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| San
Diego - Tijuana Border Project Accomplishments |
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| Early
Accomplishments |
- Fewer
nighttime partiers from US in Tijuana
- Pact
between Baja Tourism and some bars limit
dangerous promotion practices
- 100
youths under 18 turned back into the US
per night of enforcement
- California
ABC and Tijuana government provide US ID
training to bars and police
- Responsible
Beverage Service Training for bar employees
- San
Diego Police report reduced violence at
border crossing
- Tijuana
Police report reduced violence in the Bar
Zone
- Law
enforcement Operation Safe Crossing is a
regular event
- Extensive
news coverage pushes issue high on public
agenda
- Binational
AOD Policy Councils currently being formed
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- The
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) has
designated the San Diego/Tijuana Border Project
as an exemplary prevention program.
- Formation
of Binational Policy Council
- Reduction
of 37% in late night crossers legally drunk with
blood alcohol concentration (BAC) >=.08
- Reduction
in DUI fatalities in the Border region from 23 in
1999 to 5 in 2000
- Reduction
of 26% in late night partiers returning from Mexico
- Generation
of over 760 news stories in the print, television
and radio media
- Identification
training for Mexican officials who enforce underage
drinking laws
- Over
1,500 false identification cards confiscated from
underage US youth
- Over
700 bar operators and employees in Tijuana and Rosarito
Beach promising responsible serving practices and
promotions
- Decreased
crime and violence in Tijuana, specifically on Avenida
Revolucion, the youth drinking district in Tijuana
- Turning
away minors under the age of 18 from crossing the
border into Mexico unaccompanied by a parent/guardian
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related changes affecting the Border region: |
- Advocacy
by nongovernmental organizations in Tijuana
on alcohol issues resulting in the state of
Baja California creating a community consultative
council on alcohol law regulations and granting
local control to municipalities.
- In
March of 2000, the Marine Corps implemented
stricter rules for Marines traveling to Mexico.
By the end of 2000, data collected by the
Border Project showed the average BAC levels
for off-duty Marines crossing back into the
US dropped to .04 from the 1998 level of .09.
This meant fewer DUI crashes and other safety
and health risks for Marines.
- In
January 2002, the Navy implemented a similar
travel policy.
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