For more related information, please visit the following websites:

Prevention Research Center (PRC)
The Prevention Research Center was formed in 1983 as a national center for prevention research. PRC's focus is on conducting research to better understand the social and physical environments that influence individual behavior that leads to alcohol and drug misuse.
www.prev.org

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)
A nonprofit organization specializing in conducting research related to health and social issues and translating science into practice in solution of real-world problems.
www.pire.org

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
An institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.
www.niaaa.nih.gov

Center for Adolescent and Child Health Research (CACHR)
A Center specializing in the study and prevention of child and adolescent health problems.
www.cachr.org

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free
A coalition of governor’s spouses, Federal agencies, and public and private organizations, is an initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15. It is the only national effort that focuses on alcohol use in this age group. The initiative was founded by The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and has been joined by additional Federal sponsors.
www.alcoholfreechildren.org

The Marin Institute
The Marin Institute works to reduce alcohol problems through environmental prevention -- improving the physical and social environment to promote health and safety. The Institute supports effective alcohol policy, conducts media advocacy, and provides technical assistance to grassroots campaigns and community education programs in Marin County, California and nationwide.
www.marininstitute.org

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
One of the most well-known advocacy organizations dedicated to reducing impaired driving and underage drinking and providing services to victims. Their website includes information about impaired driving around the country as well as about legal, enforcement, and educational strategies for preventing impaired driving.
www.madd.org

The National Liquor Law Enforcement Association
The National Liquor Law Enforcement Association (NLLEA) is a non-profit association of law enforcement personnel dedicated to the enforcement of liquor laws and regulations. Their website provides information about liquor laws and their enforcement.
www.nllea.org

Spatial Systems Group (SSG)
An organization of researchers specializing in environmental and geographic research into the etiology and prevention of health problems.
www.pire.org/prc/ssg/ssghome.aspx

Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center
The goal of the Training Center, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), is to provide science-based, practical, and effective training and technical assistance to States and communities involved in enforcing underage alcohol access and use laws.
www.udetc.org