MOST STUDIES OF ALCOHOL AND SERIOUS EVENTS DO NOT USE A GENERAL SAMPLE OF PERSONS OR SITUATIONS BUT RATHER DEPEND ON SAMPLING FRAMES THAT FOCUS ON RARE SITUATIONS OR CASES. THERE ARE THREE MAJOR TYPES OF SUCH STUDIES: (1) STUDIES OF ALCOHOL USE AT THE TIME OF A SERIOUS EVENT (EVIDENCE OF ALCOHOL INFLUENCE AT THE TIME OF AN EVENT OR EVIDENCE OF ATTAINING A GIVEN LEVEL OF INTOXICATION AT THE TIME OF AN EVENT), (2) STUDIES OF THE DRINKING HISTORY AND DRINKING PROBLEMS OF PERSONS IN A SERIOUS EVENT, AND (3) STUDIES OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF LABELED ALCOHOLICS IN A SERIOUS EVENT. THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF INFORMATION ARE ABSTRACTED FROM A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON ALCOHOL AND SERIOUS EVENTS: VARIABLES DESCRIBING THE SAMPLE; ALCOHOL MEASURES; AND INFORMATION ON ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC, CRIME, SUICIDE, AND FAMILY ABUSE. REVIEW FORMS INDEXING THE SOURCE OF PUBLISHED MATERIAL ARE INCLUDED, ALONG WITH FORMS INDICATING THE EXTENT OF ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT IN EACH TYPE OF SERIOUS EVENT. (DEP)