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ISSUE BRIEFING |
| Environmental Prevention: An Approach to Reducing Drinking and Driving and Binge Drinking in Montana |
| Montana Community Change Project, March 2009 |
Historically, alcohol education and prevention efforts have focused on changing the behavior of individuals. Problem drinking and drug use have been commonly viewed as problems that arise out of the choices and personal decisions of individuals. Effective prevention programs require making appropriate modifications to the physical, social, legal, economic and political environments that are an embedded part of the community's culture. |
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ISSUE BRIEFING |
| Alcohol and Economic Impact in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region |
| San Diego/Tijuana Border Project, January 2007 |
With more than 54 million crossers annually, the San Diego-Tijuana border is the most heavily traveled port in the world. Communities along the U.S.-Mexico border are closely connected in many ways, including through factors that influence quality of life in both countries.
Problems related to alcohol such as violence, crime, neighborhood deterioration and economic stagnation have become a significant barrier to economic development in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region.
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ISSUE BRIEFING |
| Adult Accountability for Underage Drinking: The Need for Social Host Laws |
| San Bernardino County Training and TA Project, May 2009 |
This issue briefing details the problem of social hosting - adults providing alcohol or allowing underage drinking to occur in private settings _ and proposes a social host ordinance as a solution. To reduce youth access to alcohol effectively, social access must be addressed in addition to retail outlets such as bars and restaurants. |
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ISSUE BRIEFING |
| Locking the Revolving Door: How interlock devices prevent repeat DUIs |
| Montana Community Change Project, April 2009 |
Policy meets technology, blow by blow - It can stop a repeat DUI offender in his or her tracks. It's the Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock device, known simply as an "interlock," and it's the most underutilized tool available to judges in Montana. |
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ISSUE BRIEFING |
| Responsible Beverage Sales and Service Training: What Works |
| Montana Community Change Project, January 2009 |
Responsible Beverage Sales and Service (RBSS) training provides information about methods to prevent underage sales and over consumption of alcohol. RBSS training targets on-site alcohol establishments, like bars and restaurants, and off-site outlets selling alcohol to go, such as grocery and convenience stores. Evidence shows that a combination of RBSS training and enforcement result sin reductions in sales to underage persons as well as service to those who are already intoxicated. |
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ISSUE BRIEFING |
| Keeping Your Social Event Festive and Safe |
| San Bernardino County Training and TA Project , September 2008 |
Being a resort area that depends on tourism for its economic vitality, Big Bear Lake hosts a variety of special events throughout the year. As alcohol service is often a component, careful planning is needed to ensure that such events remain both enjoyable and safe. Many special events are held in the Mountain region each year. Among them are Film Festivals, Big Bear Lake Old Miners' Days, Art and Wine Festivals, Oktoberfest and many more. |
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FACT SHEET |
| Sex Offender Registration Requirements |
| Safe Border Community Project in San Diego County, 2010 |
Current sex offender laws
include mandatory registration
for 121different sex crimes.
Predators convicted of one or
many of those crimes must
register as sex offenders.
Convicted sex offenders are
required to register for life. |
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FACT SHEET |
| Auto-Theft in San Diego |
| Safe Border Community Project in San Diego County, 2010 |
Quick facts to help protect against auto-theft
in your community |
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| San Diego - Tijuana Border Project: A binational effort to address cross-border alcohol problems |
| San Diego/Tijuana Border Project, August 2008 |
The San Diego-Tijuan border is the word's largetst border crossing. Each weekend thousands of U.S. youth under age 25 travel to Mexico to take part in the nightlife where the legal drinking age is 18.
Many youth go to Mexico to take advantage of the lower drinking age, the low cost of alcohol, and bars that stay open all night. Binge drinking is common among these youth and they are often still intoxicated when they return to the U.S.
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| Using Drugs is not a Game |
| East County Community Change Project, August 2008 |
Glorifying the use of alcohol and drugs has become a growing trend in video games. Some even allow the player to use drugs, at least in the virtual sense, by applying state-of-the-art visual effects to simulate the effect of drug intoxication. Such games are often rated Mature 17+ meaning they should only be available to youth over the age of 16. But research shows that younger kids are frequently able to rent or purchase them without showing any proof of age. |
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