Alcohol

Alcohol - Explains what it is, what it does in the body, and why young people drink. Also discusses too much alcohol and how to keep safe.
www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=285&id=1507

Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain - Explains why alcohol affects the teen brain differently than the adult brain, and describes the long term effects. Includes a fact sheet to download.
www.duke.edu/~amwhite/Adolescence/

Alcohol Explained - The effects and consequences of alcohol use and abuse are described and illustrated by young teenagers.
www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/schools/ms/alcohol/alcohol1.html

Ask Listen Learn - Features interactive quizzes, polls, games, facts and advice on how to say no to alcohol. [Requires Flash]
www.nick.com/ads/asklistenlearn/

The Cool Spot - Games, quizzes, animation and graphics explain the risks of underage drinking and ways to resist peer pressure.
www.thecoolspot.gov

Drinking: It Can Spin Your World Around: Facts for Teens - Answers why to say no, health problems, peer pressure, how to know when drinking is a problem, and how to stop. Includes alcohol content in drinks, laws, and sobering up.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/addictions/alcohol/273.html

In the Mix: Alcohol Abuse - The online companion to the PBS broadcast, with information and resources for teens and educators on alcohol abuse.
www.pbs.org/inthemix/alcohol_index.html

Kids and Alcohol - Article explores the long-term affects of alcohol as well as the dangers of early use. Includes warning signs of alcoholism.
kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/alcohol.html

MADD: Under 21 - Information for different age groups about underage drinking and its impacts. Includes research, discussions, and ways to get involved.
www.madd.org/Under-21.aspx

TeensHealth: Coping With an Alcoholic Parent - Explains what alcoholism is, why a parent drinks and why they don't stop. Includes how teens feel, other problems, and what to do.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/alcohol/coping_alcoholic.html

Too Smart to Start Youth - Gives information about alcohol and what it does to the body. Includes advice from other teens, play a memory game, or download a puzzle. (Puzzles require free Flash or Adobe download)
www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/youth/youth.aspx

What's Driving You? - Virtual walkthrough of five teens and young adults making decisions about drinking, and ways to think about behaviors associated with drinking. Includes general information about penalties for underage drinking.
www.whatsdrivingyou.org/