July 3, 2006
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham examined the effects of graduated driver licensing programs on motor vehicle fatalities among teenagers.
January 1, 2003
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse convened "The 2nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention and Research: A Progress Update."
May 1, 2003
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In 2000, Research!America, Alexandria, Va., began building a coalition of institutions and individuals to advocate for increased funding for prevention and behavioral research and to develop a strategic plan.
October 1, 2003
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Concerned Parents for Head Start in Paterson, N.J., developed Project Unconditional, a project designed to integrate family and community strengthening components into Head Start to reduce risks for substance abuse.
September 1, 2002
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The Woodland Community Development Corporation developed a project that provides inner-city children in Camden, N.J., ages 5-14, with tutoring and enrichment activities in an effort to delay their experimentation with alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.
December 1, 2002
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Starting in 1999, Ribbon of Promise developed a grass-roots campaign against school violence. The campaign, also known as Ribbon of Promise or ROP, grew out of community response to a fatal school shooting in Springfield, Ore., in May 1998, which left two dead and 25 wounded.
July 1, 2001
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Wisconsin Public Television hosted Safe Night USA, a one-night national youth substance abuse and violence prevention program held simultaneously in over 1,100 cities in all 50 states on June 5, 1999.
August 1, 2001
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In 2000, the Society for Prevention Research held its eighth annual meeting, "Bridging Disciplines, Building Paradigms, and Crossing Borders in Prevention Science," in Montreal, Canada.
July 28, 2008
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Some 72 percent of parents and 77 percent of youth recalled exposure to campaign anti-drug messages.
March 1, 2007
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Persephone Productions produced three segments of the television program To the Contrary focusing on the prevention and treatment of teen substance abuse.