Drivers under the age of 21 are twice as likely to be killed as a result of drunk driving than older drivers. Approximately 1,400 college students die from alcohol-related causes, and 1,100 of these deaths involve drinking and driving. According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 30 percent of high school students reported binge drinking in 2001 in the month before the survey. The Truth About Alcohol presents the facts and figures about alcohol consumption in a clear and balanced format. A-to-Z entries detail the social, legal, and personal ramifications of alcohol abuse, while...

This is a comprehensive resource on the pandemics that threaten our world.Throughout history, pandemics have rapidly spread across national and continental borders to inflict an insurmountable toll on human life and suffering. From the Black Death in Asia and Europe to the smallpox and polio outbreaks that decimated the Americas, to the contemporary concerns over HIV/AIDS and the avian flu, epidemics have been a continous threat to society and the world."Pandemics and Global Health" begins with an introduction that reviews major types of infectious agents and modes of transmission and then...