Includes bibliographical references (page 115) and index.
Summary
Discusses alcohol use in the United States, including the physical effects, the origin of the drinking age, societal mixed messages, and the sociological impacts.
Contents
Alcohol 101: Some basic facts -- Why do we drink in the first place? -- Mixed messages -- What we drink: Brief tour of beverage alcohol -- Why 21? Drinking age -- Our bodies when we drink: Anatomy of a high.