Alcohol Prevention Strategies – Environmental Strategies Tool

Effectiveness	Name	Area & Goal	Target Substance	Click to View Strategy
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Safe Ride Programs	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Enforcement	Alcohol	View
Effective	Use of Mass Media Appropriately	Causal Areas: Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Texting Tipline	Causal Areas: Social availability	Alcohol Other Drugs	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Teen Party Ordinances	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Social availability	Alcohol Other Drugs	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Social Norms Campaign	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Promotion & media	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Social Host Liability	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Effective	Sobriety Checkpoints	Causal Areas: Enforcement	Alcohol Other Drugs	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Shoulder Tap Enforcement Programs	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Sanctions and Monitoring for Convicted Drunk Drivers	Causal Areas: Enforcement	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Revoke Drivers’ Licenses for Impaired Drivers	Causal Areas: Enforcement	Alcohol Other Drugs	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Responsible Event Assessment	Causal Areas: Social availability	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Responsible Beverage Service Training	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Regulations on Home Delivery of Alcohol	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Not Effective	Prohibition of Alcohol or Tobacco Sponsorship of Events and Other Promotions	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Not Effective	Prohibiting Minors from Bars	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Effective	Open Container Laws	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Enforcement	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Minimum age of seller/server requirements	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Effective	Minimum Age of Purchase for Alcohol and Tobacco	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Effective	Media Literacy	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Effective	Media Advocacy	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Effective	Lower (<.08) Blood Alcohol Concentration Limits	Causal Areas: Enforcement	Alcohol	View
Effective	Limit and Restrict the Location and Density of Alcohol Retail Outlets	Causal Areas: Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Effective	Increase beverage servers’ legal liability	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Effective	Increase Price or Taxes on Alcohol or Tobacco	Causal Areas: Economic availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Effective	Immobilize or Impound the Vehicles of Those Convicted of Impaired Driving	Causal Areas: Enforcement	Alcohol Other Drugs	View
Effective	Healthcare Initiatives	Causal Areas: Community Norms Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Happy Hour Restrictions	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Effective	Graduated Driver’s License Policies	Causal Areas: Community Norms	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Get to Know State Legislators – General Policy Development	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Not Effective	General Information Dissemination	Causal Areas: Promotion & media, Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Enhanced Enforcement	Causal Areas: Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Effective	Enforce Impaired Driving Laws	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Promotion & media	Alcohol Other Drugs	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Designated Driver Promotion Programs	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Promotion & media, Social availability	Alcohol	View
Not Effective	Curfew Ordinance Programs	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Counter-Marketing and Counter-Advertising Campaigns	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Not Effective	Cops in Shops Programs	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Conditional Use Permits/Land Use Ordinances for Alcohol Outlets	Causal Areas: Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Compliance Checks of Alcohol or Tobacco Retailers	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Effective	Community Prevention Trials	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Enforcement	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	College Campus Policies	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Coalition Building	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Checking ID for Alcohol and Tobacco Sales	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Not Effective	Beer Keg Registration	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability, Social availability	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Apply Appropriate Penalties for Minors in Possession of Alcohol or Tobacco	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Alternative Events for Youth	Causal Areas: Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Effective	Alcohol Sales Restrictions	Causal Areas: Retail availability	Alcohol	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising Restrictions in Public Places	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Administrative Penalties	Causal Areas: Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View

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