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February 20, 2013 | Program Result 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.
December 13, 2012 | Program Result Report
Faces & Voices of Recovery expanded the capacity of people in recovery to advocate for better understanding of addiction and recovery through a grassroots campaign, promoted access to treatment options, and informed coverage under health care reform.
January 27, 2011 | Program Result 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.
May 3, 2011 | Program Result Report
From 2005 to 2010, the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights expanded its efforts to advocate on behalf of low-income families suffering from the impact of a parent's substance abuse.
November 19, 2010 | Program Result 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.
October 29, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth monitored the marketing practices of the alcohol industry to focus attention and action on practices that jeopardize the health and safety of America's youth.
September 2, 2010 | Program Result 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.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, researchers examined changes in children's and adolescents' total exposure to food advertising.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking.
January 1, 2010 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Sara Solovitch, a California-based freelance writer and former columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, examines the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Reclaiming Futures program.