Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
The report addresses alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription drug misuse, with chapters dedicated to neurobiology, prevention, treatment, recovery, health systems integration and recommendations for the future.
Status of State Dram Shop Liability
Status of State Dram Shop Liability reviews dram shop liability in the 50 states and DC, identifying any changes to these laws from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2021.
Marketing Matters: White Paper
The complete report equips jurisdictions with the data and tools necessary to combat the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to young children. It provides a detailed legal analysis of the options available, and discusses strategies communities can use to reduce unhealthy marketing.
Status of Local Authority to Regulate Days & Hours of Alcohol Sales
This legal memorandum provides the results of legal research to identify states with policies that specifically authorize localities to regulate the days, hours, or both of alcohol sales.
Status of Local Authority to Regulate Alcohol Outlet Density: Update of State Data and Coding
The legal research specifically sought to identify whether the states had amended the extent to which states grant local governments authority to regulate alcohol outlet density. This update reviewed the extent to which states grant local governments authority to regulate alcohol outlet density and determined whether there had been any changes to these laws between January 1, 2019, when the last review was completed, and April 1, 2020.
Using Strengths to Address Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
Learn about an effective framework for preventing alcohol use and suicide in Native American youth.
Strategies to Prevent Binge or Heavy Episodic Drinking Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Find summaries of studies that address binge and heavy episodic drinking among adolescents and young adults, as well as prevention strategies.
Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Binge or Heavy Episodic Drinking Among Adolescents and Young Adults
An overview of prevention research on risk and protective factors associated with binge and heavy episodic drinking among adolescents and young adults.
Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse
This report is a compendium of evidence-based key policies for the prevention of alcohol misuse.
2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is a set of surveys that track behaviors that can lead to poor health in students grades 9 through 12. The results help in understanding the factors that contribute to the leading causes of illness, death, and disability among youth and young adults. The 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that although the prevalence of substance use among students declined from 2019 to 2021, alcohol remained the most-used substance.
