Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by a strong craving for alcohol, a constant or periodic reliance on use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, the inability to limit drinking, physical illness when drinking is stopped, and the need for increasing amounts of alcohol to feel its effects.Substance Abuse
Substance abuse has a range of definitions related to disaproval over use or overuse of mood altering substances. These fall into four main categories: Substance abuse may lead to addiction or substance dependence. Medicaly, dependence requires the development of tolerance leading to withdrawal symptoms.
Public
Opinion About Youth
Public opinion polls related to child and adolescent social and health
issues
Surveys
Monitoring
the Future
Ongoing University of Michigan study of the behaviors, attitudes, and
values of high school students, college students, and young adults
Youth
Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics and publications
on all types of youth risk, such as alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior,
and impaired drivin