May 2006
Alcohol and Youth: The Risk Continues
Alcohol remains the No. 1 health risk to young people (Voas, R. Minimum Drinking Age Puts Parents in Control, June 2006. http://www.jointogether.org/news/yourturn/commentary/2006/ minimum-drinking-age-puts.html). Thus, July’s “Article of the Month” focuses on youth and alcohol. A number of articles from a weekly newsbrief, Join Together Direct, provide good information on the concern about the use and abuse of alcohol among youth. Join Together Direct, is published by Join Together. The following statements, from Join Together’s web page, describe its purpose:
Join Together is a program of the Boston University School of Public Health. Since 1991 it has been the nation's leading provider of information, strategic planning assistance, and leadership development for community-based efforts to advance effective alcohol and drug policy, prevention, and treatment. We believe problems associated with alcohol and drugs can be best addressed at the community level.
Our mission is expressed in our name. Join Together helps community leaders understand and use the most current scientifically valid prevention and treatment approaches. Our surveys have shown that communities with written strategies that are broadly supported by key leaders and institutions are the most likely to be successful in reducing and preventing alcohol and drug problems.
If you like the articles and resources, you can subscribe to Join Together Direct at the following web address: http://members.jointogether.org/jointogether/join.tcl?qp_source=signup%5fweb%5fother
Articles
Underage Drinking Costs Society More than Illicit Drugs, Study Says
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/underage-drinking-costs.html
Early Drinking Linked to Alcohol Dependence
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/early-drinking-linked-to.html
Researchers See Association Between Sex, Addiction, Depression Among Teen Girls
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/researchers-see-association.html
New Study Shows a 'Tidal Wave' of Underage Drinking Costs
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/pressreleases/2006/new-study-shows-a-tidal.html
Teens Suggest Solutions to the 'Nothing To Do' Problem
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/communitystories/2006/teens-suggest-solutions-to.html
African-American Youth Exposed to More Alcohol Advertising Than Their Peers
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/pressreleases/2006/african-american-youth.html
Oklahoma Youth Alcohol Law Approved
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/oklahoma-youth-alcohol-law.html
Minimum Drinking Age Puts Parents in Control
http://www.jointogether.org/news/yourturn/commentary/2006/minimum-drinking-age-puts.html
Childhood Drinking Declines, Study Says
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/childhood-drinking-declines.html
AMA Warns That More Teen Girls are Drinking
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2004/ama-warns-that-more-teen-are.html
The Alcohol Industry: Partner or Foe?
http://www.jointogether.org/resources/the-alcohol-industry-partner.html
Resources
Classroom Teach-Ins on Underage Drinking Target Pre-Teens
http://www.jointogether.org/news/yourturn/announcements/2006/classroom-teach-ins-on.html
Hazelden, MADD Collaborate on Child Alcohol Prevention Curriculum
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/hazelden-madd-collaborate-on.html
CAMY Says Alcohol Company Websites Attract Minors
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2004/camy-says-alcohol-company.html
Reach Out Now: Talk With Your Fifth Graders About Underage Alcohol Use
http://www.jointogether.org/resources/reach-out-now-talk-with-your.html
Keep Kids Alcohol Free: Strategies for Action
http://www.jointogether.org/resources/keep-kids-alcohol-free-for.html
Early Action Against Teen Drug Use: Teens as Communicators to Their Peers. A Unit for High School Educators
http://www.jointogether.org/resources/early-action-against-teen-use.html