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InhaltsangabeEpidemiology.- Diagnosis, Course, and Assessment of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in Adolescents.- Initiation and Course of Alcohol Consumption among Adolescents and Young Adults.- High Risk Adolescent and Young Adult Populations: Consumption and Consequences.- Alcohol Consumption and Its Consequences among Adolescents and Young Adults.- Drinking among College Students.- Neurobiology.- Adolescent Alcohol Drinking and Its Long-Range Consequences.- Adolescence.- Age-Related Effects of Alcohol on Memory and Memory-Related Brain Function in Adolescents and Adults.- The Human Adolescent Brain and Alcohol Use Disorders.- Prevention.- Comprehensive Approaches to Prevent Adoloscent Drinking and Related Problems.- Prevention of Adolescent Alcohol Problems in Special Populations.- Prevention of College Student Drinking Problems.- Policies to Reduce Underage Drinking.- Prevention for Children of Alcoholics and Other High Risk Groups.- Treatment.- Treatment of Adolescent Alcohol-Related Problems.- Treatment of Co-occurring Alcohol, Drug, and Psychiatric Disorders.- A Brief History and Some Current Dimensions of Adolescent Treatment in the United States.- Evidence-Based Cognitive-Behavioral and Family Therapies for Adolescent Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders.- Assessment Issues in Adolescent Drug Abuse Treatment Research.

The authors cover the wide spectrum of epidemiologic, prevention, neurobiological, behavioral and clinical issues related to alcohol use and adolescents