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Key References

Policy Issues  Extreme Drinking  Key References

Edwards, G., Anderson, P., Babor, T.F., Casswell, S., Ferrence, R., Giesbrecht, N., et al. (1994). Alcohol Policy and the Public Good.New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Ellickson, P.L., McGuigan, K.A., Adams, V., Bell, R.M., & Hays, R.D. (1996). Teenagers and alcohol misuse in the United States: By any definition, it's a big problem. Addiction, 91(10), 1489-1503.

Grant, M., & Litvak, J. (1998). Drinking Patterns and Their Consequences . Washington, DC : Taylor & Francis.  

Heath, D.B. (2000). Drinking Occasions: Comparative Perspectives on Alcohol and Culture. Philadelphia, PA : Brunner-Mazell.

International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP). (1997). ICAP Reports 2  : The limits of binge drinking. Washington, DC: ICAP.  

ICAP (1998a). ICAP Reports 5 : What Is a "Standard Drink"? Washington, DC : ICAP.

ICAP (1998b; Updated 2002). ICAP Reports 4 : Drinking Age Limits. Washington, DC : ICAP.

Martinic, M. (1999). Is “hazardous” drinking a useful concept for public health recommendations? Contemporary Drug Problems, 26(4), 653-672.

Plant, M., Single, E., & Stockwell, T. (Eds.) (1997). Alcohol: Minimising the harm. What Works?  London:  Free Association Books, Ltd.

Room, R., Janca, A., Bennett, L.A., Schmidt, L., & Sartorius, N. (1996). WHO cross-cultural applicability research on diagnosis and assessment of substance use disorders: An overview of methods and selected results. Addiction, 91(2), 199-220.  

Schuckit, M. (1998). Binge drinking: The five/four measure [Correspondence: The Editor Responds]. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 59(1), 123-124. 

Wechsler, H., & Austin, S.B. (1998). Binge drinking: The five/four measure [Correspondence]. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 59(1), 122-123.

Wechsler, H., & Isaac, N. (1992). "Binge" drinkers at Massachusetts colleges: Prevalence, drinking style, time trends, and associated problems. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 267(21), 2929 - 2931.