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www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov College Drinking: Changing the Culture, is created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). This site is your one-stop resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.

http://www.higheredcenter.org The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center is to help college and community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence. Their list of resources: http://www.higheredcenter.org/track/list.asp

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health (NIAAA/NIH) provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems.

http://www.thenetwork.ws the Network: Addressing Collegiate Alcohol and Other Drug Issues is a voluntary membership organization whose member institutions agree to work toward a set of standards aimed at reducing alcohol and other drug problems at colleges and universities. It now has approximately 1,600 members nationwide.

http://www.udetc.org The mission of the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center is to build leadership capacity and increase the effectiveness of States and local communities in their efforts to enforce underage drinking laws, prevent underage drinking, and eliminate the devastating consequences associated with alcohol use by underage youth. The Center achieves this goal by providing a wide variety of science-based, practical, and effective training and technical assistance services.

http://www.samhsa.gov The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has sharply focused its mission on building resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders. SAMHSA is gearing all of its resources — programs, policies and grants — toward that outcome.