Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Excessive Alcohol Consumption Creates Numerous Health and Safety Risks
Research Society on Alcoholism 10
2 Moderate Alcohol Consumption Provides Health Benefits
U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter 20
3 Underage Drinking Leads to Risky Behavior and Alcohol Abuse Kelly Dedel 29
4 Lowering the Legal Drinking Age Could Reduce Underage Alcohol Abuse Choose Responsibility 39
5 Maintaining the Legal Drinking Age of 21 Curbs Underage Alcohol Abuse Karen Arnold-Burger 50
6 Alcoholism Is a Brain Disease Katherine Eban Larkin Warren 57
7 Alcoholism Is Not a Disease Jon Burras 67
8 Alcoholism Is a Genetic Disorder John Nurnberger 73
9 Alcoholics Anonymous Is an Effective Treatment Program A.J. Adams 82
10 Alcoholics Anonymous Is a Flawed Treatment Program Cynthia Perkins 89
11 Cognitive Therapy Can Be an Effective Treatment for Alcoholism Ann M. Manzardo Donald W. Goodwin Jan L. Campbell Elizabeth C. Penick William F. Gabrielli 98
12 Binge Drinking Is a Serious Problem for Underage Drinkers Emily Listfield 105
13 Drinking Alcohol While Pregnant Harms the Baby March of Dimes 112
14 Alcohol Abuse Is Increasing Among Military Personnel Robert A. Wascher 119
Organizations to Contact 124
Bibliography 132
Index 138
