Internet Resources-Alcohol Abuse

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NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol and Your Health
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health

 NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
What are symptoms of alcohol use disorder?
https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/How-much-is-too-much/Whats-the-harm/What-Are-Symptoms-Of-Alcohol-Use-Disorder.aspx

NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
What’s Your (Drinking) Pattern?
https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/How-much-is-too-much/Is-your-drinking-pattern-risky/Whats-Your-Pattern.aspx

NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Download or Order a 16-page Rethinking Drinking Booklet
Free of charge to addresses in the United States and U.S. territories
Orders are limited to a maximum pf 30 copies.
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/OrderForm/EncForm/order_page

NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
What Are the Risks?
https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/How-much-is-too-much/Whats-the-harm/What-Are-The-Risks.aspx

NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Facts about Underage Drinking
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/UnderageDrinking/UnderageFact.htm

NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)—The Cool Spot
The young teen’s place for info on alcohol and resisting peer pressure
https://www.thecoolspot.gov/

NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)—The Cool Spot: Peer Pressure
https://www.thecoolspot.gov/pressures.aspx

Interactive Worksheets-Alcohol Abuse
See if you have signs of a problem, Decide whether and how to change, Plan a change, Track what you drink, and Stay in control.
https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/Tools/Interactive-worksheets-and-more/Default.aspx

The Truth About Alcohol
Lots of information about alcohol use, including a quiz to find out how much you know about alcohol, an online booklet, and a documentary.
https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/understanding-affects-on-body.html

What Are the Five Alcoholic Subtypes?
Friends and families may overlook a person’s alcohol abuse if the person does not fit into a stereotypical view of an alcoholic.  These five types more clearly define that alcoholism looks different in different people.
https://www.alcohol.org/alcoholism-types/

10 Things to Stop Doing If You Love an Alcoholic
https://www.verywellmind.com/things-to-stop-if-you-love-an-alcoholic-67300

Kids Health from Nemours—Alcohol
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/alcohol.html?WT.ac=k-ra

TeensHealth—Drugs & Alcohol
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/drug-alcohol/?WT.ac=t-nav-drug-alcohol

NIH-Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia—Alcohol Use Disorder
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000944.htm

NIH-Medline Plus—Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
https://medlineplus.gov/alcoholismandalcoholabuse.html

NIH-National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)—Alcohol Use Disorder
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-use-disorders

NIH-NIAAA—Drinking Levels Defined
https://medlineplus.gov/alcoholismandalcoholabuse.html

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry—Children of Alcoholics
https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/facts_for_families/17_children_of_alcoholics.pdf

NIH News in Health—Biology of Addiction: Drugs and Alcohol Can Hijack Your Brain
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2015/10/biology-addiction

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Binge Drinking: A Serious, Under-Recognized Problem Among Women and Girls
https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/bingedrinkingfemale/

CDC—Infographic Binge Drinking: A Dangerous Problem Among Women and Girls
https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/bingedrinkingfemale/infographic.html