Alcohol
By: Andrea C. Nakaya, book editor.
Contributors: Nakaya, Andrea C., 1976-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780737737332; 9780737737349
Subjects: Alcoholism; Alcohol -- Physiological effect; Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How does alcohol use affect health? Moderate alcohol consumption reduces the risk of heart disease / Weinberg Group ; Moderate alcohol consumption may  not reduce the risk of heart disease / Rod Jackson, interviewed by Norman Swan ; Drinking impairs youth development / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ; Moderate drinking does not impair youth development / David J. Hanson ; Any alcohol use during pregnancy is harmful / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; The risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy have been exaggerated / Daniel Rogov; title: Is alcohol use harmful to society? The economy is harmed by alcohol / Susan Brink ; The economy benefits from alcohol / Bill Reed ; Alcohol consumption is linked to violence / World Health Organization ; Most alcohol consumption does not cause violence / International Center for Alcohol Policies ; Underage drinking is a serious problem / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ; The risks of underage drinking have been exaggerated / Maia Szalavitz; title: What are the causes of alcohol abuse? Alcoholism is a disease / National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ; Alcoholism is not a disease / Baldwin Research Institute ; Youth drinking leads to alcoholism / Ting-Kai Li ; In most cultures, youth drinking does not lead to alcoholism / Dwight Heath; title: What measures should be taken to reduce alcohol-related problems? Society should focus on reducing the negative impacts of alcohol / World Health Organization ; Society should celebrate the positive aspects of alcohol / Stanton Peele ; Drunk driving prevention should target problem drinkers / Jeanne Mejeur ; It would be a mistake to target only problem drinkers / Robert B. Voas ... [et al.] ; Parental supervision of teenage drinking can be beneficial / Radley Balko ; Parental supervision of teenage drinking encourages dangerous behavior / Dave Hepburn ; Age-twenty-one drinking laws protect youth / Wendy J. Hamilton ; There is no evidence that age-twenty-one drinking laws protect youth / David Hanson and Matt Wolcoff.