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Policy Panels: Creating Effective Public Policy

Vol. 8, Iss. 3

Local policy panels are powerful tools to assist California communities in addressing alcohol and other drug-related problems, such as youth access to alcohol. Policy panels also serve to mobilize new community organizations and leadership in the service of progressive prevention > read more

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Social Host Ordinances: An Approach to Prevent Underage Drinking

Vol. 8, Iss. 2

Many in the prevention field agree that reducing youth access to alcohol is an essential strategy. A student survey showed that thirty percent of youth drink at home with their parents’ permission. These kinds of statistics have motivated prevention advocates > read more

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Community Organizing for the Next Millennium

Vol. 7, Iss. 3

It used to be easy to gather community support to protest an offensive ad campaign, but how do you counteract the new marketing trend of “real life experiences”? How do you counteract traveling, alcohol-industry produced, one-time events? We need to > read more

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Cinco de Mayo

Vol. 7, Iss. 2

Cinco de Mayo celebrations have been increasingly infested with violence, crime, underage drinking, increased DUI citations and other problems caused, in part, by heavy alcohol consumption and inappropriate advertising targeted toward Latinos. The good news is that there is a > read more

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Student Athletes and Performance Enhancing Drug Use

Vol. 7, Iss. 1

Today most prevention efforts regarding drug use are aimed at marijuana, alcohol, amphetamines, and ecstasy. But there is another class of drugs given less attention and gaining in popularity: performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). PEDs are being used at the professional > read more

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Characteristics of Effective Substance Abuse Prevention with High Risk Youth

Vol. 6, Iss. 3

The findings reported here use information on the relative effectiveness of 46 study programs in preventing substance use among participating youth relative to comparison youth within each site, and presents detailed information on the prevention strategies delivered to participating youth > read more

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After-School Programs as Prevention

Vol. 6, Iss. 2

Spending increases and new programs become established across the nation, the future of after-school programs looks bright. The key to program success will depend on the cultivation of effective service efforts that incorporate the components of quality programming while addressing > read more

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College Presidents Forum On Underage & Binge Drinking: One Community’s Success Story

Vol. 6, Iss. 1

San Diego area institutions of higher learning have joined with government agencies in an unprecedented regional effort to reduce underage and binge drinking among college students. The San Diego County “College Presidents’ Forum on Underage and Binge Drinking” has undertaken > read more

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Prevention Strategies for Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Vol. 5, Iss. 3

How do the lives of girls and young women differ from those of boys and young men? What alcohol and other drug prevention strategies have been found to be especially effective with girls and young women? What kinds of prevention > read more

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A Generation At Risk: Applying Prevention Concepts to the Elderly

Vol. 5, Iss. 1

Older people are less likely to abuse substances, except perhaps prescription psychoactive medications. However, aging bodies are more susceptible to the effects of alcohol and other drugs. Very few treatment programs or public health initiatives are directed at older populations, > read more

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