Robin Room
The sociologist Robin Room has been the leader of alcohol or addiction research institutes in Berkeley, California, Toronto, Canada and now in Stockholm, Sweden.
Articles by this Author
Why Do Young People Drink?
- By Robin Room
- Published 01/31/2005
- Understanding Addiction , Understanding Why People Do Drugs
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Why do young people drink? More importantly, from the point of view of harm, why do young people get drunk? Because most of the problems related to young people's drinking are from intoxication, not just from taking a sip or one drink.
Preventing Alcohol Problems In Young People
- By Robin Room
- Published 01/31/2005
- Preventing Addictions
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Addresses the questions:
1. Why do young people drink and get drunk?
2. What are we trying to prevent with prevention programs?
3. What are the different strategies of prevention?
4. What is the evidence of their effectiveness?
5. What strategies are most politically popular?
6. What conclusions can we draw for future programs?
