Resources

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Resources

Alcohol Epidemiology Program – University of Minnesota
http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/

Alcohol Policy Information System – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/

Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/ardi/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Alcohol and Public Health
http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/

About.com Alcoholism
http://alcoholism.about.com/health/alcoholism/mbody.htm

Alcohol Screening
http://www.alcoholscreening.org

American Society of Addiction Medicine
http://www.asam.org

College Drinking: Changing the Culture
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov

Guide to Community Preventive Services
http://www.thecommunityguide.org

Daily Dose of Drug and Alcohol News
http://www.dailydose.net

HadEnough.org — binge drinking blows
http://hadenough.org

Impacteen.org/
http://www.impacteen.org

Join Together Online
http://www.jointogether.org/

The Marin Institute
http://www.marininstitute.org/

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
http://www.madd.org

The National Center On Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
http://www.casacolumbia.org/

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
http://www.ncadd.org/

National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

Tobacco Week
www.tobaccoweek.com

"A study by researchers at the NIAAA published in the June 2007 issue of the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence investigated whether American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) alcohol abuse and dependence and consumption criteria occurred along a continuum of severity. The study found that alcohol consumption was an integral component for determining the severity of alcohol use disorders. The researchers recommended incorporating alcohol consumption into future classifications of DSM alcohol use disorders and identified the 5/4 measure of alcohol consumption as a suitable criterion."

"The National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) adopted the 5/4 definition of binge drinking where a "binge" is a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 gram percent or above. For the typical adult this pattern corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male) or 4 or more drinks (female) in about 2 hours. The annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended changing its measure of binge drinking from a 5-drink standard to a gender-specific measure of 5 drinks for males and 4 drinks for females.”

Please visit the NIAAA web site for more information.