The authors (no credentials provided) present 18 chapters composing a sociological examination of binge drinking among adolescents and college students, covering factors behind its popularity,
its physiological and behavioral consequences, and intervention techniques. Chapter topics include: binge drinking demographics, neurocognitive and health effects of binge drinking, animal
models of adolescent and adult binge alcohol use, impaired driving and other health risk behaviors, screening and brief intervention in the emergency department, behavioral control models and
alcohol, alcohol tolerance, energy drinks mixed with alcohol, adult expectancies and binge alcohol use, and prevention and intervention strategies. This volume has a coherent and informative
preface and is well referenced. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
