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MCRUD: The Michigan Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking:   http://www.mcrud.org/

Prevention Network is a Michigan network of volunteer and professional groups whose common mission is to provide support to and
enhance volunteer based alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention efforts: www.preventionnetwork.org

SAMSHA:  United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Preventing and Reducing Underage Drinking:     http://www.samhsa.gov/underagedrinking/index.aspx

The societal costs and extent of underage drinking in Michigan:     www.udetc.org/factsheets/Michigan.pdf

"Teenagers who Drink Alcohol May Damage Their Brains" (2007 Alcohol Awareness Month Packet)     www.mcrud.org

Alcohol Alert (Number 63, October 2004) "Alcohol's Damaging Effects on the Brain"     www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/
The Characteristics and Consequences of Underage Drinking
Other Helpful Links
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/features/youth
http://www.thecoolspot.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov

Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
http://camy.org/

The Surgeon General's Call To Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking:       A Guide to Action for Families

Youth, Alcohol and Other Drugs Fact Sheet
http://www.ncadd.org/facts/index.html

Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.aa.org

Al-Anon Teens
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org

National Association for Children of Alcoholics
http://www.nacoa.org

APIS is the Alcohol Policy Information System.
http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/index.asp

This is one of the most comprehensive Michigan traffic crash data sites on the web.
www.michigantrafficcrashfacts.org

The mission of FACE is to provide truth to the public about alcohol-related problems and clarity on actions that can be taken to
reduce those problems.
www.faceproject.org

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about
substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/

NIAA outlines strategies for preventing underage drinking that consider the role of schools, extracurricular activities, families, the
community and policy change.
www.niaaa.nih.gov/

The Marin Institute works to reduce alcohol problems through environmental prevention — improving our physical and social
environment to advance public health and safety.
http://www.marininstitute.org/

This website is dedicated to promoting physician and community action on alcohol and health.
http://www.alcoholpolicymd.com/

IIAA’s mission is to promote policies, practices, and public messaging that will prevent alcohol abuse and underage drinking by
discouraging heavy alcohol consumption-especially in high-risk situations-and reduce the availability of alcohol to youth.
http://www.iiaaonline.org/

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free is a unique coalition of Governors spouses, federal agencies and public and private
organizations.
www.alcoholfreechildren.org/

CAPT brings research to practice by assisting States/Jurisdictions and community-based organizations in the application of the latest
research-based knowledge to their substance abuse prevention programs, practices, and policies.
www.captus.org

Here, you will find information concerning ongoing research on the causes, consequences, prevention, and treatment of alcohol-
related problems among 9- to 15-year-olds.
http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/research/index.cfm

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for 36% of all deaths in this age group (CDC 2006).
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/teenmvh.htm
American Athletic Institute:  www.americanathleticinstitute.org

AlcoholScreening.org is a free service of Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health.
www.alcoholscreening.org

StopAlcoholAbuse.gov is a comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating
this issue.  http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/

The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Adolescent Brain:  View PowerPoint Presentation

Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey:  View Here

We bring together people, groups, and resources to prevent substance abuse. www.drugfreeactionalliance.org/

Stop Prescription Drug Abuse:
Office of National Drug AControl Policy
Parenting Links   (see parenting page HERE for more helpful links and our Parenting Toolkit)

Designed for parents and other adults involved in the lives of 7- to 18-year-olds, the Family Guide Web site emphasizes the
importance of family, promotes mental health, and helps prevent underage use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.
http://www.family.samhsa.gov/default.aspx

Michigan law:
http://www.madd.org/Drunk-Driving/Drunk-Driving/laws/State.aspx?state=Michigan

Start talking before they start drinking
http://www.family.samhsa.gov/stop/talk.aspx                                www.talkingwithkids.org/

Family Resources
http://media.shs.net/teachin/2005/SAM5Family.pdf                www.WhatsYourAntiDrug.com                         www.madd.org

TheAntiDrug.com was created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the
tools they need to raise drug-free kids.
www.TheAntiDrug.com
"The mission of COHP is to
prevent underage drinking,
tobacco and drug use
in Midland County."
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