September 04, 2008

  • NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  • LOWER DRUNK DRIVING-RELATED FATALITIES IN 32 STATES
  • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESIDENT SPEAKS ABOUT THE AMETHYST INITIATIVE
  • FRANCE AND GREAT BRITIAN TACKLING UNDERAGE DRINKING
  • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
  • DEADLY CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
  • NEW DEVICES ASSIST OFFICERS IN ENFORCING SOUTH CAROLINA UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS

    August 28, 2008

  • NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  • UNIVERSITIES AIM TO CURB ROWDY, WEEKEND BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS LIVING IN OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING
  • DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS (OJP) ANNOUNCES AWARDS TOTALLING $19 MILLION DOLLARS
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND USED TO ILLUSTRATE HOW POLICIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES ON UNDERAGE AND BINGE DRINKING CAN LEAD TO CHANGES IN COLLEGE CULTURE

    August 21, 2008

  • NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  • UPCOMING CONFERENCES OF INTEREST
  • NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (CASA) AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY RELEASED 2008 TEEN SURVEY RESULTS
  • TEHAMA COUNTY CA RECEIVES $1.2 MILLION DOLLARS TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING
  • VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL APPEALS RULING ON ALCOHOL ADVERTISING IN COLLEGE NEWSPAPERS
  • PARENT FOUND GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE FOR PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO MINOR
  • NEW ALCOHOL PRODUCT SAID TO ENTICE TEEN USE
  • LATINO YOUTH ARE EXPOSED TO A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL ADVERTISING

    August 14, 2008

  • NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  • NCAA DECIDES TO KEEP ALCOHOL ADVERTISING AT EVENTS
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (UF) INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO CURTAIL UNDERAGE AND BINGE DRINKING ON CAMPUS
  • CENTRAL NEW YORK SUMMIT ON UNDERAGE DRINKING PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 2008
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT DIES AFTER NIGHT OF HEAVY DRINKING
  • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA STUDY SHOWS REDUCTIONS IN SERIOUS ALCOHOL-RELATED CONSEQUENCES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPOSED TO SOCIAL NORMS MARKETING

    August 07, 2008

  • NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  • NIAAA WEBSITE INCLUDES REVIEW OF ALCOHOL POLICIES AT VARIOUS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
  • CALIFORNIA WEBSITE FOCUSES ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING

    July 31, 2008

  • NEWS FROM PARTICIPATING STATES
  • FAMILY MEALS SERVE AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR DURING ADOLESCENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS
  • VERMONT RESIDENTS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE RATE OF UNDERAGE DRINKING THROUGH COMMUNITY COORDINATION

    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

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