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• - Research program to discover effective community and policy interventions to reduce alcohol-related social and health problems. Includes findings, and information about effective policies.
  
• - Ontario Public Health Association site devoted exclusively to Canadian alcohol policy issues; designed to stimulate informed discussion about various aspects of alcohol policy.
  
• - Article originally published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
  
• - To broaden the awareness of legislators, public officials, news media, and the general public to the danger of alcohol and drug problems. Secure the passage of legislation that brings responsible controls in the areas of alcohol and other drug misuse.
  
• - Contains an online alcohol blood alcohol content calculator.
  
• - A recovery program and national support group network for people who have made the decision to reduce their drinking and make other lifestyle changes.
  
• - Summary of policies in the United States from the colonial period through the repeal in 1933 of the Prohibition (21st) Amendment to the Constitution. Includes references.
  
• - A national non-profit organization that supports sensible alcohol practices through the development of messages, strategies, and training.
  
• - Specific to Texas. Includes information about how online alcohol sales negatively affect dry counties, tax revenue, and underage consumers.
  
• - Provides assistance for communities wanting to adopt ordinances prohibiting advertising alcohol products on billboards.
  
• - Offers programs for training people to responsibly serve, sell and consume alcohol.
  
• - The American distilling industry's organization fighting drunk driving and illegal underage drinking through alcohol education, law enforcement, legislation and retailer support.
  
• - The flow of alcohol ads and cheap-drink specials aimed at college students may be one factor in high rates of binge drinking.
  
• - Alcohol In Moderation is an organization that communicates a sensible drinking message. Information from scientific researchers, the beverage alcohol industry, and associations, on research, health issues and legislation.
  
• - Program by University of Michigan Health System for people with mild to moderate alcohol problems.
  
• - Resources for changing the college drinking culture. Includes research and approaches to prevention, with interactive tools for students and educators.
  
• - Created by Anheuser-Busch to highlight research and statistics regarding alcohol abuse, drunk driving, and responsible consumption.
  
• - Tackles underage drinking and drunk driving in greater Washington, DC., including providing sober rides.
  
• - Articles question the honesty and integrity of eight organizations in the field of preventing alcohol abuse. The author is David Hanson, Ph.D., a professor emeritus at State University of New York.
  
• - A national alcohol prevention, intervention, and education program used by universities across the United States.
  
• - College campus alcohol issues speaker that carries a message about health and abuse.
  
• - Intoxication is rewarding for precisely the same reason it produces suffering - it diminishes the influence of remote stimuli.