Adolescence and Alcohol: An International Perspective. * By Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick, and Leo Sher
Autor: | Jan S Gill |
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Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Zdroj: | Alcohol and Alcoholism. 43:118-118 |
ISSN: | 1464-3502 0735-0414 |
DOI: | 10.1093/alcalc/agm046 |
Popis: | Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick, Leo Sher. . Adolescence and Alcohol: An International Perspective . Freund Publishing House Ltd, London and Tel Aviv. $59.00. 326 pgs. ISBN 965-294-147-6 In the foreword of this text, two points are highlighted and used to exemplify the scale of the problems linked to the abuse of alcohol by adolescents; an estimated three million teenagers in the US have been ascribed the diagnosis of alcoholic while adolescents who begin their drinking before the age of 15 years are reportedly four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at the age of 21. The title is apt: it is a topic of shared international concern … |
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