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 Over the past several years the group has worked to produce and distribute the following findings and recommendations aimed at reducing underage drinking. The files are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and you will need to use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these files. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, it can be downloaded free of charge at the Adobe Website.
Let us know your response to the documents! Shadows Unveiled: The Realities of Mixing (2010). This recently released document lists the common trends in mixing behavior. Mixing is when an alcoholic beverage is combined with another substance (type of drug) -- prescription pills, energy drinks (for high caffeine content), marijuana, etc. YEPP members compiled this information from focus group data, and the outside research conducted by YEPP to correlate with those trends in a form intended to enlighten communities regarding the dangers of mixing. The accompanying poster compares myths and facts about mixing. Social Hosting in Our Communities: A survey of youth and adults (2008). Social hosting has been a rising problem across the country. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association's 2006 National Survey on Drug Use & Health, a little over 25% of people under the legal drinking age have had at least one alcoholic drink within the past month. The last time they reported using alcohol, over half of underage drinkers did so at someones house. This document is a publication of the findings and recommendations regarding YEPP's social hosting project. A Guide to Replicating an Alcohol Retailer's Marketing Code of Conduct in Your Local Community (2007). This document is intended to help local, statewide, and national groups replicate an Alcohol Retailer's Marketing Code of Conduct. The code of conduct is a set of guidelines to help retailers make concrete changes in their stores to reduce the impact of alcohol advertising on underage youth. The purpose of this guide is two-fold:
Alcohol Advertising and Underage Drinking: A Youth Perspective (2005). This document contains the results of the group's own independent statewide survey of 500 youth on the effects of alcohol advertising on underage youth and corresponding recommendations for change. Enforcement of Underage Drinking Laws (2004). Combined with the findings of their own research and gaining critical knowledge from a cross-section of experts in the field of law enforcement, the youth group prepared findings and recommendations to assist law enforcement agencies in strengthening enforcement policies and procedures. As a result of this document, youth were invited to work with the Maine Office of Substance Abuse and the State Attorney General's Office to develop a model law enforcement policy, which was adopted by the Maine Police Chiefs' Association in 2005. School Athletic Policy (2002). This document contains findings and recommendations to assist school policy makers in strengthening and enforcing school alcohol and drug policy for student athletes. It compliments the group's previous work in general school alcohol and drug policy. General School Policy (2001). This document contains findings and recommendations of the groups work related to school-wide alcohol and drug policy. |