April 23, 2004
NIH Offers Middle School Curriculum on Alcohol
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a new curriculum unit intended to help middle school students understand the effects of alcohol on human biology and behavior.

March 30, 2004
Binge drinking most common in upper Midwest, least in South
Alcoholics aren't the only problem drinkers; so are people whose social imbibing gets out of hand.

December 2, 2003
Study: Fewer Alcohol Ads Would Lower Underage Drinking
New research concludes that eliminating alcohol advertising would lower underage drinking and binge drinking, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Sept. 10, 2003
High Price Of Underage Drinking
Underage drinking is on the rise in the United States, according to a new study just released by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine.

May 9, 2003
A SNAPPY Study into Preventing Underage Drinking
A new HHD study is exploring an interesting research question: Will a media campaign to correct teenagers’ misperceptions that their peers drink more than they actually do lead to an overall reduction in drinking?

April 9, 2003
Alcohol Policy Conference Emphasizes Use of Taxation, Advertising Regulation to Reduce Underage Drinking
On March 13-16, 2003, nearly 400 researchers, policy advocates, health professionals, and civic leaders came together to examine the state of alcohol policy and discuss emerging research on the effectiveness of existing strategies.

April 5, 2001
TCADA launches statewide underage drinking campaign
TCADA is launching a statewide billboard campaign and a series of public awareness events in April in an effort to prevent underage drinking. "Virtually every county in Texas will be touched by this campaign,” said TCADA Executive Director Jay Kimbrough. “It was important to us that we reach as many people as possible because underage drinking is so widespread.” To help kickoff the campaign, TCADA honored Sen. Royce West and a group of Texas teens with Community Champion Awards for their work on this issue. View video.

September 18, 2000
Student alcohol, drug use declines
Alcohol and drug use is declining among Texas students, according to a survey released Monday by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Some of the most dramatic decreases were seen in tobacco use. The percentage of students reporting they had used tobacco in the month before the survey fell 15 percent between 1998 and 2000. Among lower grades, the decrease was even greater.