Policies & Programs, filtered by "Alcohol and Drug Use"
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder
Provide medications such as methadone along with counseling and behavioral therapies to individuals diagnosed with opioid addiction and dependence in outpatient, residential, and hospital settings; often called MAT
Administrative license suspension/revocation laws
Enable law enforcement officials to take an individual’s drivers license when that individual refuses or fails a chemical test such as a breathalyzer
Alcohol access restrictions in public places
Restrict alcohol availability and use at sporting events, other public events (e.g., concerts and street fairs) and in public spaces such as parks and beaches
Alcohol advertising restrictions
Restrict the content and placement of alcohol advertisements via local ordinances, state laws, or industry self-regulation
Alcohol days of sale restrictions
Limit the days alcohol can be sold in on-premise settings such as bars and restaurants or in off-premise outlets such as liquor and convenience stores; sometimes with limits to times of sale
Alcohol outlet density restrictions
Use regulatory authority to reduce density of alcohol beverage outlets (i.e., places that sell alcohol) or limit increases in the density of such outlets
Alcohol screening & brief intervention
Identify persons with harmful alcohol consumption before consequences become pronounced and motivate them to address existing or potential alcohol problems
Alcohol taxes
Increase the price of alcohol via regular adjustments to taxes levied for beer, wine, and liquor purchases
Blood alcohol concentration laws
Set legal limits for drivers’ blood alcohol concentrations (BACs)
Breath testing checkpoints
Implement checkpoints where law enforcement officers can stop drivers suspected of drinking and driving and assess their level of alcohol impairment; also called sobriety checkpoints
Campus alcohol bans
Restrict alcohol consumption anywhere on a college or university campus or ban alcohol only in specific areas (e.g., residence halls)
Designated driver promotion programs
Encourage use of designated drivers via population-based mass media campaigns, incentive programs based in drinking establishments, and other efforts
Dram shop liability laws
Allow owners or servers at retail establishments where a customer recently consumed alcohol to be held legally responsible for harms inflicted by that customer
Drink special restrictions
Limit or ban promotional events and unlimited beverages at a fixed price for a fixed period of time (e.g., happy hours, ladies’ nights, all-you-can-drink specials, etc.)
Drug courts
Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration
Enhanced enforcement of laws prohibiting alcohol sales to minors
Initiate or increase retailer compliance checks for laws that prohibit alcohol sales to minors, often as part of a multi-faceted effort
Family treatment drug courts
Use specialized courts to work with parents involved in the child welfare system who may lose custody of their children due to substance abuse
Good Samaritan drug overdose laws
Provide immunity from arrest, charge, or prosecution for drug possession or paraphernalia when individuals experiencing or witnessing drug overdose summon emergency services
Ignition interlock devices
Strengthen policies that mandate ignition interlock installation in vehicles to prevent operation by a driver with a high blood alcohol concentration
Keg registration laws
Require unique identifiable markers (e.g., purchaser’s name and address, date of birth, etc.) on returnable kegs of beer sold for private use
Marijuana legalization
Remove prohibitions on marijuana production, distribution, and possession by adults, sometimes along with new regulations and taxes on the marijuana market
Mass media campaigns against alcohol-impaired driving
Use mass media campaigns to persuade individuals to avoid drinking and driving or to prevent others from doing so; campaigns often focus on fear of arrest or injury to self, others, or property
Mass media campaigns against underage & binge drinking
Use television, radio, print, and social media efforts to increase adult awareness of underage drinking and its consequences
Mentoring programs: delinquency
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
Minimum drinking age laws
Maintain the current age below which the purchase or public consumption of alcoholic beverages is illegal; currently 21 in all states
Multi-component community interventions against alcohol-impaired driving
Work to reduce alcohol-impaired driving via sobriety checkpoints, responsible beverage service training, education and awareness activities, and other efforts
Naloxone education & distribution programs
Support community members who are likely to encounter individuals who might overdose with education and training to administer naloxone and ensure all first responders are trained and authorized to administer naloxone
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs)
Use databases, housed in state agencies, to track prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs and other controlled substances
Proper drug disposal programs
Establish programs that accept expired, unwanted, or unused medicines from designated users and dispose of them responsibly
Responsible beverage server training (RBS/RBST)
Educate owners, managers, servers, and sellers at alcohol establishments about strategies to avoid illegally selling alcohol to underage youth or intoxicated patrons
Retail alcohol sale privatization
Repeal government control over retail sales of alcoholic beverages, allowing commercial retailing of those beverages
Sales to intoxicated persons (SIP) law enforcement
Increase enforcement of laws that prohibit alcoholic beverage service to intoxicated customers, usually with fines, imprisonment, or revocation of a license
School-based social norming: alcohol consumption
Provide objective, normative information to reduce students’ misperceptions about alcohol use and, ultimately, change their alcohol consumption
Seller & server minimum age
Require a minimum age for sellers in off-premise locations that sell alcohol and servers and bartenders in on-premise locations
Social host laws
Adopt laws that hold private property owners who provide alcohol to minors or obviously intoxicated individuals on their property liable if someone is killed or injured as a result
Universal school-based programs: alcohol misuse & impaired driving
Provide all students with the information and skills to prevent alcohol use; programs can be delivered via a specific curriculum or as a component of classroom behavior management