This section contains easy-to-read material for the public covering a wide range of alcohol-related topics. Publications listed below are online full text and free of charge unless otherwise noted. To place an order, go to the ordering form below.

Spanish language versions of these publications are also provided at Publicaciones en Español.

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Pamphlets l Brochures

• Beyond Hangovers: Understanding alcohol’s impact on your health -  [ PDF ]
• Rethinking Drinking [ PDF ] 
• AgePage - Alcohol Use and Abuse [ PDF ] - only available on website
• Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue [ PDF l Español ]
• A Family History of Alcoholism - Are You at Risk? [ PDF] l Español ]
• Drinking and Your Pregnancy [ PDF l  Español]   
• Drinking and Your Pregnancy-American Indian version  
• Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines [ PDF l Español ]
• How Does Alcohol Affect the World of a Child? l Español-PDF ] - only available on website 
• How to Cut Down on Your Drinking [ Español ]   - only available on website 
• Keep Kids Alcohol Free: Strategies for Action [ PDF ] [ Español ] - only available on website
• Make A Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol - Parents Booklet (Revised 2009)  [ PDF l Español ] 
• NIAAA Science Education Programs [ PDF ]
• Older Adults and Alcohol: You Can Get Help [ PDF ]
• Tips for Cutting Down on Drinking [ PDF l Espa ñol ] - only available on website

Fact Sheets

• College Drinking [ PDF ]
• Fetal Alcohol Exposure [ PDF ]
• Underage Drinking [ PDF ]
• Using Alcohol to Relieve Your Pain: What Are the Risks? [ PDF ] 
• Alcohol and the Hispanic Community [ PDF ]
• Women and Alcohol [ PDF ]
• Parenting to Prevent Childhood Alcohol Use [ PDF ]



• Risky Drinking Can Put a Chill on Your Summer Fun [ PDF ]
• Fall Semester--A Time For Parents To Discuss the Risks of College Drinking [ PDF ] - only available on website
• Parents: Help Your Teen Party Right at Graduation [ PDF ] - only available on website
• Parents--Spring Break is Another Important Time to Discuss College Drinking [ PDF]  - only available on website
• Rethinking Holiday Drinking: New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities [ PDF ] - only available on website
  
  
• Key Facts & Stats - only available on website
• Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) Fact Sheets - only available on website
  
  
• The NIH News in Health, September 2006 Issue: Discussing Drinking--A Back-to-School Conversation You Need to Have [ PDF ] - only available on website
  
  
• Alcohol Dependence (Alcoholism) [ PDF ] - only available on website
• Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths [ PDF ] - only available on website

Poster  

• Underage Drinking Prevention 

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