Tools

IIt is one thing to have the desire to make change.  It is another to know what to do to make that change happen. This section provides tools, resources, studies and research that can help you understand some of the best ways to make change.  While many people are willing to work on undertake prevention projects, they often skip the most important step -- researching potential projects to ensure they will make lasting, measurable change. 

While there are numerous web sites and online resources with tips on addressing college drinking, MADD recommends these two publications as good overviews to help you understand the complexities of this issue.  They will give you practical information on the strategies that have been proven to minimize dangerous college drinking.

Safe Lanes on Campus
Describes a variety of prevention strategies that campus and community prevention coalitions can consider as they develop a strategic plan for combating underage drinking and DUI, with a particular emphasis on creating environmental change. This analysis is grounded in a summary of the research literature published in 2002 by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S.Colleges.

Experiences in Effective Prevention
This publication summarizes current thinking in the field about the elements of effective campus-based alcohol
and other drug (AOD) abuse prevention, based on the experiences of 22 grantee institutions funded from 1999 to
2004 by the U.S. Department of Education’s Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses Grants program.