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Presentations

• Underage and Binge Drinking in College: Together Everyone Accomplishes

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  This presentation discusses the latest data on alcohol abuse on college campuses and what prevention strategies may be used to address the problem.
  Presented by: Mary Hill and Ellen Ward (who substituted in Lufkin)
  Forums: Midland, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Lufkin




• Process to Creating Community Change

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  This presentation presents the concept of “environmental” prevention strategies and how they might be implemented.Presented by: Nicole Holt, Executive Director, Texans Standing Tall
  Forums: Midland, El Paso, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Lufkin,




• How to Implement a DWI Task Force

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  This presentation examined the need for increased DWI enforcement and discussed the various means of detecting DWI violators.Presented by: Paul Lasalle, Houston Police Department
  Forums: Houston




• Effective Strategies for Creating Community Change

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  This presentation introduces the concept of "enviornmental" prevention strategies and the principle of "collective responsibility" in preventing youth substance abuse. For 2007, it was updated to include the most recent data on enviornmental prevention strategies.
  Presented by: Nicole Holt, Executive Director, Texans Standing Tall
  Forums: Midland, El Paso, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Lufkin




• Raising Excise Taxes: Statewide Evidence-Based Strategy for Prevention

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  This presentation discusses how communities can dramatically decrease youth alcohol abuse by raising excise taxes on alcoholic beverages, an excellent example of a sound enviornmental prevention strategy.
  Presented by: Suzii Paynter, Christian Life Commission and Nicole Holt, Texans Standing Tall
  (Nicole substituted in Lufkin for Alan Steen, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, who was unavailable due to the legislative schedule)
  Forum: Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Lufkin, Midland, El Paso




• Report Card on Substance Abuse

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  This presentation analuzed the findings of the TST 2006 Report Card, including trends in youth substance abuse and proposed legislation to help address the problem.
  Presented by: Steve Ross, Texans Standing Tall
  Forums: San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Lufkin, Midland, ElPaso




• Take the Wheel: It Takes A City To Stop Drunk Driving

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  This presentation describes MADD's plan to reduce drunk driving in the Houston area by forcusing on strong law enforcement efforts and mobilizing grassroots support..
  Presented by: Flora Allen, MAAD
  Forums: Houston




• Regional Profile, Dallas

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• Regional Profile, San Antonio

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• Regional Profile, El Paso

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• Regional Profile, Lufkin

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