Community Laws to Consider

The NIAAA Task Force and Report: A Call To Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges recommends that communities and campuses consider adopting these alcohol policies and practices that appear to be capable of reducing high-risk alcohol use. The following activities are particularly appealing because straightforward and relatively brief evaluations should indicate whether they would be successful in reducing high-risk drinking.

• Elimination of happy hours and drink specials
• Keg registration
• Social host laws
  
• Alcohol excise taxes
• Dram shop liability
• Stiffer penalties for the use and manufacturing of fake IDs
• Responsible beverage service policies in social and commercial settings
• Restrictions on alcohol retail outlet density