Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

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Evidence for Connections Between Prosecutor-Reported Marijuana Case Dispositions and Community Youth Marijuana-Related Attitudes and Behaviors

October 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examines the relationship between local drug policy, and adolescent attitudes toward and use of marijuana. More severe local drug policy on marijuana use is associated with a decreased likelihood that adolescents will use the drug and an increased likelihood that they will disapprove of marijuana consumption and perceive it as a risky behavior.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Efforts to Combat Drug Addiction

January 1, 2010 | Book

James Bornemeier, a New York City-based writing and editing consultant and former journalist for the Los Angeles Times and Philadelphia Inquirer, presents the broad history of the Foundation's efforts to address addiction to drugs (as distinct from addiction to alcohol) in this chapter of the Anthology.

Parents Rave about Drug-Prevention Programs Offered at Work

May 1, 1997 | Program Result

Work In America Institute, Inc., Scarsdale, N.Y., carried out a pilot project to provide parents in the workplace with skills to help their children more effectively avoid the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

Substance Abuse Policy Research Program

February 20, 2013 | Program Result

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.

Innovative Funding Models

December 18, 2009 | Report

A Case Study Examining the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program as a Model of Funding Effective, Innovative Initiatives

Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior

National Program

To improve understanding of school, community, state, and national policies and environmental factors affecting youth diet, physical activity, obesity, and tobacco, alcohol, and drug use.

Substance Abuse Policy Research Program

National Program

To encourage experts in public health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice, economics, psychology, and other behavioral and policy sciences to address issues of substance abuse.

The Substance Abuse Policy Research Program

January 1, 2011 | Book

In this chapter of the Anthology, leaders of the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program look back at the program, which ended in 2009, and reflect on how the program operated and on what its policy research on tobacco, alcohol, and drugs accomplished.

Enforcement of Underage Sales Laws as a Predictor of Daily Smoking Among Adolescents

April 17, 2009 | Journal Article

In 1996, the federal government mandated that states enforce laws that prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minors. This research assesses whether increased enforcement helped lower the rate of smoking among youths.

Beverages Sold in Public Schools

August 14, 2012 | Issue Brief

Some Encouraging Progress, Additional Improvements are Needed