EDC was also the recipient of a recent $5 million grant from the
Foundation for support of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol
and Other Drug Prevention, a national resource center for universities
on campus substance abuse and violence prevention, housed within
HHD.
The latest grant will support the 13th Alcohol Policy conference
series, historically a forum for researchers, community advocates,
and public officials to exchange ideas, explore evidence-based solutions,
and consider the application of non-partisan analysis and research
findings to laws and policies aimed at minimizing risks associated
with alcohol use.
Policy research presented at previous Alcohol Policy conferences
has aided the development of numerous local, national, and international
initiatives, including:
- an increase in the minimum legal drinking age to 21 across
the U.S.;
- health warnings on alcoholic beverage containers;
promotion of the Surgeon General's recommendations on preventing
impaired driving;
- decreases in the blood alcohol limit for impaired driving in
certain states;
- state excise tax increases on alcoholic beverages;
- bans on certain alcohol marketing practices;
- enforcement of underage drinking laws;
- support for responsible sales and service practices; and
- controls on alcohol availability at sporting events.
The conference will be held at the Royal Sonesta Boston Hotel,
a prime location along the Charles River across from Boston's Beacon
Hill.
For more information about the conference and about EDC/HHD's work
preventing substance abuse among youths, contact Joel Epstein at
(617) 618-2393 or via e-mail at: jepstein@edc.org.
You may also visit: http://www.edc.org/alcoholpolicy13.
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