Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS)
http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov
APIS, a project of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, is an electronic resource that provides authoritative, detailed, and comparable information on alcohol-related policies in the U.S., at both State and Federal levels.
Alcohol-Related Injury and Violence (ARIV)
http://www.tf.org/tf/alcohol/ariv/
The Trauma Foundation’s ARIV project facilitates the exchange of information on alcohol-related injury and violence. ARIV’s Web site provides factsheets, a searchable bibliographic database, and publications. The ARIV Resource Manual, a compilation of factsheets and literature reviews, is included full-text.
America’s Partners to Prevent Underage Drinking
http://www.beawarenow.org/
America’s Partners to Prevent Underage Drinking (AP) is a national coalition of organizations and businesses committed to the goal of protecting America’s youth from the devastating harm and consequences associated with underage drinking.
BoozeNews: Alcohol Policies Project
http://www.cspinet.org/booze/index.html
The Alcohol Policies Project of the Center for Science in the Public Interest seeks to curb the consequences of drinking through a comprehensive, prevention-oriented policy strategy. This Web site is geared toward alcohol policy advocates, providing updated news stories and action alerts. Further, the site includes factsheets on alcohol and youth, binge drinking, advertising, and taxes.
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY)
http://www.camy.org
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University monitors the marketing practices of the alcohol industry to focus attention and action on industry practices that jeopardize the health and safety of America’s youth.
Join Together Online
http://www.jointogether.org/sa
The Join Together Web site compiles news, feature stories, funding information, and resources from a variety of sources. A “Quick Search” interface, available on each page within the Substance Abuse section, allows easy access to items addressing many of the strategies to reduce underage alcohol use: enforcement (e.g., compliance checks, keg registration), social availability (e.g., parties), tax increases, community norms (e.g., advocacy, counteradvertising), and DWI prevention, to name a few. While not specific to underage alcohol use, the Take Action section of the Web site also provides tips on advocacy and media relations.
Marin Institute
http://www.marininstitute.org/
The Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems addresses alcohol policy issues through media advocacy, community training, serving as a watchdog for the industry’s marketing activities, and the dissemination of information and research. Its Web site includes information about the organization, full-text documents, and access to its Alcohol Industry & Policy Database, which indexes news articles about the alcohol industry’s activities.
The National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery (NAAAPI)
http://www.naaapi.org/alcohol/default.asp
The National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery was formed in 1991, to help end the excessive marketing of alcohol, tobacco, and other harmful products to communities of color. The goal of NAAAPI is to mobilize the African American communities around the nation to support positive and healthy media and advertising images.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
In addition to providing general information about the Institute, the Web site provides full-text research documents. To further research alcohol-related science and issues, search NIAAA’s ETOH bibliographic database.
Prevention Research Center’s (PRC’s) Resource Link
http://resources.prev.org/
This web site provides information and practical guidance to state and community agencies and organizations, policy makers, and members of the general public who are interested in combating alcohol and other drug abuse and misuse. The materials on the web site are based on the scientific research and analysis conducted at the Center.
PREVline: National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org
PREVline serves as a central information source for alcohol and drug information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. PREVline maintains a section on alcohol and provides information on many public awareness campaigns.