February 20, 2013
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SAPRP funded projects that identified and assessed policies to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse. The program helped ensure that the insights gained through these analyses would be used by decision-makers in the public and private sectors.
December 13, 2012
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Program Result
Faces & Voices of Recovery expanded the capacity of people in recovery to advocate for better understanding of addiction and recovery through a grassroots campaign, promoted access to treatment options, and informed coverage under health care reform.
January 27, 2011
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Program Result
From 1996 to 2008 the Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug and Violence Prevention developed a project to help colleges and universities promote evidence-based "environmental management" policies designed to prevent alcohol and drug abuse.
November 19, 2010
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Program Result
The CDC worked with research, scientific and technology experts to update surveillance tools and strengthen the science about the health impacts and economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption.
October 29, 2009
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Program Result
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth monitored the marketing practices of the alcohol industry to focus attention and action on practices that jeopardize the health and safety of America's youth.
December 8, 2008
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Program Result
From 1993 to 2001, Henry Wechsler, PhD, and researchers at the Harvard University School of Public Health conducted four national surveys examining the drinking patterns and practices of American college students.
October 1, 2006
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Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free enlisted the support and clout of governors' spouses in an initiative designed to increase public awareness and understanding of the problem of underage alcohol consumption.
January 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Trauma Foundation gathered information about alcohol-related injury and violence, then disseminated the information to communities, policymakers, and practitioners for use in substance abuse, injury and violence prevention efforts.
January 1, 2003
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Program Result
The US Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug and Violence Prevention helped colleges and universities promote evidence-based "environmental management" policies designed to prevent alcohol and other drug abuse.
January 1, 2003
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Program Result
In 2000, Security on Campus produced "Wasted Youth," a 15-minute video on the dangers of college binge drinking, geared toward high school juniors and seniors and incoming college freshmen.
