Alcohol Consumption

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	GetFit Glossary of Terms for Alcohol Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://getfit.samhsa.gov/Alcohol/information/glossterms.aspx

Directories

1.	Getting Help National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/links/help.aspx

Health Check Tools

1.	Add It Up: Alcohol Calorie Calculator National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/students/calculator/alcoholcalc.as...




2.	Alcohol: GetFit Self-Tests Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://getfit.samhsa.gov/Alcohol/Tests/default.aspx?position=2

Law and Policy

1.	Open Container Laws National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/New-fact-sheet03/OpenContainer.pdf

National Institutes of Health

1.	How to Cut Down on Your Drinking National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/handout.htm




2.	Alcohol: What You Don't Know Can Harm You National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/harm-al.htm

Organizations

1.	Al-Anon/Alateen Al-Anon, Alateen http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/




2.	National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Inform http://www.health.org/




3.	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/




4.	College Drinking Prevention National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/

Overviews

1.	Questions and Answers on Alcohol Consumption Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm




2.	Alcohol and Your Health: Weighing the Pros and Con Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SC00024




3.	Alcohol Harvard School of Public Health http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/alcohol.html

Prevention/Screening

1.	Task Force Recommends That Primary Care Clinicians Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/tfalcopr.htm

Related Issues

1.	Alcohol: Does It Affect Blood Pressure? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00318




2.	New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://niaaa.aerie.com/factsheet/pdf/NIAAAFactSheet.pdf




3.	JAMA Patient Page: Alcohol and Driving American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ4QEJC4AC&sub_...




4.	Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicine National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Medicine/medicine.htm




5.	Tips for Holiday Alcohol Consumption American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/03-50HolidayTips112103.pdf




6.	Allergic to Alcohol? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00818




7.	Alcohol: Dietary Guidelines for Americans National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence http://www.ncadd.org/facts/health.html




8.	Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Sleep National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa41.htm




9.	Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Transportation Safety National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa52.htm




10.	Alcohol Alert: Alcohol's Damaging Effects on National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm




11.	Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Hormones National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa26.htm




12.	Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and HIV/AIDS National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa57.htm




13.	Alcohol and Bone Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r706i&doctitle=Alcohol+and+Bone+Health...




14.	Alcohol and Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/downloads/PRO/alcohol.pdf




15.	Alcohol Impairment Chart National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/nongovpubs/bac-chart/




16.	Alcohol Poisoning: A Serious Consequence of Binge Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00199




17.	Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Nutrition National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa22.htm

Research

1.	Alcohol and the Risk for Stroke in Men American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/1/I-24




2.	Study Associates Alcohol Use Patterns with Body Ma National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/niaaa-15.htm




3.	Moderate Consumption of Alcohol Associated with Lo American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZGMH8RHDD&sub_...

Seniors

1.	As You Age...A Guide to Aging, Medicines, and Alco Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://media.shs.net/asyouage/asyouagebrochure01.pdf




2.	Substance Use among Older Adults Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k1/olderadults/olderadults.htm

Statistics

1.	Underage Drinkers, Excessive Adult Drinkers Accoun American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJ77TRNCD&sub_...




2.	Snapshot of Annual High-Risk College Drinking Cons National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/facts/snapshot.aspx




3.	Quick Facts: Alcohol Topics National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/databases/qf.htm




4.	Polydrug Admissions: 2002 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k5/polydrugTX/polydrugTX.htm




5.	Percent of Adults Aged 18 Years and Over with Exce National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200212/figures09_1-9_3.htm...




6.	Child Passenger Deaths Involving Drinking Drivers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040206.htm




7.	General Alcohol Information Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/factsheets/general_information.htm




8.	Driving Under the Influence (DUI) among Young Pers Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/youthDUI/youthDUI.htm




9.	FASTATS: Alcohol Use National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/alcohol.htm




10.	Illicit Drug Use among Lifetime Nondrinkers and Li Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/alcDU/alcDU.htm

Women

1.	Alcohol Alert: Are Women More Vulnerable to Alcoho National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa46.htm




2.	Alcohol and Women American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZPU8DH97C&sub_...




3.	Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochurewomen/women.htm




4.	Alcohol Alerts: Alcohol-An Important Women's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa62/aa62.htm