Under-age drinkers will do almost anything to stay out of trouble. Sometimes they won't even call 911 in an emergency, says Meghan Hanrahan, a junior at Ohio University. That's why she believes administrators should waive judicial punishments when intoxicated students seek medical help for themselves or their friends. Ms. Hanrahan, a student at…

The need for alcohol education today is as great as it was nearly 100 years ago when Mary Hunt convinced her local school board to initiate instruction in temperance education. (MM)

The authors examine the way in which fourteen different agencies, some of them research institutes and government information departments, responded to three questions about alcohol and alcoholism that are very frequently asked of such agencies. (MJB)

Describes Relapse Prevention as therapeutic modality, based on Social Learning Theory, used to prevent relapse for individuals who have completed treatment for substance abuse behaviors. Outlines relapse prevention theory and suggests various components of model be incorporated into alcohol education curricula. Outlines teaching strategies to…

In this article, we critically reflect on the constitution of the UK's alcohol problem in the government's "Safe, Social, Sensible" policy document, referring to findings from a 3-year ESRC funded study on young people, alcohol and identity. We suggest that discursive themes running throughout "Safe, Sensible, Social" include…

Pre, post, and follow-up evaluative and demographic measures were collected on 38 judges involved in a 4-day alcohol training program at two alcohol treatment centers. Results indicated that judges saw training experience as having significant impact on their roles as judges and their personal lives, but not as leading to changes in their personal…

Research examining collegiate problem drinking from 1975 to 1985 is reviewed. Implications for designing and implementing college alcohol education programs are discussed. (Author/MT)

This guide is designed to help individuals identify and modify risks that contribute to alcohol-related problems within college and university communities. Despite general agreement among campus officials and students alike that alcohol use contributes to a range of problems confronting colleges and universities, prevention often does not command…

The National Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England places much emphasis on creating partnerships at both national and local levels between government, the drinks industry, health services, police, individuals and communities to tackle alcohol misuse and associated harm and disorder. This article describes the characteristic structures and…

This selected unannotated bibliography of material on alcoholism is divided into sections on bibliographies, books, courses of study and guidelines to classroom practices, gimmicks, packets of material, and pamphlets and leaflets. Also included are the sources of posters and addresses of resources. The materials listed are current and inexpensive…