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Policies & Programs, filtered by "Alcohol and Drug Use" and "Implement broad initiatives to reduce alcohol and drug use"

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Good Samaritan drug overdose laws

Expert Opinion

Provide immunity from arrest, charge, or prosecution for drug possession or paraphernalia when individuals experiencing or witnessing drug overdose summon emergency services

Alcohol and Drug Use

Mentoring programs: delinquency

Scientifically Supported

Enlist mentors to develop relationships and spend time individually with at-risk mentees for an extended period; mentors have greater knowledge, skills, etc. than mentees

Alcohol and Drug Use  ·  Community Safety

School-based social norming: alcohol consumption

Mixed Evidence

Provide objective, normative information to reduce students’ misperceptions about alcohol use and, ultimately, change their alcohol consumption

Alcohol and Drug Use