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The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking
Office of the Surgeon General (US); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (US); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US).
Excerpt
The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking seeks to engage all levels of government as well as individuals and private sector institutions and organizations in a coordinated, multifaceted effort to prevent and reduce underage drinking and its adverse consequences.
Contents
- Message From the Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Foreword From the Acting Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Section 1: Underage Drinking in America: Scope of the Problem
- Section 2: Alcohol Use and Adolescent Development
- A DEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORK
- THE DEVELOPING ADOLESCENT BRAIN
- ADOLESCENT DECISION MAKING AROUND ALCOHOL
- STRESS, PUBERTY, AND SIGNIFICANT ADOLESCENT TRANSITIONS
- CHANGE IN EXPECTATIONS ABOUT ALCOHOL USE IN ADOLESCENCE
- PERSONALITY TRAITS, MENTAL DISORDERS, AND ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL USE
- ADOLESCENTS FROM FAMILIES WITH A HISTORY OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
- SENSITIVITY TO THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL USE
- THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
- INTERVENING AMIDST COMPLEXITY
- Section 3: Prevention and Reduction of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders in Adolescents
- Section 4: Taking Action: A Vision for the Future
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Appendix A: Definition of a Standard Drink
- Appendix B: DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence
- References
Suggested citation:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2007.
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