This report presents a practical guide to the prevention of women's alcohol problems. It is intended for use by individuals interested in incorporating prevention measures into the workplace, schools, treatment facilities, and other settings, and for women interested in reducing the risks of alcohol problems or preventing existing problems from developing further. A section on women's alcohol problems discusses social drinkers, problem drinkers, and alcoholics. Three levels of prevention are defined. The section on primary prevention presents five tools for reducing the incidence of alcohol problems in women and for stopping the problem before it starts: (1) risk factor recognition; (2) the media; (3) legislation and regulation; (4) community action groups; and (5) health education programs. The section on secondary prevention, early problem detection to prevent the disease from fully developing, presents four tools: alcohol programs for special risk groups, employee assistance programs, breaking the silence of denial, and assessment by physicians and other helping professionals. Tools identified in the section on tertiary prevention, designed to help alcoholics stop drinking, are denial syndrome recognition, direct alcoholism intervention, removal of treatment barriers, and provision for women's special treatment needs. The summary notes one final tool, removal of the misplaced stigma associated with alcoholic women. A brief list of references and a list of prevention messages for women are included. (NB)