cultural aspects of drinking

Mixology Magazine

Realbeer.com

Ron Roizen's Alcohol Sociology Home Page

Beer Quotes



Polls and Polling Agencies

1998 National Household Survey on Substance Abuse (full report)

Overview of the Major Alcohol Surveys and their Outcomes

November 1999 Gallup Poll on Alcohol and Family Problems

Core Institute

University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center

National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (from the Centers for Disease Control)

Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS).
An ongoing study of roughly 15,000 students at 140 colleges and universities.



Agencies and Organizations

Centers for Disease Control

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse

World Health Organization

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Public Health Institute, Alcohol Research Group

Drug Reform Coordination Network

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration



Alcohol and the Brain

Alcohol and Adolescent Brain Development

Alcohol, Memory, and the Brain

Young Brains on Alcohol. Brain Briefings, October, 2002. Society for Neuoscience

Alcohol Pharmacology

Alcohol Alerts from NIAAA

Effects of Alcohol on the Adolescent Brain
 



Alcohol and Memory

Heavy Drinking Might Cause Long-Lasting Effects on Memory

Alcohol and Blackouts



Basic Facts about Alcohol

FUN FACTS: Alcohol Trivia

Alcohol: Fact and Fiction

Web of Addictions: Factual Information about Alcohol and other Drugs

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Alcohol Pharmacology

Alcohol Distillation

SAMSHA: Alcohol Impairment Charts

SAMHSA: Quick facts about alcohol



Miscellaneous

NCADI: Drugs of Abuse - Categories, Effects, Symptoms of Overdose, Withdrawal

Sensible Drinking Messages: "Safe use" messages better than "no use" messages

Drugs and Alcohol in the News

BoozeNews: Alcohol Policies Project

History of celebrity deaths related to alcohol