Policy to Shift Substance Availability
Potential Policies to address Jeffco local conditions
Local condition: Youth get alcohol from siblings/ cousins over 21 years of age.
Increasing taxes on marijuana (and alcohol, possibly)
Enhancing existing policies prohibiting furnishing alcohol to minors
References:
Alcohol Policy Information System https://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/underage-drinking
WHO Best Buys Tackling Noncommunicable Disease (including alcoholism) https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/259232/WHO-NMH-NVI-17.9-eng.pdf
BU Center on Alcohol Marketing & Youth https://wwwapp.bumc.bu.edu/BEDAC_Camy
Community Guide Excessive Alcohol Consumption https://www.thecommunityguide.org/sites/default/files/assets/what-works-fact-sheet-alcohol-p.pdf
Local condition: A social norm is for youth to use substances, and encourage other youth to use them, to cope with stress & anxiety due to school & family dynamics.
Limiting advertising of alcohol (& marijuana)
Want to see how prevalent alcohol advertising is in Jeffco? Check out this interactive Google Tour created by a youth intern that shows a snapshot of what teens are exposed to in their communities.
Banning alcohol & marijuana products that attract youth
Local condition: Youth use substances in groups at single family, higher income private residences where adults are out of town or out for the night.
Key registrations &/or large quantity protocals
State & national data:
SAMHSA_LearnTheLaw_PreventingAndReducingUnderageDrinking.pdfPreventing Marijuana Use Among Teens 2021.pdf