Health Information

The links below will help you find important information related to your work on the projects. For general health information about alcohol and alcohol abuse go to The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Website at:
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/FAQs/General-English/default.htm

Project #1 – What Is It Like for the Child?Akira's Perspective

• Go to Familydoctor.org to find articles such as Coping With an Alcoholic Parent.
• Search the Internet using a search engine such as Google.com. Type: Growing up in an alcoholic home.
• Go to the Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov.
  and look for information on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Project #2 – What Help Is Available?

• Use an Internet search engine, such as Google.com. Type something such as: find help alcoholism.
• Go to http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org and look for page on How to find an AA meeting.
  
  

Project #3 – The Rest of the Story

• Go to MedlinePlus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html. Search for the article on alcoholism.
  
• Go to Helpguide: http://www.helpguide.org  Search for information on treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism.

Project #4: – How Can You Tell If Someone Is an Alcoholic?

• Go to Familydoctor: http://familydoctor.org. Search for the article: Alcohol: What To Do If It's a Problem for You.
• Go to Helpguide: http://www.helpguide.org/ Search for an article on the signs and symptoms of alcoholism.
  
  

After you finish your project
evaluate your work.