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Border
Project Designated SAMSHA Model Program
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Border
Binge-Drinking Reduction Program: SAMHSA
Model Program — U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention - (pdf
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The San Diego-Tijuana
Border Project to reduce cross-border underage and binge
drinking has been named a national Model Program by the
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). The
Border Project was one of 30 exemplary substance abuse
programs recognized for their work to reduce and prevent
drug and alcohol abuse. Established in 1977 and
funded largely by the County of San Diego, it was
selected based on its effectiveness, consistency and
potential for replication.
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The Border Project brings
together law enforcement coordination, high-profile
newsmaking, data collection and public health oriented
policy advocacy. It represents a partnership
between the Institute for Public Strategies (IPS), a
nonprofit public health agency that conducts the
project, and the County of San Diego. The Pacific
Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) collects
data and assesses the effort's results.
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Since the Border Project
began, there has been a 37% reduction in late-night
border crossers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
at or above .08 and a 26% reduction in the overall
number of late-night crossers returning from Mexico on
Friday and Saturday nights.
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The Model Programs honored
by CSAP underwent an expert consensus review of
published and unpublished materials to ensure that they
were well implemented and well evaluated and produced
consistent, positive results. These determinations
were made using the criteria established by CSAP's
National Registry of Effective Prevention Programs,
which encompasses 15 separate dimensions.
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