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.
Americas Partners to Prevent Underage Drinking
Americas Partners to Prevent Underage Drinking (AP) is a national coalition of
organizations and businesses committed to the goal of protecting Americas 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)
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)
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 (PRCs) Resource Link
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
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.
