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Alcohol Dependency or Alcoholism
Burge, S.K. and Schneider, F.D. 1999. Alcohol-related problems: recognition and intervention. American Academy of Family Physicians Vol. 59,No. 2. Online at www.aafp.org/afp/990115ap/361.html

Alcohol Exposed Pregnancy (AEP)
Centers for Disease Control, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) Online at www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/fasprev.htm

Alcohol Poisoning
Alcohol Poisoning at Mayoclinic.com at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alcohol-poisoning/DS00861/DSECTION=2

Alcohol Treatment
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide. February 8, 2005. Online at http://www.drugabuse.gov/PODAT/PODATindex.html

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Keall M., Frith W., and Patterson T.  2004. The influence of alcohol, age and number of passengers on the night-time risk of driver fatal injury in new zealand. Accident Analysis and Prevention 36.

Moskowitz H., et al. Driver Characteristics and Impairment at Various BACs. 2000. DOT HS 809 075. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Zador P., Krawchuk S. and Voas R. Relative Risk of Fatal Crash Involvement by BAC, Age and Gender. 2000. DOT HS 809 050. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Binge Drinking
Harvard School of Public Health website at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2005.Questions and answers on alcohol consumption. Alcohol and Public Health. Online at http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm

Blackouts
Mumenthaler, M.S.; Taylor, J.L.; O’Hara, R. et al. Gender differences in moderate drinking effects. 1999. Alcohol Research & Health, 23:55–64.

Chemical Dependency Assessment or Evaluation
Minnesota Department of Human Services-Chemical Health Division. 2006. Online at:
www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/disabilities/documents/pub/DHS_id_003460.hcsp

Dangerous Drinking
Ledermen, L.C, Goodhart, F.W. and Latiman, L. 2003. A case against “binge” as the term of choice: convincing college students to personalize messages about dangerous drinking. Journal of Health Communication. Vol. 8(1), 79-91.

Drinking Levels For Women
Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. Online at: http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. College Drinking: What is alcoholism? 9/23/2005. Online at:
www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/OtherAlcoholInformation/facts/q-a.aspx

See also NIAAA Publications: Alcohol Alert No. 16: Moderate Drinking; Alcohol Alert No. 27: Alcohol-Medication Interactions; Alcohol Alert No 50: Fetal Alcohol Exposure and the Brain; and Alcohol Alert No. 52: Alcohol and Transportation Safety National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 2004.  Alcohol’s damaging effects on the brain. Alcohol Alert. No. 63. Online at: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/AlcoholAlerts/default.htm

National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Young Adult Drinking. 2006. Online at: http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa68/aa68.htm

Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
Minnesota Statute: Driving While Impaired. Online at: www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169A/

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Centers for Disease Control, 2005. Online at: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/faqs.htm

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Centers for Disease Control, 2005. Online at: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/faqs.htm

Malt Liquor
Answers.com at http://www.answers.com/topic/malt-liquor

“Risky” or “Problem” Drinking
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force USPSTF. 2004. Behavioral counseling in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse. Annals of Internal Medicine 40. Online at: http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/140/7/557.pdf

Self-Change or Guided Self-Management Treatment
Adapted from Sobell, M. and Sobell, L. Problem Drinkers Guided Self-Change Treatment. 1993. New York: Guilford Press.

Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)
American Social Health Association. 2002. Facts & answers about STIs. STI Statistics. Online at: http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_statistics.cfm.

Sexually transmitted infections: Overview.2005. Online at: http://4woman.org/faq/stdsgen.htm

Standard Drink
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 2005. Online at: www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/NIAAACollegeMaterials/trainingmanual/module_2.aspx

Unintended Pregnancy
Hatcher, R.A. et al. Contraceptive Technology. New York: Ardent Media. 2004.
Guttmacher Institute, Contraception Counts: Minnesota. 2006. Online at: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/state_data/states/minnesota.html

Unsafe Sex
Cooper, M.L. Alcohol Use and Risky Sexual Behavior among College Students and Youth: Evaluating the Evidence. 2005. University of Missouri-Columbia, MO. Online at: www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/SupportingResearch/Journal/cooper.aspx

Unwanted Sex, Sexual Assault, Date Rape, Sexual Abuse, or Sexual Exploitation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (SAMHSA). 2004. Online at: http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/vawc/vawc_intro_pg1.htm

Withdrawal Symptoms
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 1989. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Alcohol Alert. (No.5). Online at: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/AlcoholAlerts/default.htm

 

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