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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.
December 18, 2009 | Report
A Case Study Examining the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program as a Model of Funding Effective, Innovative Initiatives
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking.
January 1, 2002 | Journal Article
False Positives, False Negatives, Unanticipated Opportunities.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Public Health Institute's Alcohol Research Group and the Addiction Research Foundation examined factors that influence federal alcohol policy formation, with particular emphasis on the role of research in policy development.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1996 to 1998, Gregory C. Pope, M.S., and a team of investigators at the Center for Health Economics Research examined whether local smoke-free restaurant policies in Massachusetts affected restaurant sales.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center examined the relationship between regulatory practices of alcohol-control agencies and alcohol-related traffic deaths in 107 cities that participate in the NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Center for Media Education surveyed 300 tobacco and alcohol Web sites, and analyzed the commercial content of more than 100 sites to determine how these companies use online technologies to promote their products.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Louisiana State University Medical Center developed the Louisiana Alcohol Policy Needs Assessment Database to understand patterns of alcohol use and to inform alcohol prevention policies.
May 1, 2001 | Program Result
The Center for Media Education tracked and analyzed tobacco and alcohol companies' online marketing practices with special appeal to youth. It also conducted public education on these practices targeted towards the health and public policy communities, and the press.