This volume on the problematic consumption of alcohol by adolescents, describes primary sources of influence on youthful alcohol use and discusses a corresponding range of prevention interventions. It should be useful to those interested in reducing alcohol-related problems among adolescents.

"This book has detailed a new generation of research that provides many promising approaches with strong theoretical and empirical bases....those interested in prevention of alcohol problems among adolescents should have this book in their collection."
—Journal of Adolescence

"The editors have compiled a valuable volume of reviews on different aspects of the problematic consumption of the beverage of alcohol by young people. This book includes 11 chapters, each of which presents an informative and lucid discussion of available evidence....offers a well-formulated mixture of epidemiological research....All [chapters] present fresh material and offer a broad perspective, with considerable relevance to other settings....This is a well presented, original and valuable collection of reviews which should be of interest to any serious student of the thorny scientific and policy issues around youthful drinking."
—Martin Plant
Alcohol Research Group, University of Edinburgh