Description |
218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Moderate drinking is beneficial for human health / R. Curtis Ellison -- Drinking is harmful for human health / Albert B. Lowenfels -- The health benefits of alcohol should be promoted more vigorously / Dave Shiflett -- The health benefits of alcohol should not be promoted / George A. Hacker -- Doctors should recommend alcohol to their patients / Stanton Peele -- Doctors should not recommend alcohol to their patients / Michael H. Criqui -- Advertising liquor on television and radio is irresponsible / Part I: American Medical Association, Part II: John Hughes -- Advertising liquor on television and radio is not irresponsible / Fred A. Meister -- Television liquor ads may promote underage drinking / John Leo -- Television liquor ads will not promote underage drinking / Morris E. Chafetz -- The alcohol industry targets minority neighborhoods / Diana P. Hackbarth, Barbara Silvestri, and William Cosper -- The alcohol industry benefits minority neighborhoods / Noel N. Hankin -- Alcoholism should be treated as a disease / Terence T. Gorski -- Alcoholism should not be treated as a disease / Audrey Kishline -- Alcoholics Anonymous is effective / Neil J. Carr -- Alcoholics Anonymous is ineffective / Vince Fox -- Secular Organizations for Sobriety is an effective self-help program / James Christopher -- Rational recovery is an effective self-help program / Jack Trimpey -- Medication may help alcoholics stay sober / David Brown -- Buddhism can help alcoholics stay sober / Pat Patton -- Raising alcohol taxes could reduce alcohol-related problems / Donald S. Kenkel -- Raising alcohol taxes would not reduce alcohol-related problems / Dwight B. Heath -- Minimum drinking-age laws should be strongly enforced / Alexander C. Wagenaar and Mark Wolfson -- Minimum drinking-age laws are ineffective / William F. Buckley Jr. -- Colleges should combat alcohol abuse among students / Henry Wechsler -- Incarceration and treatment should be used to combat drunk driving / Leonard Zailskas -- Media campaigns can effectively combat drunk driving / William DeJong and Charles K. Atkin. |
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Is alcohol beneficial for human health? -- Does the alcohol industry market its products responsibly? -- How should alcoholism be treated? -- What measures should be taken to reduce alcohol-related problems? |
Subject |
Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
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Alcohol -- Health aspects.
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Advertising -- Alcoholic beverages.
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Alcoholism -- Treatment.
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Alcohol Drinking.
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Advertising.
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Alcoholism -- therapy.
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Added Author |
Barbour, Scott, 1963-
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ISBN |
156510675X library binding alkaline paper |
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1565106741 paperback alkaline paper |
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