Alcohol and Other Drugs
Reducing Underage Drinking: Policy and Environmental Change Underage Youth Access to Alcohol
Background Information
Quick Facts About Young People’s Access to Alcohol-- Where and how do young people get alcohol? Get an overview of the issues regarding underage youth access to alcohol here. Attention: Non-MDH link
Youth Access to Alcohol Survey (PDF, 156 pages) – Findings focus on: public concerns and knowledge; attitudes and opinions on policies affecting youth access to alcohol, enforcement and punishment, alcohol advertising and promotion; opinions by political philosophy and gender. Conducted by the University of Minnesota Alcohol Epidemiology Program. Attention: Non-MDH link
Policies to Reduce Youth Access to Alcohol -- Extensive information on strategies and policies to address social access to alcohol, commercial access to alcohol and alcohol advertising. Also find out what community institutions can do, such as civic groups, faith organizations, hotels and motels, parents, police, schools and worksites. Attention: Non-MDH link
Preventing Problems Related to Alcohol Availability: Environmental Approaches. Reference Guide. – From CSAP, this online reference guide explores environmental approaches including discussions of existing research and practice evidence of effectiveness for various approaches.
Community Involvement – Find suggestions for what civic groups, colleges, faith organizations, hotels and motels, parents, police, schools and worksites can do to reduce problems associated with underage youth access to alcohol. Attention: Non-MDH link
Local Ordinances
How Local Ordinances Affect Flow of Alcohol to Underage Drinkers – See how alcohol can flow from licensed establishments and individuals over age 21 to underage youth, and the role local ordinances can play in reducing underage youth access to alcohol. Attention: Non-MDH link
Model Alcohol Ordinances to Reduce the Supply of Alcohol to Youth Under Age 21– These ordinances include policies that reduce social access to alcohol, encourage responsible selling and serving, and improve the social environment. Attention: Non-MDH link
How To Use Local Regulatory and Land Use Powers to Prevent Underage Drinking (PDF) – A brief document to provide communities with information on key regulatory strategies that can be used to improve environments at the local level, from OJJDP. Attention: Non-MDH link
