Alcohol | Drinking at an Early Age Leads to Alcohol Abuse
People who begin drinking before the age of fifteen are at a substantially greater risk of developing an alcohol disorder than those who do not imbibe until they are twenty-one or older, editors from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) argue in the following viewpoint. Moreover, the NIH contends that the overall risk for alcoholism decreases 14 percent with each year of age that drinking is postponed. The NIH, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is comprised of eighteen different research institutes including the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Is Alcohol Use Beneficial to Human Health?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Frequent, Moderate Drinking Benefits Human Health
- The Health Benefits of Frequent, Moderate Drinking Are Exaggerated
- Doctors Should Encourage Their Patients to Use Alcohol
- Doctors Should Not Encourage Their Patients to Use Alcohol
- Drinking Is a Serious Health Problem for Teens
- The Health Problems Associated with Teen Drinking Have Been Exaggerated
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 2: What Are the Causes of Alcohol Abuse?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Drinking at an Early Age Leads to Alcohol Abuse
- Drinking at an Early Age Does Not Lead to Alcohol Abuse
- Alcoholism Has a Genetic Basis
- The Genetic Influence on Alcoholism Is Exaggerated
- Alcohol Advertising Targeted to Youth Causes Abuse
- Alcohol Advertising Targeted to Youth May Not Cause Abuse
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 3: How Should Alcoholism Be Treated?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Alcoholism Should Be Treated as a Disease
- Alcoholism Should Not Be Treated as a Disease
- Alcoholics Anonymous Is Effective
- Alcoholics Anonymous Is Ineffective
- Moderate Drinking Is an Effective Treatment for Some Alcoholics
- Reducing the Harm Caused by Drinking Can Be an Effective Treatment
- Medication May Help Alcoholics Stay Sober
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 4: What Measures Should Be Taken to Reduce Alcohol- Related Problems?
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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