The mission of the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) is to fund substance abuse policy research that can help reduce the harm caused by the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs in the United States. More info...

SAPRP is authorized through 2009. No further rounds of funding are planned.

ImpactTeen's Chart Book, "Cigarette Smoking Prevalence and Policies in the 50 States: An Era of Change."

The white paper Unforeseen Benefits: Addiction Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs,” demonstrates that treating Americans who are addicted to alcohol and drugs will lead to substantial health care savings totaling billions of dollars over a decade.

Visit NIAAA's APIS Website
The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) is an electronic resource that provides authoritative, detailed, and comparable information on alcohol-related policies in the United States, at both State and Federal levels.  Designed primarily as a tool for researchers, APIS is intended to encourage and facilitate research on the effects and effectiveness of alcohol-related policies. January 1, 2007 update covers all 36 of the APIS "Policy Topics."

Visit RWJF's ImpacTeen Website
ImpacTeen offers several databases available for research purposes. Currently there are databases for drug state-level data and tobacco state-level data. The ImpacTeen Alcohol Legislative Data are incorporated into the NIAAA AIPS database (described ablove).

News Releases

- 12/15/09 Press Release - NEW RESEARCH BACKS FDA BAN ON FLAVORED CIGARETTES
Study Shows High-Sensation Seeking Youth Drawn to Sweet-Tasting Cigarettes View Press Release

- 10/02/09 Press Release - NATION'S LEADING EXPERTS ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE OUTLINE NEW RESEARCH AGENDA TO REDUCE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR BURDEN ON HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SOCIETY At Capitol Hill briefing, researchers outline what we know and what we need to know to reduce the use and abuse of alcohol, drugs and tobacco View Press Release

- 08/20/09 Press Release - MAJORITY OF US HOSPITALS WILL HAVE SMOKE-FREE CAMPUSES BY END OF YEAR Non-profit hospitals more likely to have smoke-free campuses than for-profit entities View Press Release

- 04/16/09 Press Release - ENFORCING BANS ON CIGARETTE SALES TO KIDS REDUCES YOUTH SMOKING
First-ever nationwide study finds that taxes and a national law prohibiting sale of tobacco to minors lower rates of teen smoking View Press Release

- 04/07/09 Press Release - UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS REDUCE FATAL ACCIDENTS, SAVING 732 LIVES PER YEAR 165 More Could Be Saved if All States Adopted Use & Lose Laws View Press Release

- 03/31/09 Press Release - HOUSING FOR HOMELESS ALCOHOLICS CAN REDUCE COSTS TO TAXPAYERS JAMA study finds drinking goes down even if residents are allowed to drink View Press Release

- 03/02/09 Press Release - ADOLESCENTS ARE UNDERTREATED FOR ADDICTION: New Study Finds Publicly Funded Programs Offer Few High-Quality Programs for Teens View Press Release

- 02/23/09 Press Release - KIDS WHO WATCH R-RATED MOVIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE View Press Release

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