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Research – General Underage Drinking Issues   The Prospective Association Between Sipping Alcohol by the Sixth Grade and Later Substance Use http://www.jsad.com/doi/full/10.15288/jsad.2015.76.212 Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 76(2), 212-221 (2015)Researchers conducted a web-based study on alcohol initiation and progression and found that youth who sipped alcohol by sixth grade had significantly greater odds…

Research – Underage Drinking and Health Consequences   A Latent Class Analysis of Underage Problem Drinking: Evidence from a Community Sample of 16-20 Year Olds. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871605003509 Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 27 July 2006; Volume 83, Issue 3, Pages 199-209The aim of this paper is to shed light on the nature of underage problem drinking by…

Press / Media This page provides links to news stories in which judges have offered important perspectives on the judiciary and the area of underage drinking.  Points of view or comments offered in these documents or reports are those of the authors and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States…

With support from the OJJDP Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Initiative, community organizations, enforcement agencies, youth, and other concerned citizens are working collaboratively to change local ordinances and enforcement practices.   Jammin’ without the Booze  Country Jam USA is an annual summer outdoor 4-day music event that draws more than 30,000 spectators each day to…

Responsible Beverage Service Training Campaign Materials (GU) Server Button (https://www.udetc.org/documents/stateresources/ServerButton.jpg)Door Sticker (https://www.udetc.org/documents/stateresources/DoorSticker.jpg)Establishment Sign (https://www.udetc.org/documents/stateresources/EstablishmentSign.jpg)Training Flier (https://www.udetc.org/documents/stateresources/FlierForTraining.pdf) Guam launched a Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training Campaign in 2012. The campaign encourages alcohol retailers to become training certified to prevent underage drinking and binge drinking throughout the U.S. Territory. Sample materials include a Server Button, Door Sticker,…

Research – Brain Research   Adolescent Intermittent Alcohol Exposure: Persistence of Structural and Functional Hippocampal Abnormalities into Adulthood http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acer.12725/abstract Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Article first published online April 27, 2015. DOI: 10.1111/acer.12725.Alcohol abuse during adolescence may render individuals at heightened risk for subsequent alcohol abuse disorders, cognitive dysfunction, or other neurological impairments by irreversibly…