Kevin Hayes - Alcohol Information for Teens

Teen Health Series

ALCOHOL INFORMATION
FOR TEENS FIFTH EDITION

Teen Health Series

ALCOHOL INFORMATION
FOR TEENS FIFTH EDITION

Health Tips about Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Dependence

Including Facts about Alcohols Effects on Mental and Physical Health, the Consequences of Underage Drinking, Understanding Alcoholic Family Members, and More

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Bibliographic Note

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OMNIGRAPHICS

Kevin Hayes, Managing Editor

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Copyright 2021 Omnigraphics

ISBN 978-0-7808-1897-2

E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1898-9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hayes, Kevin (Editor of health information), editor.

Title: Alcohol information for teens: including facts about alcohols effects on mental and physical health, the consequences of underage drinking, understanding alcoholic family members, and more / edited by Kevin Hayes.

Description: Fifth edition. | Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, Inc., 2021. | Series: Teen health series | Includes index. | Audience: Ages 13 | Audience: Grades 7-9 | Summary: Provides basic consumer health information for teens on effects of alcohol use, alcohol and mental-health issues, treatment of addictions, and prevention of alcohol and drug use. Includes index and directory of alcohol and substance abuse-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021007926 (print) | LCCN 2021007927 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780818972 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780818989 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Alcohol--Physiological effect. | Alcoholism--Prevention. | Youth--Alcohol use.

Classification: LCC QP801.A3 A46 2021 (print) | LCC QP801.A3 (ebook) | DDC 613.810835--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021007926

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021007927

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

About This Book

Cultures around the world have used alcoholic beverages throughout recorded history. Alcohol has been used to treat medical complaints, in religious ceremonies, celebrations, and to increase conviviality in social gatherings. Despite its widespread acceptance, however, societies have struggled to address the negative effects associated with its misuse. Alcoholic beverages come in different forms, such as spirits, beer, wines, or cocktails, and servings can contain vastly different amounts of pure alcohol. But, all these beverages share a common concern: Teens should not drink them. Each year approximately 5,000 young people die under the age of 21 due to underage drinking and that includes about 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, 1,600 of homicides, 300 in suicide, and hundreds from other injuries.

Alcohol Information for Teens, Fifth Edition provides updated information about the use and misuse of alcohol. It describes ways alcohol can affect mental and physical health. It discusses the special vulnerabilities of the teen brain and the changes in brain functioning that lead to dependency on alcohol. A section on treatment and recovery discusses achieving and maintaining sobriety, and a section on alcohol abuse in the family addresses the special concerns of teens who live with an alcoholic relative. The book concludes with resource directories for finding help or more information about alcohol and substance abuse.

How to Use This Book

This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest; chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.

of teenage drinking in both men and women. It also identifies adult drinking patterns that have not been linked to adverse consequences, and it provides details about other patterns such as binge drinking, underage drinking, and heavy drinking that can seriously impact health.

begins with an insight on the state of underage drinking that starts under the age of 21. It talks about the underage drinking in America based on statistical data. And it also contains information on the consequences that affect the teenage and college drinkers.

discusses what happens inside your body while consuming alcohol. It also describes the factors that contribute to blood alcohol concentration (BAC), and how increasing BAC plays a role in hampering physical and mental functioning. Some of the most common circumstances in which alcohol can damage other organs and bones or contribute to cancer development are also described. The part concludes with information about the devastating ways alcohol can affect fetal development.

explains the process by which addiction develops and discusses how alcohol use can contribute to risky or violent behaviors. And it also describes how the alcohol affects the mental health and leads to sucide, hangover, sexual risk behaviors, date rape, and impaired driving.

talks about teens who rethink drinking and want to quit and also explains about teens who want to understand the challenges faced by others, who are struggling to achieve and maintain sobriety, as well as covers information on treatment and prevention options for teenage alcohol users.

addresses teens who live in an uncertain or inconsistent home environment because they have a parent, grandparent, sibling, or other close relative or caregiver with an alcohol-use disorder (AUD). It explains some of the challenges often experienced in relationship patterns and answers questions about the role of family history in the development of alcohol addiction.

provides directories of resources for additional help about alcohol and other substance abuse concerns.

Bibliographic Note

This volume contains documents and excerpts from publications issued by the following U.S. government agencies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Child Welfare Information Gateway; College Drinking Changing the Culture; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD); National Cancer Institute (NCI); National Center for Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW); National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for Teens; NIH News in Health ; NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center (NIH ORBD NRC); Office of Justice Programs (OJP); Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Office on Womens Health (OWH); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).