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To support the free and open dissemination of research findings and information on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. To encourage open access to peer-reviewed articles free for all to view.

For full versions of posted research articles readers are encouraged to email requests for "electronic reprints" (text file, PDF files, FAX copies) to the corresponding or lead author, who is highlighted in the posting.

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

New Toolkit Available to Influence Decision-Makers on Drinking Age

August 28, 2008

Last week´s news of college presidents supporting the Amethyst Initiative, which seeks to revisit the debate on the legal drinking age and encourages lawmakers to lower it, generated media coverage in both national and local media outlets, and sparked a public debate on the merits of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18. CADCA joined MADD in opposing the initiative and is urging grassroots prevention organizations to launch a community-wide educational campaign to shed light on the importance of keeping the drinking age at 21.

To help community coalitions in their efforts, CADCA has developed a Support 21 Community Toolkit. The online toolkit includes the following components:

 Sample letter for college presidents
 Contact Information Sheet of college presidents
 Sample Op-Ed for local newspapers
 News release template
 Tips on How to Hold Editorial Board Meetings
 Fact Sheets & Stats
 National & Local News Clips
 Helpful Resources & Links

The Toolkit contains key statistics and research that will help coalitions make the case that lowering the drinking age is a bad solution to a preventable problem.
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