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Recommended Web Sites
Alcohol - The Harvard School of Public Health offers this information.
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - This information is provided by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Alcohol Use and Abuse - The National Institute on Aging has prepared this document, targeted at seniors, but good for anyone to read.
Alcoholstats.com
- This site is provided by Anheuser-Busch and offers
statistics on underage drinking, drunk driving, and
alcohol advertising. Many of the links are in PDF format
and will require an Adobe
Acrobat Reader for viewing.
KidsHealth for Kids: Kids and Alcohol
- This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's
Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide
the best children's health information on the Internet.
The information found here is written specifically for
children.
Talking
to Your Child About Alcohol
- This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's
Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide
the best children's health information on the Internet.
The information found here is written specifically for
parents.
MADD
- MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the
victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage
drinking. One will find recent news articles, discussion
and chat groups, and MADD’s online magazine at
this site. There are also sections of this web site
for persons under the age of 21 and for victims.
MayoClinic.com:
Alcohol and your health: Weighing the pros and cons
OR Alcoholism
- MayoClinic.com gives you access to the experience
and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and
scientists of the Mayo Clinic.
MEDLINEplus:
Alcohol Consumption
- Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this
consumer health site directs the user to selected online
resources on many common diseases, conditions, and concerns.
You may also be interested in one of the following topics:
National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities:
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - A division of the CDC,
this Center's mission is the prevention of fetal alcohol
syndrome and other alcohol-related birth defects and
developmental disabilities. Information on the syndrome,
including secondary conditions, can be accessed at this
site.
National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism - The National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and
conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes,
consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism
and alcohol-related problems. Numerous publications,
answers to frequently asked questions, a graphic gallery,
and links to related web sites can all be found here.
Portions of the site are also in Spanish.
National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism: College Drinking
- This site has separate areas for parents, students,
college presidents, and community leaders. Fact sheets
and an interactive body that traces the flow of alcohol
through the different organ systems can be found here.
TeensHealth:
Alcohol
OR Coping
With an Alcoholic Parent - This site was
created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's
Health Media and aims to provide the best children's
health information on the Internet. The information
found here is written specifically for teenagers.
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