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Breaking the Sports Connection with Alcohol and Tobacco MarketingWilliam DeJong.
The following remarks were made by Center director William DeJong at the 1996 APPLE conference about alcohol and tobacco marketing, and their connection with sports.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/presentations/apple960203.html
Catalyst (Winter 2006, Volume 7, Number 2)
U.S. Department of EducationÃs Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention .
This issue of Catalyst focuses on college students and other drugs. Articles address the use of both illegal and prescription drugs on college campuses, as well as how campuses can work to prevent and reduce use of other drugs.
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College Alcohol Risk Assessment Guide: Environmental Approaches to Prevention
Barbara Ryan, Tom Colthurst, Lance Segars.
This guide is designed to help college administrators identify factors within the campus environment that contribute to alcohol-related problems.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/cara.html
College Athletics and the Brewers Big Business
Prevention File, (1998).
This Prevention File article describes the steps some colleges and universities have taken to eliminate the connection between their campuses and the alcohol industry.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/prevfile98.html#athletics
Communities and Campuses Coming Together for Prevention
This article describes the intricacies involved in the formation and functioning of a successful coalition. It explains different strategies employed to work successfully with both students and community members who are bar owners to reduce campus AOD use.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/prevfile0104.html
Conference Proceedings: National Conference Addressing Issues Related to Celebratory Riots
This document highlights conference proceedings focusing on campus riots and discusses strategies of preventing and reducing these disturbances.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/violence/riots/proceedings.pdf
Crackdown on Alcohol Use Cuts Crime at Two Campuses
This article explores the far-reaching effects of a tightened alcohol policy on Oregon State University and Western Oregon University.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/news/hecnews/0456.html
Creating Healthy Campus Environments through Volunteer Service
This article from the CenterÃs newsletter, Catalyst, addresses volunteerism as one of many educational opportunities that can help students become more focused, healthy and confident.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/catalyst14.html#healthy
Drinking on Campus: Can Colleges Get It Under Control?
Congressional Quarterly Inc., (1998).
CQ Researcher looks at the various aspects of drinking on college campuses.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/cq-researcher.pdf
Drinking, Drugs, and Choosing a College
This one-page flyer provides high school students with information on how to assess the amount of drinking and other drug use on campuses before choosing a college or university.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/students.html
Environmental Management: A Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Alcohol And Other Drug Use On College Campuses
This publication explains the concept of Environmental Management as a unique approach to prevention of campus AOD, though a slight deviation from traditionally available prevention approaches. Targeted at college officials, it examines the three spheres of action in which the strategies work to elicit environmental change.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/enviro-mgnt.html
Environmental Management: An Approach To Alcohol And Other Drug Prevention
William DeJong.
This publication highlights the limitations associated with most campus AOD programs presenting the argument for the necessary environmental modifications and associated success.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/prev-updates/em101.html
Excessive Drinking on AmericaÃs College Campuses: A Report from Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
(2000).
This report reviews the prevalence of heavy drinking on campus, its consequences, and the best ways to address the problem.
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
U.S. Department of Education.
This resource highlights provisions of FERPA about disclosure of student educational records.
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http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
Intercollegiate Athletics and Alcohol and Other Drug Concerns
This article details a symposium held by the Center that examined the questions: Are college athletics inadvertently contributing to alcohol and other drug problems on campuses and in surrounding communities and, if so, what measures can mitigate the extent of such problems?
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/athletics-symposium.pdf
Last Call for Alcohol? N.U. Seeks the Right Mix of Education and Enforcement to Combat Student Misuse of Alcohol
Daniel Penrice, (1999).
This article reprint compares drinking at Northeastern University with national averages, outlines the universityÃs approach in addressing alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems, and discusses recent challenges to AOD prevention and ways in which Northeastern has addressed these challenges.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/lastcall.pdf
Lehigh University's Project IMPACT: An Environmental Management Case Study
J. W. Smeaton, M. C. Eadline, M. Egolf, and W. DeJong, (2003).
This case study describes the experience of Lehigh University's Project IMPACT, a campus and community coalition formed to address problems resulting from risky student drinking.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/lehighprojectimpact.pdf
A Multifaceted Social Norms Approach to Reduce High-Risk Drinking: Lessons from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
H. Wesley Perkins and David W. Craig.
This is a case study of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Alcohol Education Project.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/hws.html
Parental Notification
The Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues, The Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues.
This report is concerned solely with providing the higher education community with guidelines relative to parental notification of alcohol and other drug violations by students.
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http://www.iatf.org/parent1a.htm
Parental Notification: A New Strategy to Reduce Alcohol Abuse on Campus
Carolyn Palmer, Gretchen Lohman, Donald Gehring, Sarah Carlson, and Olan Garrett.
The study summarized in this article is designed to determine the numbers and types of institutions of higher education that had implemented parental notification policies for alcohol violations prior to and subsequent to October 1, 1998 when the Higher Education Reauthorization Act (HERA) became effective.
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http://publications.naspa.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=naspajournal
Planning Campus Events
This Prevention Update explores ways to change campus events that may encourage alcohol problems and to begin new traditions in order to reduce AOD-related problems
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/prev-updates/plan-campus-events.html
A Practical Guide to Alcohol Abuse Prevention: A Campus Case Study in Implementing Social Norms and Environmental Management Approaches
K. Johannessen, C. Collins, B. Mills-Novoa, and P. Glider.
This is a case study of the University of ArizonaÃs alcohol and other drug prevention efforts.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/uofacasestudy.pdf
Presidents Leadership Group: Proposals for Effective Prevention
The Presidents Leadership Group.
This publication lists the 13 proposals the Presidents Leadership Group urges college presidents to embrace to support environmental change to prevent AOD on campus.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/pres-proposals.pdf
Preventing Alcohol Problems on Campus: Substance Free Residence Halls
Peter Finn, Abt Associates, Inc..
This practical guidance is based on the experiences of 12 colleges and universities that have implemented substance-free housing.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/subfreereshall.html
Preventing Violence and Promoting Safety in Higher Education Settings: Overview of a Comprehensive Approach
Linda Langford, (2004).
This publication was developed to help campuses prevent violence and promote safety.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/violence.pdf
Preventing Violence and Promoting Safety in Higher Education Settings: Overview of a Comprehensive Approach
This publication reviews the scope of campus violence problems, describes the wide array of factors that cause and contribute to violence, outlines a comprehensive approach to reducing violence and promoting safety on campus, and lists specific recommendations that administrators, students, faculty, staff, and community members can follow to review and improve their policies and strengthen their programs and services.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/violence.html
Raising More Voices than Mugs: Changing the College Alcohol Environment through Media Advocacy
U.S. Department of Education/CSAP, DHHS (Developed by the Advocacy Institute).
This guide describes how to best use media advocacy in alcohol prevention efforts.
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https://secure.edc.org/publications/prodview.asp?831
Recreational Use of Ritalin on College Campuses
Daniel Ari Kapner, Higher Education Center.
This article describes Ritalin use on college campuses, outlines possible adverse effects, and recommends policies for institutions of higher education.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/factsheets/ritalin.html
Reflections on Social Norms Marketing
William DeJong.
This brief article discusses the evolution of social norms marketing as a prevention tool, as well as some criticism from the field
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/catalyst17.html#7
Responsible Beverage Service Power Point Presentation
This presentation outlines how to design a workable responsible Beverage Service Program.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/presentations/rbs991120.ppt
Responsible Hospitality Service
This comprehensive publication provides information, resources, examples, and strategies to help implement a successful campus responsible hospitality service.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/prev-updates/rhs.html
Rites of Spring: Exploring Strategies for System Change
The Silver Gate Group.
his resource presents recommendations and strategies from a 1998 conference analyzing policies, procedures, training, and program solutions to respond to alcohol-fueled campus disturbances.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/rites.html
The Role of State, Community, and Institutional Policy in the Prevention of College Alcohol Problems
Laurie Davidson and Christene DeJong, (2004).
This publication aims to encourage campus administrators in a state to work together to introduce policies that make the environment less supportive of high-risk alcohol use.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/prev-updates/swi.pdf
Safe Lanes on Campus: A Guide for Preventing Impaired Driving and Underage Drinking
Robert Zimmerman and William DeJong, Higher Education Center, (2003).
Safe Lanes helps senior administrators, faculty, staff, students, community leaders, enforcement agencies, and campus and community coalitions in choosing prevention strategies appropriate to their campus and their community to address driving under the influence of alcohol by students of all ages and alcohol use by students under the legal drinking age.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/safelanes.pdf
Scare Tactics
William DeJong.
This Prevention Pipeline discusses the ineffectiveness of using ìscare tacticsî in media campaigns.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/scare-tactics.html
Scope of the Problem: Misperceptions of Alcohol and Drugs
H. Wesley Perkins.
This article from the Higher Education Center's newsletter, Catalyst, provides an overview of the research in the field of social norms.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/catalst3.htm
Setting and Improving Policies for Reducing Alcohol and Other Drug Problems on Campus: A Guide for School Administrators
William DeJong, Ph.D. & Stacia Langenbahn.
The guide presents a step-by-step process for establishing or revising campus policies to reduce alcohol and other drug problems, including policies that address alcohol advertising and promotion.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/policy.htm
Social Norms and Social Marketing
This resource provides an overview of the social norms approach, as well as useful tips and resources for developing a social norms marketing campaign.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/socialnorms/
A Social Norms Approach to Preventing Binge Drinking at Colleges and Universities
M. P. Haines.
This publication describes a campus-based mass media program aimed at changing student perceptions of the drinking habits of their fellow students.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/socnorms.html
The Social Norms Approach: Theory, Research and Annotated Bibliography
Alan D. Berkowitz, Ph.D., Independent Consultant, Trumansburg, N.Y..
The primary purpose of this paper is to summarize what is known about social norms by reviewing the published research literature on the social norms model, rather than to provide advice on how to conduct an intervention. For advice on implementation strategies and successful case studies there are a number of important resources included.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/socialnorms/theory.html
Strategizer 37: Increasing Alcohol Taxes to Fund Programs to Prevent and Treat Youth-Related Alcohol Problems
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) in Cooperation with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), (2001).
This Strategizer provides answers to such questions as why increase excise taxes, what effects to expect from a tax increase, how an increase affects the price of alcohol, how higher alcoholic beverage taxes affect sales, how reduced sales affect alcohol problems, and how alcohol tax revenues can be used.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/strategizer37.pdf
Students Take the Lead in Campus Prevention
This article from the Higher Education CenterÃs newsletter Catalyst covers the Seize the Moment: Student Leadership in Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention workshop for students.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/catalyst13.html#students
Telling It like It Is: Using Social Norms Marketing Campaigns to Reduce Student Drinking
William DeJong and Jeff Linkenbach.
This is an overview of social norms marketing campaigns designed to reduce student drinking.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/tellingit.html
WhatÃs the Price of Alcohol On or Near Your Campus?
This analysis exercise helps determine the price and availability of alcohol on a college campus.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/cara/appendb.html#b7
Which Alcohol Policies Work? Efforts to Curb Campus-Drinking Excesses Have Stagnated
Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, (2002).
This piece discusses implications of the April 2002 NIAAA report on college drinking.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/alcohol-policies.pdf
Working in Partnership with Local Colleges and Universities
William DeJong, Joel Epstein.
This technical assistance manual looks at the changing trend within colleges and universities towards reducing student AOD drug problems by entering into partnerships with community-based prevention coalition and also provides a step-by-step guide for them to follow.
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http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/strategizer.pdf
Environmental Change Resources
101 Alcohol Free Things to Do in BostonBoston University Wellness Center.
This guide was put together by the Wellness Center for students to use as a resource for finding alcohol-free entertainment in the city.
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http://www.bu.edu/wellness/101.html
Action Sheet for Limiting Alcohol Location and Availability
This action sheet outlines key steps for limiting alcohol location and availability.
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http://faceproject.securedata.net/outletdensityandlocation.html
Alcohol Advertising and Youth
The Center for Alcohol Marketing and Youth, Georgetown University.
This fact sheet outlines the impact of alcohol marketing on youth by presenting relevant research and statistics.
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http://camy.org/factsheets/index.php?FactsheetID=1
Alcohol Advertising Restrictions in Public Places
Alcohol Epidemiology Program (AEP), University of Minnesota.
This resource outlines the significance of alcohol advertising restrictions, and provides suggestions on how communities can restrict alcohol advertisements.
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http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/policy/adrstrct.html
Alcohol advertising targeted at youth on the internet: An update
Center for Media Education.
The report reflects the CMEÃs alcohol Web site monitoring update during the period of August 18, 1998 through October 13, 1998.
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http://www.cme.org/publications/alcohol_tobacco/alcrep.html
Alcohol Advertising: Its Impact on Communities, and What Coalitions Can Do to Lessen That Impact
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Strategizer 32.
This guide provides information, action steps, and check lists for community coalitions to reduce or eliminate alcohol advertising.
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http://www.cspinet.org/booze/Alcohol_Advertising.pdf
Alcohol and tobacco on the web: New threats to youth
Center for Media Education.
This report investigates the marketing of alcohol and tobacco on the Web, and presents research findings and recommendations.
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http://www.cme.org/children/marketing/execsum.html
Alcohol Free Activities
Purdue University Student Wellness Office.
The Student Wellness Office at Purdue University posts campus-wide alcohol free activities and events as a way to promote and advertise alcohol free options for students.
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http://www.purdue.edu/oop/alcohol/pages/alternative_activities/
Alcohol-Free Social Event Ideas
Theta Chi Fraternity.
This document provides readers with tips and ideas for planning alcohol-free activities for students.
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http://www.thetachi.org/AFH/social.pdf
American Medical Associations Policies on Alcohol
The American Medical Association.
This Web page provides links to pdf files on AMAÃs alcohol policies.
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http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3342.html
Appeals Court Rejects Student NewspaperÃs Challenge to Ban Alcohol Ads
Reisberg, L., The Chronicle of Higher Education, (2000).
This article details how a federal appeals court rejected a college newspaper's challenge to a Pennsylvania law that prohibits businesses from running alcohol advertisements in campus publications.
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http://www.chronicle.com/daily/2000/06/2000060901n.htm
Applications of social norms theory to other health and social justice issues
Berkowitz, AD..
This article discusses the application of social norms theory to health issues other than alcohol abuse.
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http://www.rit.edu/~300www/helenbader/pdfs/norms_applications.pdf
Brewers Aim Heavy Marketing at Young Drinkers
Elliot, S., The New York Times, (2002).
This article is about brewers spending millions on seducing young drinkers.
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http://www.udel.edu/brc/links/reading2_102202.html
A Brewing Dilemma on Campus: Schools wrestle with beverage companies' sponsorship of college sports
The NCAA News, National Collegiate Athletics Association, (1998).
This is an April 6, 1998 article investigating the reasons for and ramifications of the increase in the alcohol industryÃs sponsorship of college athletics.
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http://www.ncaa.org/news/1998/19980406/active/3514n01.html
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Challenging College Alcohol Abuse (CCAA)
SAMSHA Model Programs.
This site describes the CCAA program, which is a social norms and environmental management program that reduces high-risk drinking and related negative consequences in college students (18 to 24 years old).
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http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/pdfs/FactSheets/Challenging%20CAA.pdf
Citizen Action Reduces Number of Alcohol Outlets
Join Together.
This document provides examples of how community involvement and action reduced the number of alcohol outlets in several states.
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http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/features/reader/0%2C1030%2C262834%2C00.html
College Drinking and Drug Use
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
This article is a synthesis of NBER working papers on college alcohol and other drug use targeted at a non-technical audience. Findings presented in this article include prevalence data from the 1999 Monitoring the Future Survey and the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Studies.
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http://www.nber.org/digest/nov01/w8401.html
College Sports Must End Ties with Alcohol
The NCAA News, National Collegiate Athletics Association.
Donna Shalala presents her views on the hazardous link between alcohol and college sports.
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http://www.ncaa.org/news/1998/19981012/comment.html
College Student Suicide Prevention: Background and Blueprint for Action.
The Chickering Group.
This article discusses suicide among college age students, analyzing factors contributing to suicide such as transition, stress, and the college environment. The author also presents information on risk and protective factors, warning signs, and the benefits of developing a campus-wide strategy for suicide prevention.
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http://www.chickering.com/uploads/documents/spectrum/2004%20Spring%20-%20Mental%20Health%20On%20Campus.pdf
Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA)
This Technical Assistance Manual provides a step-by-step guide on working with collegesà and universitiesà community-based coalitions.
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http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/CMCA/CMCAdefault.html
Community Partnerships For Healthy Children: Mobilizing Community
The Sierra Health Foundation Community Partnerships for Healthy Children.
This publication emphasizes the importance of mobilizing communities. It highlights programs across the nation that utilize a community building approach to improve conditions for children and families.
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http://www.sierrahealth.org/pdf/spotv4n1.pdf
CSPIÃs Advocacy Efforts Targeting Alcohol Advertising
Center for Science in the Public Interest.
This page provides a list of articles, letters, press releases, fact sheets, poll results and other resources related to alcohol advertising.
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http://www.cspinet.org/booze/iss_ads.htm
Double dip: The simultaneous decline of alcohol advertising and alcohol problems the United States
Hacker, GA, Stuart, LA., Alcohol Policies Project, Center for Science in the Public Interest.
This article reviews how in response to consumer, parent, religious, health and medical activism, the decline in alcohol advertising has accompanied a similar decline in alcohol problems in the US.
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http://www.cspinet.org/booze/ddip.html
The Evils of Alcohol Advertising
This speech given at Duke University is a motherÃs take on how the alcohol industryÃs marketing practices contributed to the death of her son.
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http://campussafety.org/parents/rbath/dukespeech.html
Facts in Brief: Alcohol Advertising
The Alcohol Related Injury and Violence (ARIV) Project.
This is a brief list of facts and references related to alcohol advertising as related to youth, communities of color, and injury and violence.
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http://www.tf.org/tf/alcohol/ariv/facts/adv5.html
Frequently Asked Questions about the Social Norms Approach
The National Social Norms Resource Center.
This document answers questions about the social norms approach and provides the reader with an extensive resource list for research and further reading.
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http://64.233.161.104/custom?q=cache:r2FlKEy9DxoJ:www.socialnorm.org/faqspdf.pdf+%22faqspdf.pdf%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
From reactive to proactive prevention: Promoting an ecology of health on campus
Greenwood Press.
This chapter provides a basic overview of social norms theory, relevant research, and examples.
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http://health-books-online.net/0313293104.html
Getting To Outcomes 2004: Promoting Accountability through Methods and Tools For Planning, Implementation, And Evaluation
The RAND Corporation.
This unique manual is outlined as ten accountability questions provides an extra advantage of being adapted to suit prevention programs targeted at youths. It advocates the use of accountability for program evaluation and explains various steps of program development.
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http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR101/TR101.pdf
A Guide to Marketing Social Norms for Health Promotion in Schools and Communities
Haines, M., Perkins, H.W., Rice, R., Barker, G., The National Social Norms Resource Center, (2004).
This is the first of two guidebooks to be issued by the National Social Norms Resource Center. This edition is the first comprehensive, step-by-step manual designed especially for those who are interested in using the social norms approach to address school-age and community-wide issues.
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http://www.socialnorms.org/pdf/Guidebook.pdf
Guidelines for Choices regarding Alcohol Use: 90 Ideas for Alcohol Free Activities
The United Way of Minneapolis Area.
Students are often complaining that there is nothing to do on the weekends ñ except drink. This document lists 90 ideas for safe and healthy activities.
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http://www.uwmsp.org/mpls/information_&_more/discovery/TipSheets/moderation.PDF
Heroin
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
Up-to-date information and statistics on the pattern of heroin use, legislation, and consequences of its use can be obtained on this Web page.
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www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/heroin/index.html
A History of MADDÃs Policies
This document is a history of MADD, whose efforts have been linked to an overall decrease in the amount of people who drink after drinking.
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http://www.madd.org/activism/0,1056,4078,00.html
How We Can Prevent Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault
Berkowitz, A.D., EducatorÃs Guide to Controlling Sexual Harassment, (1998).
This article provides an overview of how social norms can impact sexually harassing behavior.
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http://www.thompson.com/libraries/grantmanage/sink/index.html
The IATFÃs Model Campus Alcohol Policy
Presented are the Inter-Association Task ForceÃs recommendations for a comprehensive campus policy on alcohol.
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http://www.iatf.org/iatf3a.htm
Inhalants
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
This informative resource provides a wide spectrum of materials on inhalants, and goes into extensive detail to provide a descriptive picture of the pattern of inhalant use, and available supporting data.
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www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/inhalants
Intoxicated State
This multi-part series provides a detailed discussion of tailgating and alcohol abuse on Big Ten college campuses.
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http://www.statenews.com/alcohol/tailgatemain.html
Laws, Policies, Guidelines and Self-Regulation Related to Alcohol and Advertising on College and University Campuses
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
This is a list of Pennsylvania laws and regulations concerning alcohol and advertising.
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http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/edu/cwp/view.asp?A=1346&QUESTION_ID=555418&pp=3
MADDÃs Position on Liquor Advertisements on Television
This is MADDÃs position statement regarding the possibility of liquor advertising on network television.
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http://www.madd.org/aboutus/0,1056,2629,00.html
MADDÃs Position on Responsible Marketing and Service of Alcohol
In this statement, MADD offers their view on how alcohol should be promoted and sold to the public.
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http://www.madd.org/activism/0,1056,1621,00.html
MADDÃs Report Card on Statesà Alcohol Abuse Prevention Efforts
This extensive report on the strengths and weakness of individual states includes evaluations of laws, drunk driving rates, victim resources, alcohol availability and political leadership.
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http://www.madd.org/stats/0,1056,2424,00.html
Marijuana Use
Child Trends.
This Web page provides an analysis of the trends in marijuana use as they differ by parental education, college plans, and gender, and provides links to related indicators, state and local estimates, and international estimates of use.
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http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/indicators/46MarijuanaUse.cfm
The Marketing Gallery
The Center for Alcohol Marketing and Youth, Georgetown University.
This Web page presents over 70 samples of the alcohol industry's marketing in magazines.
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http://camy.org/gallery/
A Matter of Degree Advocacy Initiative
American Medical Association.
This initiative by the National Program Office aims to more effectively test the environmental management model to prevent high-risk drinking among college students. It seeks to alter the physical, social and economic environments that influence student drinking decisions through policy and enforcement measures.
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http://www.alcoholpolicysolutions.net/case_study/complete_case_study_report.pdf
Most of Us
The Social Norms Network.
This social norms virtual community allows guests to discuss social norms issues in online forums with other likeminded professionals.
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http://communities.mostofus.org/
National Poll Shows Strong Opposition to Liquor Ads on Network Television
Center for Science in the Public Interest.
This press release outlines data showing that NBCÃs abandonment of its ban on commercials for hard alcohol contradicts the concerns and wishes of its viewers.
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http://www.cspinet.org/booze/oppose_liquorads.html
A New York College Changes its Liberal Booze Policy
This article explores the story of a college campus that changes its alcohol policy based on a near-fatal student accident and returns to the tougher alcohol policy it had previously abandoned.
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http://www.statenews.com/alcohol/surveyrit.html
Parental Notification Policy at Ohio University
This article from the Ohio University Post is about a policy to contact parents of students in trouble with OU judiciaries.
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http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/archives3/jun00/060200/news2.html
Pathfinder for Alcohol Law in the United States
This guide provides an in-depth history of alcohol law in the United States, including many federal resources.
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http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/pathfinder/pathfinder.html
Preventing alcohol problems among young people: Californians support key public policies.
Mosher, JF., The California Center for Health Improvement.
Using examples from various programs in California, this article looks at public support for environmental strategies in controlling substance abuse among youth.
http://www.cchi.org/pdf/GUW4.pdf
Prevention where alcohol is sold and consumed: Server intervention and responsible beverage service
R.F. Saltz in: Plant, M., Single, E., and Stockwell, T. (eds.), London: Free Association Books, (1997).
This chapter examines the effect of server intervention and responsible beverage service programs on levels of alcohol impairment and intoxication.
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http://www.fabooks.com/book.php?id=41
A response to ìA National Evaluation of Social Norms Marketing Interventionsî
Berkowitz, AD, PaperClip Communications.
This article is a response to the Wechsler et al. study, ìA National Evaluation of Social Norms Marketing Interventionsî published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol.
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http://www.socialnorms.org/PressRoom/berkowitz.php
Responsible beverage service: An implementation handbook for communities
J.F. Mosher, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention. The Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, (1991).
This handbook presents a practical guide for implementing a responsible beverage service (RBS) program.
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http://hprc.stanford.edu/pages/store/itemDetail.asp?36
Restrictions on Alcohol Sponsorship at Community Events
Alcohol Epidemiology Program (AEP), University of Minnesota.
This page provides suggestions on how to curb alcohol sponsorship of events with a substantial youth makeup.
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http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/policy/sponsrad.html
SAPRP Report Assesses State Readiness to Act on Alcohol Tax Research
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
This report provides a socio-demographic picture of alcohol use across states, the consequence of its use, and associated politics involved in modifying alcohol taxes.
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http://www.saprp.org/.
Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
This report is about the need to improve the alcohol industryÃs self-regulatory efforts to prevent marketing to underage drinkers.
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http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/09/alcoholrep.htm
The Social Police: Following the Law, Because YouÃd Be Too Embarrassed Not To
Rosen, J., The New Yorker, (1997).
This is an article about the influences of and interactions between social norms and the law.
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http://www.healthed.msu.edu/snc/police.htm
State Alcohol Taxes and Health: a citizenÃs action guide
Center for Science in the Public Interest, (1996).
This detailed guide arms community, campus, and institutional activists with information and tools to put alcohol tax increases on state public policy agendas.
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http://www.cspinet.org/booze/taxguide/tax_toc.htm
Strategies to Reduce Underage Alcohol Use: Typology and Brief Overview
K. Stewart, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, (1999).
This paper reviews strategies for prevention of underage alcohol use and evaluates their effectiveness. It includes relevant research and implementation resources.
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http://www.udetc.org/documents/strategies.pdf
Trends in Alcohol Policies from the Fifty States
This is a guide to alcohol laws and policies from across the United States.
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http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/pdf/Chrtbook.pdf
UMADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
This Web page provides background information about MADD and the specific role of students in working to curb problematic drinking.
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http://www.madd.org/under21/0,1056,2330,00.html
Understanding Retail Alcohol Availability: A Community Action Handbook
The Department of Alcohol and Drug Services, Prevention Division.
This handbook guides communities seeking greater control over local alcohol availability through the necessary local and state procedures and offers general strategies for community mobilization.
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http://www.tf.org/tf/alcohol/ariv/avail3.html#colman
General Resources
A Call to Action: Changing The Culture Of Drinking At U.S. CollegesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
This report outlines the dramatic effects of high-risk drinking on college and university campuses and presents a series of recommendations for effective prevention.
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http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/Reports/TaskForce/TaskForce_TOC.aspx
Environmental Strategies to Prevent Alcohol Problems on College Campuses
Deborah Fisher.
This booklet describes environmental approaches to controlling alcohol abuse on college campuses. It highlights strategies used and provides a detailed explanation and a list of ideas to carry out that strategy.
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http://www.udetc.org/documents/EnviroStrat.pdf
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
The NCADI website is extensive and contains many free resources on alcohol and substance abuse.
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http://www.health.org
Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility
Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report to Congress reviews existing strategies and programs to combat underage drinking and makes numerous recommendations for a comprehensive, national plan to prevent underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which many different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it.
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http://www.nap.edu/books/0309089352/html/
