Power Point Slides Alcohol - Meagher Lab

Alcoholism and Problem Drinking:
Preventive Approaches
! Social influence programs in Junior Highs
have shown some success
! Adolescents’ self-efficacy enhanced (drink
refusal skills)
! Programs can change teens’ social norms
! focus on controlled drinking/abstinence rather than
excessive consumption
! Approaches are low cost programs for low-income
areas
! Social engineering promise for prevention
! Higher taxes on alcoholic beverages