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Join Together indexes hundreds of helpful publications, online documents, and other resources available from other organizations. Below are the most recent resources we've added to the system. Find more with the search tools on the right, and in "related resources" lists throughout the website.

Minimum Legal Drinking Age Policy
This resource provides an overview of the Minimum Legal Drinking Age laws (MLDA) that went into effect in the United States after the Repeal of Prohibition in 1993. 2009

NSDUH Report: Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parents: 2002 to 2007
This National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Report highlights information on the number of children living with parents who were dependent on or abused alcohol between 2002 and 2007. 2009

NIDAMED: Screening for Drug Use in General Medical Settings
This online tool from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will help primary-care physicians screen their patients for alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems. 2009

TIP 48: Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery
This TIP offers substance abuse counselors new insights on working with clients with depressive symptoms and substance use disorders. 2009

Guide For Regulating Out-of-Home Alcohol Advertising
This resource from the Marin Institute provides policymakers with information to draft effective state and local laws minimizing youth exposure to out-of-home alcohol advertising. 2009

Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use Among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007 (NSDUH Report)
This new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) examines the demographics of youth who were exposed to substance use prevention messages, the sources of such prevention messages, and their impact on youths' cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use. 2009

Science and Management of Addictions Foundation (SAMA)
The Science and Management of Addictions Foundation works to improve early addiction and treatment of substance addictions, and to expand and provide resources for families of drug-addicted teens.

State Legislative Activity: Alcohol Taxes, Alcopops, and Alcohol Advertising
This resource from the Marin Institute provides up to date information about legislative activity by states on alcohol taxes, alcopops, and alcohol advertising. 2009

Catalog of Smoking Cessation Tools
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center compiled this series of online cessation tools. 2009

Rethinking Drinking
This website and booklet from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) provides evidence-based information and interactive tools about risky drinking patterns, signs of an alcohol problem, and ways to help people cut back or quit drinking. 2009

Screening and Brief Intervention: Making a Public Health Difference
This policy report serves as a primer on screening and brief interventions (SBI) issues, covers barriers to expanded utilization, and recommends ways to boost understanding and usage of this important public health tool. 2008

Age 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age (CDC Quick Stats)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outline in brief the research regarding public health consequences of youth drinking and the effects of the 21 minimum drinking age. 2008

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