This is the report of the Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking, formed by the National Research Council at the request of the U.S. Congress in 2002. The committee offers a number of recommendations on addressing underage drinking in the United States, offering advice on media campaigns, financial partnership with the alcohol industry, advertising and entertainment media codes of conduct, legal efforts to limit access to alcohol, youth and community interventions, alcohol excise taxes, and further research. The CD-ROM contains 16 background papers not printed in the book, offering perspectives on the problem of underage drinking from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)