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Al-Anon is a self-help fellowship for persons who are affected by the compulsive drinking of a family member or friend. Alateen, a part of Al-Anon Family Groups, helps teenage sons and daughters of a... Details >
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Anyone at any age can have a drinking problem. Because the aging process affects how the body handles alcohol, the same amount of alcohol can have a greater effect as a person grows older. Over time, ... Details >
AlcoholScreening.org is a free service of Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health. AlcoholScreening.org helps individuals assess their own alcohol consumption pattern... Details >
Collegedrinkingprevention.gov is an online resource center for changing the drinking culture on college campuses. The content of the site is based on a series of reports published by the Task Force o... Details >
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
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If you are among the millions of people in this country who have a parent, grandparent, or other close relative with alcoholism, you may have wondered what your family's history of alcoholism means fo... Details >
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
This page links to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about alcohol routinely received by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Questions cover what alcoholism is, which medications t... Details >
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
This page presents frequently asked questions about drugs. Answers include information on what alcoholism means, how a person can get help for an alcohol problem, what a safe level of drinking is, whe... Details >
This general overview provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviews the affects of drinking alcohol, impact of excessive alcohol use, and suggested and legal drinking levels for w... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alcoholics Anonymous is worldwide with A.A. meetings in almost every community. ... Details >
Al-Anon and Alateen meetings are held in most communities to help families of alcoholics. Search these listings to find information and meetings held locally and throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puert... Details >
This article explains how substance abuse affects more people than the user, and supports friends and family in dealing with their loved one's problems. Provides tips on helping the user.... Details >
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physi... Details >
SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence
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Resources on alcohol and drug abuse research, practice, and patients. Include Alcohol Alerts; Alcohol Health and Research World; research monographs; surveillance statistical reports on alcohol use an... Details >
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health