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February 20, 2013 | Program Results Report
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.
January 13, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The January 2012 issue of Vital Signs, the monthly health indicator report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), finds that more than 38 million U.S. adults binge drink an average of four times a month and the most drinks they c ...
January 27, 2011 | Program Results Report
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 29, 2010 | Story
"During the time obesity has emerged as a significant health problem, we have seen dramatic decreases in prices of sugar-sweetened beverages, and increases in prices of fresh foods and vegetables."
November 29, 2010 | Story
From a young age, Johnston wanted to make a social contribution, inspired perhaps by the example of his parents. "My father was always concerned about doing good in the world," he says.
January 1, 2010 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Lee Green, a California-based freelance writer and journalist, tells the story of the College Alcohol Study and of Henry Wechsler, the Harvard researcher who developed and conducted the series of surveys that make up the College Alcohol Study.
November 19, 2010 | Program Results Report
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.
September 2, 2010 | Program Results Report
At a Capitol Hill briefing in 2006, 19-year-old Tiffiney Hendon of Portland, Ore., described her journey from being a methamphetamine addict to now serving as a mentor to young women with similar struggles.
August 27, 2009 | Program Results Report
Join Together developed lessons and recommendations from RWJF child and adolescent-focused initiatives to keep children safe, healthy and addiction free and prepared and distributed a report on screening and brief interventions for risky drinking and drug taking.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking.