Samenvatting
This book is written to provide a current review as well as a handy resource for those interested in understanding the significance of alcohol use in American society and the relationship of such drinking to the problems of intoxication and alcoholism. It is divided into: Part I: Introduction and history. Part II: The complications of drinking. Part III: Psychosocial aspects of drinking. Part IV: Social policy and drinking. Part V: Summing up.