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MADD Launches Program To Help Parents Influence Teen Alcohol Behavior
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Nationwide Insurance have launched a multi-media program to give parents of high school students the communication tools they need to stop teen alcohol use. 11/05/2009

APIS: New Resource on State Underage Drinking Policies
The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), a project of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, announces its latest update of state-by-state alcohol policies. 10/27/2009

Va. 'Sticker Shock' Campaign Highlights Risks, Consequences of Giving Alcohol to Minors
A youth-led initiative from northern Virginia launched the regions' first Sticker Shock campaign to educate adults who might be tempted to purchase alcohol for minors. 10/21/2009

Oregon Partnership Launches Campaign Aimed at Old Navy Stores
Oregon Partnership has called for Old Navy stores to discontinue the sale of t-shirts with binge drinking messages. 10/15/2009

Teens Who Eat Infrequent Family Dinners Likelier to Drink, Smoke, Use Drugs
Compared to teens who have frequent family dinners, those who have infrequent family dinners are twice as likely to use tobacco or marijuana; more than one and a half times likelier to use alcohol; and twice as likely to try drugs in the future, according to The Importance of Family Dinners V, a new report by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. 09/23/2009

NIATx launches ACTION Campaign II: Financial Strength in a Changing World
NIATx has launched Adopting Changes to Improve Outcomes Now (ACTION) Campaign II: Financial Strength in a Changing World, an 18-month initiative that aims to help behavioral health care providers improve addiction services while reducing costs and increasing revenue. 09/01/2009

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Drug Czar Urges Police to Advocate Against Legalization
White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske's thinking about drug addiction has moved from disdain to enlightenment over the past decade, but the former police chief views drug legalization as a "non-starter" and is urging law-enforcement officials to speak out against the idea.

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