Binge drinking in adolescents and college students / Cecile A. Marczinski, Estee C. Grant, Vincent J. Grant.

Author/creator Marczinski, Cecile A.
Other author Grant, Estee C.
Other author Grant, Vincent J.
Format Book
Publication InfoHauppauge, NY : Nova Science, ©2009.
Descriptionx, 210 pages ; 27 cm
Subjects
Binge drinking--United States.
Teenagers--Alcohol use. --United States.
College students--Alcohol use. --United States.
Alcohol-Related Disorders--United States.
Adolescent--United States.
Students--United States.
Universities--United States.
Young Adult--United States.

Contents Introduction -- Differentiating binge drinking from social drinking and chronic drinking/alcoholism -- Binge drinking demographics -- Definition of a binge -- Social and environmental factors and binge drinking -- Neurocognitive and health effects of binge drinking in adolescents and college students -- Animal models of adolescent and adult binge alcohol use -- Binge drinking, impaired driving and other health risk behaviors -- Binge drinking and emergency department visits -- Screening and brief interventions in the emergency department -- Behavioral control models and alcohol : why loss of control over drinking might stem from neurocognitive changes when drinking -- Binge drinkers and their particular vulnerability to the acute effects of alcohol -- Binge drinking and alcohol tolerance -- Before the first drink : at risk individuals for the binge consumption of alcohol -- Alcohol expectancies and binge alcohol use -- Trendy cocktails : mixing energy drinks and alcohol -- Prevention and intervention strategies -- Binge drinking in young people : where do we go from here?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [159]-192) and index.
LCCN 2008055486
ISBN9781606920374 (hardcover)
ISBN1606920375 (hardcover)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV5292 .M28 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold