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July 24, 2008
  		• NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  		• MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE LAW CELEBRATES 24TH ANNIVERSARY
  		• INCREASED BINGE DRINKING AMONG FRENCH YOUTH QUESTIONS THE PARADIGM OF RESPONSIBLE DRINKING
  		• COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INCREASING EFFORTS TO CURB UNDERAGE AND HIGH RISK DRINKING
  		• CONNECTICUT EXPANDS PROCESS FOR TEENS OBTAINING A DRIVER’S LICENSE TO INCLUDE ALCOHOL EDUCATION
  		• ILLINOIS YOUTH IN ACTION WINS TOP AWARD
  		• FUNDING ENABLES TIGHTER CONTROL ON UNDERAGE DRINKING AT CALIFORNIA MID-STATE FAIR

    July 17, 2008
  		• NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  		• AGE OF INITIATION OF ALCOHOL USE HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN LAST TEN YEARS
  		• UNDERAGE DRINKING SUPPLEMENT IN PEDIATRICS ACCESSIBLE ON LINE
  		• VIDEO GAME CONTROVERSY CAUSES MAKER TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE GAME
  		• LEGISLATION TO CHANGE THE LOOK OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DRIVER’S LICENSE NOW GOES TO THE GOVERNOR
  		• TRAGEDY PROMPTS TOWN HALL MEETING IN UPSHUR COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

    July 10, 2008
  		• NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  		• TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING AND DRIVING TOOK EFFECT IN VIRGINIA ON JULY 1, 2008
  		• LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., TO REQUIRE ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG EDUCATION AS PART OF THE PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A DRIVER'S LICENSE
  		• RESOURCE AVAILABLE FOR STATE SPECIFIC TREND DATA ON UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• LAURA DEAN MOONEY NAMED NEW NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (MADD)
  		• RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER FOR ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG and VIOLENCE PREVENTION
  		• PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CENTER ON ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (CASA) URGES ELIMINATION OF ALCOHOL AND BEER ADVERTISING AT NCAA SPORTING EVENTS
  		• SPECIAL ISSUE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE FOCUSES ON THE GOOD BEHAVIOR GAME AS AN EFFECTIVE UNIVERSAL PREVENTION PROGRAM
  		• SUMMER IS HIGH RISK SEASON FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• ALCOHOL POISONING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
  		• CONNECTICUT ATTORNEY GENERAL VOICES CONCERN OVER RATING CHANGE OF VIDEO GAME
  		• TWO VIEWS ON THE ISSUE OF PARENTS PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO THEIR CHILDREN

    July 03, 2008
  		• NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING LEADERSHIP STATES
  		• THIRD FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) REPORT ON THE STATUS OF ALCOHOL INDUSTRY SELF-REGULATION RELEASED
  		• SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) RELEASES FINDINGS ON THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE
  		• ANHEUSER-BUSCH DISCONTINUES TWO POPULAR ALCOHOL ENERGY DRINKS
  		• TENNESSEE GOVERNOR PHIL BREDESEN SIGNS BILL REQUIRING STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO NOTIFY PARENTS OF ALCOHOL-RELATED DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
  		• SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) RESOURCE ON UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• CENTER FOR ALCOHOL MARKETING AND YOUTH (CAMY) RELEASES 2007 REPORT ON YOUTH EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL ADVERTISING
  		• UNDERAGE DRINKING ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER (UDETC) WEB SITE PROVIDES RESOURCE ON UNDERAGE DRINKING COSTS
  		• GET MORE NEWS ON UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION

    June 26, 2008
  		• NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  		• SURVEY RANKS ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND CANNABIS USE IN YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 11, 13 AND 15 IN 41 EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES
  		• PROPOSED NEW YORK LEGISLATION TO CURB UNDERAGE DRINKING FOCUSES ON SERVER TRAINING
  		• FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION URGES ADULTS TO SAY
  		• FLAVORED MALT BEVERAGES TO BE TAXED AS DISTILLED SPIRITS IN CALIFORNIA
  		• DOCUMENTARY CONVEYS THE REALITIES OF COLLEGE HAZING AND BINGE DRINKING
  		• STUDY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BARS AND RESTAURANTS LEADS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE

    June 19, 2008
  		• PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG-FREE AMERICA UNVEILS WEBSITE DESIGNED TO INCREASE PARENT AWARENESS OF ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
  		• 10TH NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE LAUNCHES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ACTION TEAMS
  		• STUDY SHOWS CONSUMPTION OF ENGERY DRINKS IS A POTENTIAL PREDICTOR OF RISK BEHAVIOR
  		• ELECTRONIC SEMINAR TITLED ON-PREMISE ENFORCEMENT AND RETAILER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO BE OFFERED
  		• CANADIAN REPORT ON AVOIDABLE COSTS OF ALOCOHOL ABUSE
  		• RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO CURTAIL ALCOHOL USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

    June 12, 2008
  		• NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING LEADERSHIP STATES
  		• CDC STUDY ON BINGE DRINKING PRESENTED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGISTS
  		• PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN NORTH CAROLINA TO IMPLEMENT VERTICAL LICENSES FOR PERSONS UNDER 21
  		• NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH) CONFIRMS THAT EACH DRUG CLASS HAS A DIFFERENT TRAJECTORY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEPENDENCE FOLLOWING INITIATION
  		• NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR PROGRAM TO HONOR YOUNG PEOPLE FOR ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS

    June 05, 2008
  		• 61ST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY SETS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) ON A COURSE TO ADDRESS ALCOHOL USE AS THE FIFTH LEADING RISK FACTOR FOR DEATH AND DISABILITY IN THE WORLD
  		• FORT BLISS ARMY BASE (TX) TO TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS ON UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE ON BASE
  		• MOTHERS' AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (MADD) OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES REVIEWING SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCES
  		• MORE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TREATED FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE IN 2007-08 THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS
  		• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION DIRECTORS (NASADAD) ISSUES CALL FOR EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS
  		• PAPER PRESENTED AT SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ADDRESSES EARLY ALCOHOL USE BY ADOLESCENTS
  		• PARENT "COFFEES" ARE BEING HELD IN MARIN COUNTY CALIFORNIA TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• TOUGH ENFORCEMENT OF UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, AND DURING PROMS AND GRADUATION SEASON RESULTS IN MULTIPLE CITATIONS

    May 29, 2008
  		• STUDY FINDS 21ST BIRTHDAY BINGE DRINKING EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG STUDENTS AT ONE MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY
  		• TWO STATES ATTEMPT TO LIMIT THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THE 21ST BIRTHDAY RITUAL
  		• MORE COMMUNITIES IN KENTUCKY CONSIDERING SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCES
  		• YOUTH TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO INCREASE AWARENESS
  		• STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS RECEIVES GRANT TO IMPLEMENT PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM ON UNDERAGE DRINKING IN STOUGHTON MASS
  		• FRANCES M. HARDING SELECTED AS DIRECTOR CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION (CSAP)
  		• ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL ADDRESSES ARKANSAS UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION CONFERENCE IN FAYETTEVILLE
  		• 4-H YOUTH IN OTTAWA COUNTY (OHIO) JOIN CREATIVE ALCOHOL-RELATED ENFORCEMENT (CARE) ALLIANCE TO PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• CITIES ACROSS THE NATION GEARING UP TO COMBAT UNDERAGE DRINKING DURING SUMMER MONTHS
  		• SEVEN OF THE NINE STATES WITH STANDARDIZED MEMORIAL SIGNS FOR TRAFFIC CRASH VICTIMS INDICATE WHEN IT IS AN ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASH
  		• WILL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT FIRST TIME DUI OFFENSES BE AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE?
  		• CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL (CHP) ATTEST TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ROVING PATROLS TO APPREHEND DRIVERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
  		• TEN PERCENT INCREASE IN COMPLIANCE WITH LIQUOR LAWS OBSERVED IN BOULDER COLORADO

    May 22, 2008
  		• PLANS TO IMPLEMENT IDEAS GENERATED AT VIRGINIA TOWN HALL MEETING IMPLIES MORE THAN A LUKEWARM COMMITMENT
  		• LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FLORIDA GEARING UP FOR MEMORIAL DAY PARTIES
  		• LT. GOVERNOR (MASS) DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING AND OTHER PREVENTION EFFORTS IN MASSACHUSETTS
  		• MORE CITIES ADOPTING SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCES TO DISCOURAGE UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• PENDING OKLAHOMA LEGISLATION WOULD REQUIRE PRENATAL CLASSES TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• MILLER BREWING COMPANY ANNOUNCES TREND TOWARD LESS EXPENSIVE BEERS IN FLAT ECONOMY
  		• ACTIONS TAKEN TO CURTAIL INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES ABOUT UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN NEW YORK CALLS FOR MANDATORY BREATH-ALCOHOL IGNITION LOCKS FOR THOSE CONVICTED OF DWI
  		• REPORT FROM LONDON (UK) ON PUBLIC AWARNESS ABOUT SAFE LIMITS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
  		• MISS PENNSYLVANIA TEEN SUPPORTS STUDENTS' PROJECT STICKER SHOCK CAMPAIGN IN UNIONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
  		• CANADIAN STUDY REVEALS INCREASED VIOLENCE NEAR ALCOHOL OUTLETS

    May 15, 2008
  		• PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN DELAWARE TO STIFFEN THE PENALTIES FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PLAYS KEY ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING TEENS FROM ALCOHOL
  		• POCATELLO POLICE DEPARTMENT (IDAHO) PROVIDES INCENTIVES FOR PARENTS WHO STOP BY FOR INFORMATION ON UNDERAGE DRINKING
  		• AUTHORITIES IN TEXAS AND KENTUCKY SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE ABOUT THEIR ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
  		• LOCAL BUSINESSES, MEDIA, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT TEENS AS THEY PLEDGE TO REMAIN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE FOR PROM AND GRADUATION IN JUNEAU ALASKA
  		• ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY RELEASES STUDY ON CAR CRASHES NATIONWIDE
  		• OUTH AS RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
  		• RESEARCH STUDY FINDS THAT EXPOSURE TO ABUSE AS A YOUNG CHILD IS RELATED TO EARLY ALCOHOL INITIATION
  		• CRESTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT (MISSOURI) RECEIVED GRANT TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS
  		• CHANGING ATTITUDES ABOUT ALCOHOL AS A RITE OF PASSAGE IN SEARSPORT MAINE

    May 08, 2008
  		• OPERATION SAVE A TEEN
  		• NEW MEXICO WAL-MARTS ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF UNDERAGE DRINKING DURING PROM AND GRADUATION SEASON
  		• MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND'S STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR PROM AND GRADUATION SEASON
  		• SOBERING MESSAGE TO PARENTS DURING PROM AND GRADUATION SEASON
  		• BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE HOSTS TOWN MEETING
  		• RESEARCH STUDY FINDS THAT THE INGESTION OF ALCOHOL AFFECTS REACTION TO EMOTIONAL STIMULI

    May 02, 2008
  		• LEADERSHIP PRESENTS ALCOHOL USE SCREENING TOOL TO MAINE AAP
  		• MARIAH’S CHALLENGE A FEATURE OF THE TOWN HALL MEETING ON UNDERAGE DRINKING, BOULDER, MONTANA
  		• NEW REPORT ESTIMATES THE PERCENT OF OLDER TEENS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
  		• MARYLAND AMONG THE STATES THAT HAVE TAKEN A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW ALCOPOPS ARE DISTRIBUTED, MARKETED, and TAXED
  		• RESEARCH STUDY FINDS THE USE OF ALCOHOL-MIXED ENERGY DRINKS INCREASES HEAVY EPISODIC DRINKING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
    		 

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