Underage Drinking: Guides & Reports
2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), September
2005.
This report presents information from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and
Health (formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse). The survey
interviews approximately 67,500 persons each year. It is the primary source of
information on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco by the civilian,
noninstitutionalized population of the United States age 12 years or older.
2005 Monitoring the Future Survey Shows Continued Decline in Drug Use by
Students
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), December 2005.
The survey measures alcohol, drug, and cigarette use and related attitudes among
49,347 adolescent students in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades in 402 public and
private schools nationwide.
Acquaintance Rape of College Students
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), August 2003.
This guide describes the problem of acquaintance rape of college students,
addressing its scope, causes, and contributing factors; methods for analyzing it
on a particular campus; tested responses; and measures for assessing response
effectiveness. With this information, police and public safety officers can more
effectively prevent the problem.
Alcohol and Youth, Volume 22, Number 2, 1998
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA), 1998.
Articles include: Alcohol Use Among Adolescents; Diagnosis and Assessment of
Alcohol Use Disorders Among Adolescents; Lessons from Project Northland:
Preventing Alcohol Problems During Adolescence; Psychopathology in Adolescent
Alcohol Abuse and Dependence; Pharmacotherapy of Adolescent Alcohol or Other
Drug (AOD) Use Disorders; AOD Use and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder;
A Developmental Behavioral-Genetic Perspective on Alcoholism Risk; and The
Impact of a Family History of Alcoholism on the Relationship Between Age at
Onset of Alcohol Use and DSM-IV Alcohol Dependence.
Assaults In and Around Bars
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), January 2004.
This guide outlines the link between alcohol and violence according to
physiological, social, and situational effects intending to assist law
enforcement in preventing and improving the overall response to assaults in and
around bars.
Combating Underage Drinking
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), February
1998.
Describes OJJDP's Combating Underage Drinking program and presents national
statistics that help define the problem; also provides information on two
related initiatives-teen court and the Juvenile DUI Enforcement Program. (NCJ FS
9875)
Community How To Guides on Underage Drinking Prevention
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), March 2001.
A series of nine guides covering various aspects of underage drinking: Coalition
Building; Needs Assessment & Strategic Planning; Evaluation; Prevention
& Education; Enforcement; Public Policy; Media Relations; Self Sufficiency;
and Resources. Published by the National Association of Governors' Highway
Safety Representatives and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), September
1996.
This guide presents background information on school safety; action steps for
schools, parents, students, and community and business groups; and information
briefs on topics such as truancy, alternative education programs for expelled
students, and conflict resolution. (NCJ 163064)
Disorderly Youth in Public Places
Office of Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS), June 2002.
This guide provides a general discussion of the problem of disorderly youth in
public places and reviews the factors that contribute to it. The guide also
identifies questions to ask when dealing with a disorderly youth problem,
proposes numerous responses to the problem, and identifies ways to measure the
effectiveness of responses to the problem.
Drunk Driving
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), February 2006.
Alcohol impairment is the primary factor in traffic fatalities and in the United
States and drunk driving is among the most common types of arrest made by
police. This problem-specific guide for police begins by describing this problem
of drunk driving and reviews the factors that increase its risks. It then
identifies a series of questions that can help law enforcement analyze their
local drunk driving problems. Finally, it provides an overview of responses to
the problem of drunk driving and examines what is known about the effectiveness
of these responses from research and police practice.
Enforcing the Minimum Drinking Age Law: A Survey of College Administrators
and Security Chiefs
U.S. Department of Education - Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other
Drug Prevention, November 2000.
The results of a survey conducted of 347 4-year colleges and universities by the
Harvard School of Public Health. Describes alcohol problems on campus, education
programs, campus policies, enforcement, and recommendations.
Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program: A Compendium of Resources
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), March 2001.
Provides practical information to states and units of local government to help
them determine how to use federal funds most effectively to combat underage
drinking. Available online only. (NCJ 178263)
Environmental Strategies to Prevent Alcohol Problems on College
Campuses
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), 2000.
This document includes a comprehensive review of the literature regarding the
entire range of environmental prevention programs that can be used on college
campuses. It provides guidance to planners and policy makers as to the expected
effectiveness and acceptability of various approaches on campus and the
communities surrounding campuses. (NCJ 187376)
A Guide to Zero Tolerance and Graduated Licensing: Two Strategies that
Work
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), 2000.
This guide describes the evaluation literature supporting two important tools
for reducing impaired driving youth. It discusses the barriers to implementing
these two strategies and ways of overcoming barriers and maximizing efforts. (NCJ
187375)
How Does Alcohol Affect the World of a Child?
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA), March 2005.
This web-based pamphlet presents statistics on family, the child, community,
school, children's health and safety, and the impact on society of early alcohol
use and its effects.
Keep Kids Alcohol Free: Strategies for Action
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free, January 2005.
Describes three basic strategies for preventing alcohol use by children ages 9
to 15 and ways that these strategies can be applied in the home, the school, and
the community. It is a starting point for parents, teachers, health
professionals, law enforcement personnel, alcohol retailers, policy makers, and
others who want to take action against early alcohol use.
The Scope of the Problem
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA), 2004.
This article summarizes research on the epidemiology of youth drinking,
including the consequences of youthful drinking, risk and protective factors and
drinking trajectories, and information on special populations at particular risk
for drinking-related problems.
Strategies to Prevent Underage Drinking
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA), 2002.
This report reviews various approaches to underage drinking, including
school-based, preventive, family involvement, increasing the legal drinking age,
commercial and social access, community involvement, among others. (NCJ 187415)
Strategies to Reduce Underage Alcohol Use: Typology and Brief Overview
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), June 1999.
Provides a conceptual framework for understanding the array of strategies for
preventing underage alcohol use, as well as a simple assessment of the level of
effect that might be expected from each, based on existing research and
evaluation. The document includes a list of research, implementation, and web
site resources that can provide more detailed guidance for selecting and
carrying out strategies.
Strategies for Success: Combating Juvenile DUI
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 1999.
Meant to empower criminal justice professionals to take the lead in working with
others to plan a coordinated response to alcohol-related delinquency, the
publication consists of four parts that describe the Juvenile DUI Enforcement
Program: Building Programs that Work; The Eight Foundation Elements of a
Successful DUI Strategy; Support Tools for Building Programs that Work; and
Leadership Roles for Officials.
Teen Tipplers: American's Underage Drinking Epidemic
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University,
February 2003.
The report sets out actions for parents, law enforcement, legislators, the
entertainment industry, and for a measure of self control by the beer, wine, and
liquor industries. It provides a road map of citizens' attitudes to guide
federal, state, and local officials interested in promoting public policies to
reduce teen use of alcohol and binge drinking.
Traffic Safety Facts 2004: Young Drivers
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2005.
Presents information and statistics on the causes of fatal motor vehicle crashes
among young drivers of automobiles and motorcycles. Includes statistics on the
involvement of alcohol in crashes and statistics of lives saved by minimum
drinking age laws.
Underage Drinking
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2004.
Addressing the problem of underage drinking, the guide begins by describing the
problem and reviewing factors that increase the risks of it. The guide also
identifies a series of questions that might assist agencies in analyzing their
local problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known
about these from evaluative research and police practice.
Youth and Alcohol Fact Sheet
Alcohol Epidemiology Program, University of Minnesota, December 2005.
This fact sheet provides statistics on alcohol-related problems related to youth
alcohol consumption.
The following articles are available through the University of Minnesota's
Alcohol and Epidemiology Program website, www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/.
They are located in the Resources section of the site. To read any one of the
articles listed below, click on "Alcohol Control Policy Descriptions",
then "Youth Alcohol Access". Scroll to the bottom of the Youth Alcohol
Access page for -
Alcohol Control Policies: What Civic Groups Can Do
Alcohol Control Policies: What Colleges Can Do
Alcohol Control Policies: What Faith Organizations Can Do
Alcohol Control Policies: What Parents Can Do
Alcohol Control Policies: What Police Can Do
Alcohol Control Policies: What Schools Can Do
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