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Drugs & Alcohol Issues Alcohol and Drug Abuse on College Campuses Executive Office of the President, 2006. This document reviews the effects of alcohol abuse on college students and attempts to advise parents on what they can do to prevent alcohol abuse among their college-age children. Assaults in and Around Bars, 2nd Edition Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2006. This problem oriented guide for police 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. The guide begins by reviewing factors that increase the risks of assaults in and around bars. It then identifies a series of questions that might assist law enforcement in analyzing their local problem of assaults in and around bars. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice (2nd Edition). Challenge in Higher Education: Confronting and Reducing Substance Abuse on Campus Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), April 2004. This guide gives administrators at institutions of higher education a basic understanding of illegal drug use among the college population and to urge their support in ridding campuses of this threat. Along with an overview of the problem, the booklet explains the risks associated with drug use when left unchecked, and why it is important to discourage all drug use by students. Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs, 2nd Edition Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), August 2006. This problem-oriented guide for police addresses the problem of clandestine drug labs. Offenders manufacture a variety of illicit drugs in such labs with methamphetamine accounting for 80 to 90 percent of the labs total drug production. Accordingly, the problem of clandestine drug labs is closely tied with the problems associated with methamphetamine abuse. This guide is an essential tool for law enforcement to help analyze and develop responses to their local clandestine methamphetamine lab problem (2nd Edition). Club Drugs: Facts and Figures Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), September 2004. This report examines certain drugs have emerged and become popular among teens and young adults at dance clubs and "raves." These drugs, collectively termed "club drugs," include MDMA/Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine. College Alcohol Study (CAS) Research The Harvard School of Public Health provides an extensive list of research conducted by the College Alcohol Study on the effects of alcohol drinking and violence on college campuses. College Drinking: Changing the Culture College Drinking: Changing the Culture, created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The website is a one-stop resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students. Drug Dealing in Open Air Markets Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), August 2006. Open-air markets represent the lowest level of the drug distribution network. Low-level markets need to be tackled effectively to reduce the harms that illicit drug use can inflict on the local community. This guide describes the problem and reviews the factors that increase the risks of drug dealing in open-air markets. The guide then identifies a series of questions that might assist agencies in analyzing their local problem and reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice. Drug Dealing in Privately Owned Apartment Complexes Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), August 2006. This problem-oriented guide for police focuses on drug dealing in privately owned apartment complexes. It clearly distinguishes between open- and closed-drug markets, provides information on what is known about each market type, and offers questions to ask when analyzing each market. It also proposes various responses designed to closed-drug markets and provides a full range of problem-specific measures to determine the effectiveness of those responses. Drugs of Abuse A fact sheet listing commonly abused drugs. Each drug name is a link that takes the reader to a page that provides a brief description of the drug, its street name, and several statistics and trends. Drunk Driving Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), February 2006. Alcohol impairment is the primary factor in traffic fatalities 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 the 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 problem. 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. Higher Education Council for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention (HEC) The HECs purpose is to help college and community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence. The Center favors a comprehensive approach to prevention. Central to this approach is a mix of environmental management strategies to address the institutional, community, and public policy factors that contribute to these problems. It provides trainings, technical assistance, and publications to support these efforts. The Center also promotes innovative program development to improve student education, campus-based media campaigns (including social norms campaigns), early intervention, treatment, and recovery strategies, and enforcement. Law Enforcement and Higher Education: Finding Common Ground to Address Underage Drinking on Campus Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), February 2001. This document identifies and discusses some of the potential conflicts and barriers that may be encountered by colleges/universities and law enforcement agencies as they attempt to collaborate in addressing alcohol-abuse problems by students on and around campus. The National Women’s Health Information Center: Date Rape Drugs Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 2006. This online resource the three types of date rape drugs: GHB (gamma hydroxybutyric acid), Rohypnol (flunitrazepam), and Ketamine (ketamine hydrochloride) and explains their usage, what they look like and their effect. It also provides pointers on how to avoid becoming a victim. Student Party Riots Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), April 2006. Alcohol-related riots among university students pose a significant problem for police agencies that serve college communities. This guide provides a framework for understanding student gatherings. The framework can be used to investigate the local problem of student party riots and to develop proactive strategies to reduce the potential for student violence. This guide also summarizes interventions used to control past disturbances. Underage Drinking Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), April 2006. Alcohol-related riots among university students pose a significant problem for police agencies that serve college communities. This guide provides a framework for understanding student gatherings. The framework can be used to investigate the local problem of student party riots and to develop proactive strategies to reduce the potential for student violence. This guide also summarizes interventions used to control past disturbances.
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