National Resources for Information on Underage Drinking

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
800-344-2666 (for meetings and information literature)
757-563-1600 (all other inquiries)
757-563-1655 (fax)
E-mail: wso@al-anon.org
Internet: www.al-anon.alateen.org

Al-Anon (and Alateen for younger members) is a worldwide organization that offers a self-help recovery program for families and friends of alcoholics. Members give and receive comfort and understanding through a mutual exchange of experiences, strength, and hope that is protected by a policy of anonymity.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
P.O. Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
212-870-3400
212-870-3003 (fax)
Internet: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

AA has many members and service committees that provide professionals with information about the organization. AA cooperates with, but does not affiliate with, outside organizations and is available to provide AA meetings or information about AA upon request.

American Medical Association (AMA)
Office of Alcohol and Other Substances
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312-464-4516
312-464-4024 (fax)
E-mail: lenny_lamkin@ama-assn.org (Reducing Underage Drinking)
sandra_hoover@ama-assn.org (Matter of Degree)
Internet: www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3341.html

AMA's work includes the development and promotion of standards in medical practice, research, and education; a strong advocacy agenda on behalf of patients and physicians; and a commitment to provide accurate, timely information and discourse on matters important to the health of Americans. The Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse was created through the collaboration of AMA and theRobert Wood Johnson Foundation to reduce underage alcohol abuse. The Office administers the following national initiatives.

Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions: Youth and Adults United for Change. Through this program, 12 coalitions of youth, businesses, civic organizations, government agencies, the religious community, and other leaders work to identify factors in the environment that contribute to underage drinking in their communities and to create positive change.

A Matter of Degree: The National Effort To Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among College Students. On one-third of American college campuses, more than half of all students engage in high-risk drinking (that is, consuming four or more drinks in a row). In addition, more than one-third of these students are living a "party lifestyle," characterized by frequent, deliberate intoxication. In response to these alarming statistics, the Office is working with 10 university-community coalitions to lead a national effort to reduce alcohol abuse among college students. The 7-year program is designed to foster collaboration among participating universities and the communities in which they are located to address this important public health issue and improve the quality of life for all community residents.

Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
Contact: Isabel Vieira
125 Whipple Street, Suite 3000
Providence, RI 02908
401-349-0000
877-418-8769 (fax)
E-Mail: isabel@amersa.org
Internet: www.amersa.org

AMERSA is an association of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals in the field of substance abuse dedicated to improving research and education about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network
P.O. Box 100430
Denver, CO 80250-0430
303-871-0901
303-871-0907 (fax)
E-Mail: bacgam@aol.com
Internet: www.bacchusgamma.org

The BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network is an international association of college- and university-based peer education programs that focus on alcohol abuse and prevention and other related student health and safety issues.

The Beer Institute is dedicated to reducing underage drinking through research, education, and prevention programs. Its members consist of individuals who work in the brewing industry and a network of independent wholesalers, parents, educators, and law enforcement officials. It focuses on community-based programs for the home and school, alcohol servers, college campuses, advertisers, and community outreach workers.

Center for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300
Beltsville, MD 20705-3102
301-755-2700
301-755-2799 (fax)
E-mail: udetc@pire.org
Internet: www.udetc.org

To help States create effective solutions to the underage drinking problem, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has awarded grants to all 50 States and the District of Columbia under the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws initiative. Pacific Institute's Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center is funded by OJJDP to provide training, technical assistance, and resource materials to States as they implement the initiative. The goal of the Training Center is to provide science-based, practical, and effective training and technical assistance to States and communities involved in enforcing underage alcohol access and use laws. The Training Center provides practical and conceptual information and training through ongoing contact with State coordinators and others who have a leadership role in the initiative. It also hosts a national leadership conference, which allows interaction with those from other States and with researchers and practitioners who can provide insight and information. The Training Center develops publications to assist States and communities in the enforcement of underage drinking laws. These publications can be downloaded from the Web site or ordered in hard copy at no cost from the Center at the above address. A full list of its publications can be found elsewhere in this Compendium under the heading "Publications of the Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program".

Center for Prevention Research
University of Kentucky
2365 Harrodsburg Road, B-100
Lexington, KY 40504-3381
606-257-5588
606-257-5592 (fax)
Internet: www.uky.edu/RGS/PreventionResearch/

Founded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Center for Prevention Research examines the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors as they relate to the initiation and continuation of drug use and abuse and develops and tests communication and other intervention strategies for drug abuse prevention. Research projects include an evaluation of a protocol-driven substance abuse prevention program for fraternity and sorority members on college campuses-groups at high risk for excessively using alcohol and other drugs.

Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
University of Maryland at College Park
4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 501
College Park, MD 20740
301-403-8329
301-403-8342 (fax)
E-Mail: CESAR@cesar.umd.edu
Internet: www.cesar.umd.edu/

CESAR collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on the nature and extent of substance abuse and related problems. The center also conducts policy-relevant research on specific initiatives to prevent, treat, and control substance abuse; evaluates prevention and treatment programs; and provides technical assistance and training to State and local government agencies. CESAR's resources include reports, studies, and articles concerning underage drinking and other substance abuse.

The Century Council
1300 G Street NW., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
202-637-0077
>202-637-0079 (fax)
Internet: www.centurycouncil.org

The Century Council, launched in May 1991, is dedicated to reducing alcohol abuse across the United States. Supported by more than 900 concerned distillers, vintners, brewers, and wholesalers, the council focuses on the problems of drunk driving and underage drinking. The council distributes materials and program information for the alcoholic beverage industry to deter purchases of alcohol by minors and prevent drunken driving. One example is the Cops in Shops program, which is a cooperative effort between local retailers and law enforcement that has been used in more than 40 States. This program is designed to prevent minors from attempting to purchase alcohol illegally.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
901 North Pitt Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-54-CADCA (800-542-2322) or 703-706-0560
703-706-0565 (fax)
E-mail: info@cadca.com
Internet: www.cadca.org

CADCA's mission is to create and strengthen the capacity of new and existing coalitions to build safe, healthy, and drug-free communities. It supports its 5,000 community coalitions with technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies and marketing programs, conferences, and special events. CADCA believes that community coalitions-more than any other entity-are able to connect multiple sectors of the community, including businesses, parents, the media, law enforcement, schools, religious organizations, health providers, social service agencies, and the government. By acting in concert through a coalition, partners gain a more complete understanding of the community's problems and can organize and develop plans and programs to coordinate their antidrug efforts. The result is a comprehensive, communitywide approach to substance abuse and its related problems.

The Core Institute
Contact: Jennifer Whiting, Researcher
Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1225 Douglas Drive, Suite 201
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-453-4366
618-453-4449 (fax)
E-mail: coreinst@siu.edu
Internet: www.siu.edu/~coreinst

The Core Institute is a not-for-profit organization whose main purpose is to help institutions of higher education in their drug and alcohol prevention efforts. It offers both student and faculty/staff surveys, including the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, a four-page questionnaire that can be used as a pretest-posttest measure of the effectiveness of campus-based prevention programs. The institute tallies the scores of the surveys and offers several report options (and special analyses) to aid users in interpreting their data. In addition, it offers literature based on past nationwide administrations of the survey, slide presentations of past results, an instructional video on how to administer the survey, and online research advice and assistance. The institute also provides other assessment tools.

Emergency Nurses CARE (EN CARE)
205 South Whiting Street, Suite 403
Alexandria, VA 22304
703-370-4050
703-370-4005 (fax)
E-mail: ENCARE@aol.com
Internet: www.ena.org/encare/index.htm

EN CARE, the Injury Prevention Institute of the Emergency Nurses Association, is a not-for-profit organization with more than 6,000 trained emergency healthcare professionals in 50 States who volunteer their time presenting alcohol awareness programs in their local communities. EN CARE's mission is to reduce preventable injuries and deaths by increasing public awareness of safety issues and promoting healthy lifestyles. Learning to CARE, an interactive slide presentation for third to fifth graders, addresses the use of alcohol, helpful and harmful drugs, decisionmaking, and peer pressure.Dare to Care, a 45-minute slide presentation shown to teens, college students and adults, discusses the consequences of underage alcohol use, drinking and driving, and not wearing safety belts. TAKE CARE, a slide program for older citizens, discusses alcohol and drug interaction and highway safety issues.

Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues
E-mail: dhunter@du.edu
Internet: www.iatf.org

The Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues is an umbrella organization dedicated to promoting education, prevention, research, networking, and national initiatives to help eliminate substance abuse and related problems on college and university campuses.

Founded in 1991, Join Together supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the Nation. It is funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the Boston University School of Public Health. Although its primary focus is on substance abuse, Join Together believes that communities need to employ comprehensive strategies that respond to problems related to substance abuse, including domestic violence, unemployment, crime, loss of workplace productivity, and gun violence. Demand Treatment! is a new nationwide project, organized by Join Together, whose goal is to increase the number of people who receive alcohol and drug interventions and quality treatment.

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free
c/o The CDM Group
5530 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1600
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
301-654-6740
301-656-4012 (fax)
E-mail: leadership@cdmgroup.com

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free, a multiyear national initiative, addresses the public health issue of alcohol use by children who are 9 to 15 years old. This initiative engages the support of Governors' spouses as spokespersons to increase public awareness and mobilize action nationally and within their States. To date, 28 Governors' spouses are committed to working with the program. The four goals of the Leadership initiative are to: (1) educate the public about the incidence and impact of early alcohol use by youth who are 9 to 15 years old, energize the public to address this issue within their families, schools, and communities in a sustained way and to work for change, (3) focus the attention of State and national policymakers and opinion leaders on the seriousness of early onset of alcohol use, and (4) make prevention of alcohol use by children a national priority. Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free is a collaborative initiative among the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (organizers and primary funders), and Governors' spouses. Other Federal and private supporters include the National Institutes of Health's Offices of Research on Women's Health and Research on Minority Health, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the American Medical Association, the National Medical Association, the American Bar Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
511 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
800-GET-MADD (800-438-6233)
972-869-2206 (fax)
E-mail: hardt@madd.org
Internet: www.madd.org

MADD's Fake ID, a fast-paced assembly program for middle school and high school students, conveys powerful, age-appropriate messages regarding the legal, health, and academic consequences of underage drinking. The 40-minute DVD show, shown on three giant screens, uses music, drama, and student interviews to focus on strengths involved in standing up to peer pressure. It also exposes students to cutting-edge scientific research that illustrates the effects of alcohol on a juvenile's brain. Protecting You/Protecting Me, MADD's national elementary school program, educates first through fifth graders on issues related to alcohol use and underage drinking. The MADD College Commission Report is a new five-step plan to reduce underage and high-risk drinking among college students by involving campus communities. PROMise to Keep it Safe is a program designed to raise awareness and involve teens in creating safe, alcohol-free prom events. A free Safe Prom Night brochure isavailable through MADD. MADD's underage drinking prevention brochures, fact sheets, public service ads, and enforcement compendiums are also available.

National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA)
4216 King Street West
Alexandria, VA 22302-1507
703-578-4200
703-820-3551 (fax)
Internet: www.nabca.org

Established in 1937, NABCA is the national association representing the political jurisdictions (18 States and Montgomery County, MD) that directly control the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within their borders. These jurisdictions constitute the voting membership of the association. NABCA is an information clearinghouse; it collects, analyzes, and exchanges information useful to industry members and those responsible for the control functions in their States. NABCA regularly compiles numerous statistical reports that amount to more than 6 million pages of statistical material each year.

National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
901 North Washington Street, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22314-1535
800-548-0497
800-377-1136 (fax)
E-Mail: naadac@well.com
Internet: www.naadac.org

NAADAC provides leadership to addiction treatment professionals by building new visions, effecting change in public policy, promoting criteria for effective treatment, encouraging adherence to ethical standards, and ensuring their professional growth.

National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives (NAGHSR) Underage Drinking Prevention Project
c/o Leonard Communications
15713 Cherry Blossom Lane
North Potomac, MD 20878
301-948-4879
301-948-3736 (fax)
E-Mail: hkleonard@erols.com
Internet: http://www.naghsr.org/html/projects/udpp/index.html

The NAGHSR Underage Drinking Prevention Project is a five-site demonstration project of a comprehensive, community-based approach to the issue of underage drinking. Funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the project is based on a model developed in the Washington, DC, area.

The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
808 17th Street NW., Suite 410
Washington, DC 20006
202-293-0090
202-293-1250 (fax)
E-Mail: dcoffice@nasadad.org
Internet: www.nasadad.org

NASADAD is a private, not-for-profit educational, scientific, and informational organization that fosters and supports the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout the United States. NASADAD serves as a focal point for the examination of alcohol and other drug-related issues of common interest to other national organizations and Federal agencies.

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
Columbia University
633 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10019-3310
212-841-5200
212-956-8020 (fax)
Internet: www.casacolumbia.org

CASA is a multidisciplinary "think/action tank" that studies and combats all forms of substance abuse. CASA informs Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives; assesses what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement; encourages individuals and institutions to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction; provides those on the front lines with tools they need to succeed; and works to remove the stigma of substance abuse and replace shame and despair with hope. A comprehensive list of CASA publications and publications available online are available on its Web site.

National Commission Against Drunk Driving (NCADD)
Attn: Harold Watson, Director of Programs and Development
1900 L Street NW., Suite 705
Washington, DC 20036
202-452-6004
202-223-7012 (fax)
E-mail: hwatson@trafficsafety.org
Internet: www.ncadd.com

NCADD is a nonprofit organization composed of public- and private-sector leaders who are dedicated to minimizing the human and economic losses that result from motor vehicle crashes by working to make it socially unacceptable to drive under the influence of alcohol. NCADD operates the Youth Resource Center, which is designed to help community planners identify model programs in law enforcement, coalition development, youth activities, and other aspects of underage drinking prevention. Planners can visit the Web site and find basic information about the type of program they are interestedin or link to other sites that provide more extensive information. NCADD also runs the Alcohol, Drunk Driving and You (ADDY) program, which promotes responsible behaviors to help prevent and reduce the number of fatalities involving teens driving under the influence of alcohol.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902
New York, New York 10005
212-269-7797
212-269-7510 (fax)
E-mail: national@ncadd.org
Internet: www.ncadd.org

Founded in 1944, NCADD is a voluntary health organization with a nationwide network of affiliates that provide education, information, help, and hope in the fight against alcoholism and other drug addictions. NCADD advocates prevention, intervention, research, and treatment, and is dedicated to abolishing the disease's stigma and ridding its sufferers from their denial and shame.

National Curriculum & Training Institute, Inc. (NCTI)
Drugs & Alcohol Program
319 East McDowell Road, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1534
800-622-1644
602-252-4736 (fax)
E-mail: info@ncti.org
Internet: www.ncti.org/cj/drugs.html

The Drugs & Alcohol Program was developed for youth. It is based on research that isolated the problems most commonly associated with why youth begin to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Level 1 focuses on younger children and youth who may be at risk of using alcohol or drugs. Level 2 focuses on older youth who have already experimented and need skills to avoid long-term dependency.

National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-9222
703-863-3195 (fax)
Internet: www.ndaa-apri.org/

NDAA is the largest professional organization of prosecuting attorneys in the United States. Its members are committed to advancing the issues and concerns of prosecutors to enhance the Nation's criminal justice system. NDAA hosts the National Traffic Law Center, which is a resource designed to benefit prosecutors, judges, and others in the justice system. Its mission is to improve the quality of justice in traffic safety adjudications by increasing the awareness of highway safety issues through the compilation, creation, and dissemination of legal and technical information and by providing training and reference services. The clearinghouse of resources includes case law, legislation, research studies, training materials, trial documents, and a directory of professionals who work in the fields of crash reconstruction, toxicology, and drug recognition, among others. The center compiles information on a wide range of topics, with particular emphasis on issues related to impaired driving and vehicular homicide.

The National Federation of State High School Associations
P.O. Box 690
Indianapolis, IN 46206
317-972-6900
317-822-5700 (fax)
Internet: www.nfhs.org

The National Federation of State High School Associations provides a means by which State high school associations can cooperate to enhance and protect their interscholastic programs. The federation also offers several videotapes and publications to promote substance abuse prevention among school athletes, including Let's Connect and Teaming for Prevention.

National Group Rides and Designated Drivers (National GRADD)
Attn: Kristin Crawford, Executive Director
1341 East Valley Parkway, PMB 218
Escondido, CA 92027
E-mail: info@saferide.org
Internet: www.saferide.org

National GRADD was started in 1993 to help colleges and universities develop safe-ride-home programs to reduce incidents of driving under the influence of alcohol. Its mission is to prevent drunk-driving tragedies and to save lives in college communities by building and supporting a national network of collegiate safe-ride-home programs.

NOYS is a network that promotes collaboration at the national, State and local levels. It emphasizes highway safety, violence prevention, and issues related to the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by youth ages 5 to 24. NOYS is a coalition of more than 40 national, youth-serving organizations, including nonprofit organizations and government agencies, with the common goal of promoting safe and healthy behaviors among the Nation's youth. The coalition meets in a round table forum approximately 4 times per year with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration acting as convener.

Partnership for a Drug-Free America
405 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1601
New York, NY 10174
212-922-1560
212-922-1570 (fax)
Internet: www.drugfreeamerica.org

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America Web site provides information on many types of drugs. It also includes informative sections called "Help for Parents" and "Help for Grandparents."

PRIDE Youth Programs
4684 South Evergreen
Newaygo, MI 49337
231-652-4400 or 800-668-9277
231-652-2461 (fax)
E-mail: prideyouth@ncats.net
Internet: http://www.prideyouthprograms.org/index.shtml

For more than two decades, PRIDE has been a leader in the drug prevention field with innovative programs that encourage youth to take the lead in drug and violence prevention. Founded in 1977, it began as a parents organization and went on to expand its base to serve youth, evolving into what is now known as PRIDE Youth Programs. The programs have proven successful in reducing drug use. More than 6,400 school systems rely on the PRIDE Survey to monitor student drug use and violence. More than 6 million youth have participated nationwide. Training programs have reached more than 1million young people through America's PRIDE, Club PRIDE, and PRIDE Pals. Young people learn problem solving and other life skills, while contributing to their communities.

Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies
Center for the Advancement of Public Health
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
703-993-3697
E-mail: caph@gmu.edu
Internet: www.promprac.gmu.edu

Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies is the result of a nationwide search to identify campus-based prevention strategies for addressing alcohol-related problems among college students.

Students Against Destructive Decisions, Inc. (SADD)
P.O. Box 800
Marlboro, MA 01752
877-SADDINC.
508-481-5759 (fax)
Internet: www.saddonline.com

SADD's mission is provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, drug use, impaired driving, and other destructive decisions and killers of young people, including violence, suicide, and contraction of HIV/AIDS. The foundation of SADD is youth empowerment: a way to build students' confidence and ability to create changes and manage behavior in a way that results in healthy choices. With thousands of chapters in middle and high schools across the country, SADD provides a community of young people dedicated to a common goal. Chapters engage in education, prevention, and intervention activities to promote positive decisionmaking. SADD National sponsors campaigns, newsletters, education and outreach materials, a national conference, Student of the Year and Student Leadership Council, and other education and prevention activities.

Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS)
P.O. Box 9513
Berkeley, CA 94709-0513
510-642-5208
E-mail: salis@arg.org
Internet: www.salis.org

SALIS is an international association of individuals and organizations with a special interest in the exchange and dissemination of information about alcohol and other drugs.

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Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program -
A Compendium of Resources March 2001