Reference Reviews

Reference for Students

Alcohol Abuse. Edited by Ronnie D. Lankford. Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press Thomson Gale, 2007. 1 vol. 127 p. $29.95. ISBN 10: 0-7377-3671-2; 13: 978-0-7377-3671-7.

Alcohol is the most widely abused drug in the U.S. and because it is both legal and readily available, it is no surprise that nearly half of all teen automobile fatalities involve alcohol and that alcohol is involved in 2/3 of sexual assaults and date rapes. Some believe that certain personality types are more likely to abuse alcohol than others; some feel it has a genetic link. The information found here may help adolescents understand the outcomes and help them make the choices they will ultimately, if not already, make.