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.   Social Host Law Passed in Hawaii This past spring, Hawaii enacted a social host liability law for adults providing alcohol to minors under the…

The OJJDP Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Initiative supports cooperation between community organizations, enforcement agencies, youth, and other concerned citizens to change local ordinances and enforcement practices.   Massachusetts Youth In Action Track Three Years of Purchase Surveys For 3 years, Massachusetts Youth In Action members have been conducting alcohol purchase surveys and tracking the…

Links – Statistical Information on Underage Drinking   Alcohol and Development in Youth – A Multidisciplinary Overview Volume 28, Number 3, 2004/2005 http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh283/toc28-3.htm Alcohol Dependence or Abuse and Age at First Use (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/ageDependence/ageDependence.htm Alcohol Justice (formerly Marin Institute) http://alcoholjustice.org/ Alcohol Justice addresses alcohol policy issues through media advocacy,…

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,…

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…

Law Enforcement Survey Law-Enforcement-Survey_09.doc Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati Law Enforcement Survey