... health standards. For example, a 2000 Surgeon General's report, Reducing Tobacco Use, concludes that "educational strategies, conducted in conjunction with community- and media-based activities, can postpone or prevent smoking onset in 20 to 40 percent of adolescents." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 1996 Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating indicate that "school-based nutrition ... title of Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp can hopefully help young adults make healthier choices. It is a book about growing up centered on drinking...

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