State Senator Says Coalition Key in Efforts to Reduce Underage Drinking
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
Sen. Lucy Arce Ferrer was one of the early advocates of the work of the Puerto Rico Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking.
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Smoke-Free Policies Do Not Harm Restaurants' Bottom Line, Study in Massachusetts Finds
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.
A Matter of Degree: Reducing High-Risk Drinking Among College Students
March 23, 2009 | Program Result
RWJF staff, in partnership with researchers at the American Medical Association (AMA), designed A Matter of Degree to reduce binge drinking among college students through an environmental approach.
Reducing Youth Drinking
January 1, 2005 | Book
This chapter looks in detail at the history and rationale of two RWJF programs: A Matter of Degree: Reducing High-Risk Drinking Among College Students and Reducing Underage Drinking through Coalitions.
National Effort Provides Information and Training to Local Advocates Fighting Underage Drinking
December 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Center for Science in the Public Interest provided information, technical assistance and training to national and local policy groups interested in addressing underage drinking issues.
Santa Barbara Fights Back to Reduce Teenage Drinking
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Fighting Back project in Santa Barbara, Calif., worked from 1990 to 2002 to reduce the personal and community consequences that result from illegal drug use and alcohol abuse.
Combating Alcohol Abuse in Northwestern New Mexico
January 1, 2003 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology focuses on one city trying to address what seemed like an intractable problem. In the 1970s and 1980s, Gallup, N.M. had a frighteningly high rate of alcohol abuse, mostly because of heavy drinking among Native Americans coming to town from the surrounding reservations.
Fighting Drugs and Alcohol in Oakland Starts with Youth
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Alameda County , Castlemont Corridor Coordinating Council initiated a project in March 1990 to reduce the demand for alcohol and drugs and the harm they cause in East Oakland.
Group Fights Back Against Alcohol Abuse in Native American Community in New Mexico
July 1, 2003 | Program Result
Northwest New Mexico Fighting Back worked to reduce the demand for alcohol and other drugs in San Juan, McKinley and Cibola counties, a 15,000 square mile region with a large Native American population.
Using "Cluster" Groups to Seek Solutions to Tribal Drinking
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
The White Mountain Apache Tribe organized "cluster" groups of people with similar interests as a way to find solutions to community problems, especially in the area of substance abuse.