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Policies to Reduce Youth Access to Alchohol –Social, community, & Commercial When people have the facts and the right tools, they can take action. This guide gives you the knowledge and tools you need to take action against underage drinking. It tells you about underage alcohol use and the damage it can do.
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Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications manual was created to help grantees acquire the skills and resources needed to plan, write, and prepare a competitive grant application for SAMHSA funding.
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Complete List of Underage Drinking Laws in Michigan & Other States more>

Keep Kids Alcohol Free: Strategies for Action
A 20 page action guide aimed at preventing the use of alcohol by children ages 9-15. It describes 3 basic prevention strategies & how they can be applied at home, at school, and in the community. Addresses for online "e-sources" point to further information. more>

Efficacy of National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Questioned
The campaign generally had no effect on the anti-drug attitudes and beliefs of youth who did not use marijuana. However, greater exposure to the anti-drug ads was associated with increases in the belief that their peers used marijuana regularly. more>

Policies to Reduce Youth Access to Alchohol –Social, community, & Commercial more>

Parents’ Guide to Teenage Parties
Includes a planning guide for parents hosting teen parties, suggestions for parents whose children are attending parties, a model contract to make sure that everyone gets home safely, information about laws restricting alcohol and other drug use, tempting recipes for nonalcoholic punches, and ideas for lively party themes and activities. more>

FACT SHEET: Characteristics of Underage Drinking
Long Term Trends, Drinking Initiation, How Youth Drink, Gender, Overall Consumption Levels, Contexts of Underage Drinking. more>

THOSE WHO HOST
The "Those Who Host Lose the Most" public awareness campaign was created in 2006 by substance abuse coalitions in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The five-week campaign, based on a program created by the Drug-Free Action Alliance, is designed to raise awareness of dangers and legal ramifications of providing alcohol to individuals under the age of 21. more>

Texas Underage Drinking Laws
What adults and teens need to know: more>

ALOUD: Alliance on Underage Drinking
ALOUD represents a community coalition effort that is based on the simple premise that local people are in the best position to solve specific local problems. People are more likely to support what they help create, and change is most likely to occur when the process engages many facets of a community in a collaborative approach. more>

Teen-Drinking Campaign Targets Parents
Adults who provide alcohol face up to a year in jail, $4,000 fine
For years, law enforcement has targeted retailers who sell alcohol to minors. Now community leaders are taking aim at parents who provide a keg, six-packs, or shots to underage drinkers. more>

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Healthy Androscoggin (formerly Tobacco Free-L-A) was founded in 1997 as a grassroots organization. Since that time we have grown tremendously in numbers and expanded our vision. We work to promote the good health of all Androscoggin County residents. Healthy Androscoggin, through a comprehensive community based approach, affects change through our diverse coalition of over 260 volunteers. more>