Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nhsda/
2k2nsduh/Results/2k2Results.htm
NSDUH is the primary source of statistical information on the use of illegal drugs by the U.S. population. Conducted by the Federal Government since 1971, the survey collects data by administering questionnaires to a representative sample of the population through face-to-face interviews at their place of residence. The survey is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and is planned and managed by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS).

Monitoring the Future
http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/pubs/
monographs/overview2003.pdf
First results from the Monitoring the Future study's 2003 nationwide survey of eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade students are given in this report. Recent trends in the use of licit and illicit drugs are emphasized. Also presented are trends in the levels of perceived risk and personal disapproval associated with each drug-which this study has shown to be particularly important in explaining trends in use-as well as trends in perceived availability of each drug. of differences between groups or for trends over time. The most recent such volume is always posted on the study's Web site.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults - behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; unhealthy dietary behaviors; and physical inactivity - plus overweight. YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC as well as state and local school-based surveys conducted by education and health agencies.

Community How To Guides on Underage Drinking
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/
Community%20Guides%20HTML/Guides_index.html
NHTSA has developed this set of nine community guides. You've seen excerpts from several of the guides throughout this week. These guides should be very helpful in developing your local community plan.

CASA: National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse VIII: Teens and Parents
http://www.casacolumbia.org/Absolutenm/
articlefiles/2003_Teen_Survey_8_19_03.pdf
CASA surveys attitudes of teens and those who most influence them--parents, teachers and school principals. While other surveys seek to measure the extent of substance abuse in the population, the CASA back to school survey probes substance-abuse risk and identifies factors that increase or diminish the likelihood that teens will abuse tobacco, alcohol or illegal drugs.

Alcohol Policy
http://www.marininstitute.org/alcohol_policy/
Alcohol policies are those regulations, laws and rules that govern the manufacture, promotion, distribution, sale, and use of alcohol. This site, maintained by the Marin Institute, presents alcohol policies that are intended to reduce alcohol problems through environmental prevention.

SAMSHA: Preventing Problems Related to Alcohol Availability: Environmental Approaches
http://www.health.org/govpubs/PHD822/aar.aspx
The Prevention Enhancement Protocols System (PEPS) series was initiated to systematically evaluate both research and practice evidence on substance abuse prevention and make recommendations for the field. In doing so, PEPS strives to maximize the prevention efforts of State substance abuse prevention agencies, practitioners, and local communities.

Institute of Medicine Report on Reducing Underage Drinking
http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=15100
Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility, a joint report by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it.

How Does Alcohol Affect the World of a Child?
http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/pubs/index.cfm
The Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free was established to make childhood drinking prevention a national health priority. A coalition of Governors' spouses, Federal agencies, and public and private organizations, the Leadership is the only national effort that specifically targets prevention of drinking in the 9- to 15-year-old age group. This link takes you to a statistical brochure for lay audiences that distills the most current research findings about early alcohol use and its effects.

NIAAA Initiative on Underage Drinking
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about/underage.htm#statistics
As the lead federal agency for supporting and conducting basic and applied research on alcohol problems, NIAAA is spearheading this initiative to intensify research, evaluation, and outreach efforts regarding underage drinking.

Enforcement Success Stories
http://www.udetc.org/SuccessStories.asp
The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center was established by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (within the U.S. Department of Justice) to support its Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program. The Center mission is to provide science-based, practical, and effective training and technical assistance services to States and communities working to combat underage drinking through law enforcement and environmental strategies. Search the success stories by state or by year of enactment.

Healthy People 2010
http://www.healthypeople.gov/document/HTML/
Volume2/26Substance.htm#_Toc489757833
This report from the National Institutes of Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration takes another look at the impact drinking has on health.

Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
http://camy.org/
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University monitors the marketing practices of the alcohol industry to focus attention and action on industry practices that jeopardize the health and safety of America's youth.

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