Day/Time:

Thursday, February 14, 2008
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Presenter:

Vivian Faden, Ph.D. and Ralph Hingson, Sc.D, NIAAA Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research,

Description:

Leading researchers from NIAAA will lead a comprehensive discussion on the role of alcohol during adolescence. A number of topics will be covered, including human development, epidemiology, and the physiological effects of alcohol. The discussion include suggestions for coalition activities based on this new understanding of the developmental processes.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the latest statistics on alcohol use among U.S. adolescents
• Discuss the numerous ways alcohol interacts with the developmental processes of adolescence and young adulthood
• Examine possible new intervention strategies that can be used based on this new understanding of the developmental processes