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Alcohol and Public Health FAQ


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FAQ References

  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. Chapter 3 – Foods and Food Components to Reduce Adobe PDF fileExternal Web Site Icon  [PDF-967KB].  7th Edition, Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2010, p. 30–32.
  2. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Available at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/External Web Site Icon.
  3. National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. NIAAA council approves definition of binge drinking Adobe PDF fileExternal Web Site Icon [PDF-1.6MB]. NIAAA Newsletter 2004;3:3.
  4. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), published by the American Psychiatric Association, Washington D.C., 1994.
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/default.htm.
  6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator. Available at http://www.samhsa.gov/treatment/treatment_public_i.aspxExternal Web Site Icon.
  7. Bonnie RJ and O’Connell ME, editors. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective ResponsibilityExternal Web Site Icon. Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking. Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2004.
  8. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage DrinkingExternal Web Site Icon. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: 2007.
  9. Hingson RW, Heeren T, Jamanka A, Howland J. Age of onset and unintentional injury involvement after drinkingExternal Web Site Icon. JAMA 2000;284(12):1527–1533.
  10. Hingson RW, Heeren T, Winter M, Wechsler H. Magnitude of alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18–24: Changes from 1998 to 2001External Web Site Icon. Annu Rev Public Health 2005;26:259–79.
  11. Levy DT, Mallonee S, Miller TR, Smith GS, Spicer RS, Romano EO, Fisher DA. Alcohol involvement in burn, submersion, spinal cord, and brain injuriesExternal Web Site Icon. Medical Science Monitor 2004;10(1):CR17–24.
  12. Office of Applied Studies. The NSDUH Report: Alcohol Dependence or Abuse and Age at First UseExternal Web Site Icon. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2004.
  13. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. A Comprehensive Plan for Preventing and Reducing Underage Drinking Adobe PDF fileExternal Web Site Icon [PDF-513KB]. Washington, DC; 2006.
  14. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI). Atlanta, GA: CDC.
  15. Miller JW, Naimi TS, Brewer RD, Jones SE. Binge drinking and associated health risk behaviors among high school studentsExternal Web Site Icon. Pediatrics 2007;119:76–85.
  16. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Alcohol Use in Pregnancy; urges women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant to abstain from alcoholExternal Web Site Icon. Washington, DC; 2005.
 

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