The present paper compared drinking and drug use in Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs), compared to non-ACOAs, among college students. Participants were 572 undergraduates. ACOAs were more likely to be current drug users than non-ACOAs. ACOAs reported initiating alcohol use earlier than non-ACOAs; however, ACOAs did not drink more often or more…

Discusses the relationship between alcohol and fatal automobile crashes. Stresses the need for controlled studies in order to determine the correlation between drunk drivers and fatal accidents and to obtain dependable statistics on alcohol-related crashes. (BD)

Discusses the formation of new programs aimed at expanding the level of alcohol education and manpower training while making these activities more responsive to local and area requirements. (BD)

This speech explores the social patterning of alcohol use within American society and how this patterning contributes to alcohol problems. (Author/JA)

The cultural and historical factors that have combined to make alcohol a problematic beverage for Americans are discussed. (MM)

Alcohol abuse prevention education encourages participants to make choices, to set safe drinking standards, and to detect questionable practices before they lead to problems. (MM)

It is important for the prevention of alcohol abuse to agree on standards of responsible alcohol-related behaviors that contribute to the enhancement of health as well as the prevention of problems. (MM)

This review of the literature on adolescent drinking--an increasingly urgent problem among adolescents in the United States today--examines the patterns of alcohol use and abuse among youth. (MM)

The Mount Carmel Hospital program for skid-row male and female alcoholics is examined. (MM)