Author Description

Describes current alcohol-related research findings that help us to develop a vision for the future. Presents new scientific findings about alcohol abuse and alcoholism which demonstrate that investigators working in fields as diverse as epidemiology, genetics, neuroscience, toxicology, prevention, and treatment are using the very latest tools and techniques of science to expand our knowledge of how to prevent, reduce, and treat alcohol problems. Chapters: drinking over the life span: issues of biology, behavior, and risk; alcohol and the brain: neuroscience and neurobehavior; genetic and psychosocial influences; medical consequences; prenatal exposure to alcohol; economic and health services perspectives; prevention research; and treatment research. Illus.