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03/08/06  |
Sex and Intoxication More Common Among Women on Spring Break According to AMA Poll |
| 08/08/05 |
Adults Most Common Source of Alcohol For Teens, Polls Show by Dr. J. Edward Hill, president of the American Medical Association.. |
| May 2005 |
Op Ed on parents hosting prom parties by Dr. J. Edward Hill, president-elect of the American Medical Association...Press coverage >> |
| 12/16/04 |
Teenage Girls Targeted for Sweet-flavored Alcoholic Beverages. Polls show more teen girls see "alcopop" ads than women age 21-44. |
| 9/10/04 |
New Harvard Study Reveals Reduction in Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems at Colleges Using AMA Program |
| 1/8/04
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National
Alcohol Screening Day (NASD)
is Thursday, April 8,
2004. NASD
is designed to raise
public awareness about the
consequences of at-risk
drinking and alcohol's
effect on general health. |
| 11/18/03
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Alcohol
Prevention Leaders Receive
APHA Awards — Three
individuals who have been
instrumental in the
success of two national
programs. AMOD and RUDC
were honored by the
American Public Health
Association with
leadership awards. |
| 9/30/03
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AMA
Calls on Congress, Others
to Work Together to Stop
Underage Drinking |
| 9/11/03
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AMA
Applauds New Report and
Recommendations to Combat
Underage Drinking |
| 7/03
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American
Medical Association Renews
Commitment to Fight
Underage Drinking —
Adopts Stronger Alcohol
Policies at Annual Meeting
(html) |
| 6/27/03
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Teens
From Across the Country
Hold Rally in Washington
DC to Call on the Beer
Institute to Honor its
Marketing Code and Stop
Targeting Teens |
| 5/23/03
|
Live
Internet Broadcast Features
Lessons Learned from national
Effort to Reduce High-Risk Drinking
Among College Students — A
Matter of Degree Campus-Community
Partnerships to Share Successes
in 60-minute, Live Web cast
on June 11 from the University
of Delaware, with Moderator
Ralph Begleiter, Former CNN
Correspondent |
| 5/20/03
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Northbrook,
Illinois Hazing Incident
— Statement from Richard Yoast,
PhD, Director, Reducing Underage
Drinking Through Coalitions
and A Matter of Degree |
| 5/05/03
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Cinco
de Mayo — Holiday co-opted by
Alcohol Industry — Statement
from Richard Yoast, PhD, Director,
Reducing Underage Drinking Through
Coalitions and A Matter of Degree |
| 04/10/03
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New
Report on Point-of-Purchase
Marketing from Alcohol Companies
Proves Link to Underage Drinking
— Statement from Richard Yoast,
PhD, Director, Reducing Underage
Drinking Through Coalitions |
| 04/09/03
|
New
Tool for Physicians for
Identify and Help Risky Drinkers
— NIAAA and AMA now offering "Helping Patients with
Alcohol Problems: A Health Practitioner's
Guide." |
| 03/24/03
|
April
is Alcohol Awareness Month —
"Give Children a Chance
- End Underage Drinking" |
| 02/03/03
|
National
Screening Program Addresses
Alcohol Problems Among College
Students |
| 12/9/02
|
Underage
Drinkers at Higher Risk of Brain
Damage than Adults, American
Medical Association Report Reveals
— AMA Challenges Television
Networks and Cable TV to Stop
Airing Alcohol Ads to Youth |
| 12/6/02
|
Nationwide
Survey Finds Overwhelming Public
Support for Restricting Drinking
on College Campuses, Training
for Bar Owners, and Tip Lines
to Report Illegal Use and Sales
— Survey Reveals Public Support
for Limitations on Alcohol Ads
in Media, Increased State Control
of Liquor Sales |
| 12/03/02
|
Pennsylvania
Takes Giant Step Toward Protecting
Children from Commercial Providers
of Alcohol — People who sell
alcohol to minors in Pennsylvania
will be more likely to face
the consequences of their actions
under a new bill signed December
3. |
| 8/05/02
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College
Binge-Drinking Prevention Program
Calls on Princeton Review to
Stop Publishing "Party
Schools" List — Unscientific
Rankings Send Wrong Message
to Young People about Drinking |
| 4/09/02
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Early
Success Cited by National Effort
to Reduce High-Risk Drinking
Among College Students — Using
a Public Health Model, Project
Applies Interventions Outlined
in Today's NIAAA Report on College
Drinking |
| 3/26/02
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A
Matter of Degree, a Program
of the American Medical Association
to Reduce High-Risk Drinking
Among College Students, Calls
on NASULGC to End its Partnership
with Anheuser-Busch in NCAA
Ad Campaign Featuring University
Mascots |
| 3/20/02 |
AMA
Pleased with NBC Decision to
Drop Hard Liquor Ads — Doctors
group hopes all networks will
make voluntary ban permanent |
| 3/14/02 |
APHA
Joins Organizations in STOP
Liquor Ads on NBC Campaign Developed
in Response to NBC Plans to
Run Hard Liquor Ads |
| 3/07/02 |
American
Medical Association Poll Finds
Parents Outraged by Spring Break
Promotions — Parents Very Concerned
about High-Risk Drinking; 73
Percent Agree that Alcohol Producers
Should End their Association
with Spring Break |
| 2/11/02 |
Television
Advertising and Hard Liquor
— A Dangerous Cocktail for Our
Children; AMA Launches LiquorFreeTv
Campaign |
| 8/29/01
|
Binge
Drinking a Top Concern for Parents
as Students Head Back to College
— New American Medical Association
Survey Finds Overwhelming Support
for Strong Measures to Reduce
High-Risk Drinking — Releases
Checklist to Help Parents Asses
their Child's Risk |
