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ARKANSAS STATE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS
State agencies and programs are excellent sources of information that can provide assistance for your prevention efforts.
State Agencies
These agencies are responsible for coordinating statewide efforts in prevention, and for regulating the alcohol industry.
Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
The Bureau Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention coordinates statewide efforts to prevent and treat alcohol and drug problems in the state. Its services include provision of primary prevention programming through a variety of strategies; technical assistance and impactor training; and distribution of funds to local non-profit organizations to promote effective community based education/prevention projects.
Arkansas Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Department of Health
5800 West 10th Street, Suite 907
Little Rock, AR 72204
Tel: (501) 280-4500
Fax: (501) 280-4519
Web site: http://www.healthyarkansas.com
Alcohol Beverage Control Division
There are two ABC divisions, Administration and Enforcement. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Administration receives applications for and issues, refuses to issue, suspends or revokes, permits to manufacture, wholesale, retail and transport alcoholic beverages in Arkansas. The Enforcement Division enforces all laws and regulations pertaining to the sale of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes in the State of Arkansas, and provides training and assistance for all law enforcement agencies regarding alcoholic beverages.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) works through its regional offices to support State programs aimed at reducing the number of alcohol related crashes and fatalities. Arkansas is in Region 6.
The contact information for the Arkansas State agencies is at: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/whatis/
regions/Region06/Arkansas.html
State Programs
The statewide programs below receive funding from federal agencies.
Office of Juvenile Justice Enforcement of Underage Drinking Program
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has awarded grants to all 50 States and the District of Columbia to enforce underage drinking laws, and an Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center to provide training, technical assistance, and resource materials to the States as they implement the initiative grants.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource (RADAR) Network
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) established the Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource (RADAR) Network to make current prevention information readily available to prevention practitioners at the State and community levels.
The RADAR Network responds to the need for prevention services closer to home, staffed by people who understand the unique assets and liabilities of local communities. The RADAR Network was formed in partnership with State governments and national constituency groups. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) serves as the national center for information and services, but the satellite centers of the RADAR Network provide local support to prevention practitioners and other community members interested in addressing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems.
The Network includes State centers, State Associate Centers, and Specialty Centers. This is the contact information for your State center:
Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Freeway Medical Center
5800 West 10th Street, Suite 907
Little Rock, AR 72004
Tel: (501) 280-4506
Fax: (501) 280-4519
Contact information for the other RADAR centers is on the NCADI Web site at: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/about/radar/
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