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03/08/06 Sex and Intoxication More Common Among Women on Spring Break According to AMA Poll
08/08/05 Adults Most Common Source of Alcohol For Teens, Polls Show by Dr. J. Edward Hill, president of the American Medical Association..
May 2005 Op Ed on parents hosting prom parties by Dr. J. Edward Hill, president-elect of the American Medical Association...Press coverage >>
12/16/04 Teenage Girls Targeted for Sweet-flavored Alcoholic Beverages. Polls show more teen girls see "alcopop" ads than women age 21-44.
9/10/04 New Harvard Study Reveals Reduction in Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems at Colleges Using AMA Program
1/8/04 National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) is Thursday, April 8, 2004. NASD is designed to raise public awareness about the consequences of at-risk drinking and alcohol's effect on general health.
11/18/03 Alcohol Prevention Leaders Receive APHA Awards — Three individuals who have been instrumental in the success of two national programs. AMOD and RUDC were honored by the American Public Health Association with leadership awards.
9/30/03 AMA Calls on Congress, Others to Work Together to Stop Underage Drinking 
9/11/03 AMA Applauds New Report and Recommendations to Combat Underage Drinking
7/03 Point-of-Purchase Marketing American Medical Association Renews Commitment to Fight Underage Drinking — Adopts Stronger Alcohol Policies at Annual Meeting (html)
6/27/03 Point-of-Purchase Marketing Teens From Across the Country Hold Rally in Washington DC to Call on the Beer Institute to Honor its Marketing Code and Stop Targeting Teens
5/23/03 Point-of-Purchase Marketing Live Internet Broadcast Features Lessons Learned from national Effort to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among College Students — A Matter of Degree Campus-Community Partnerships to Share Successes in 60-minute, Live Web cast on June 11 from the University of Delaware, with Moderator Ralph Begleiter, Former CNN Correspondent
5/20/03 Point-of-Purchase Marketing Northbrook, Illinois Hazing Incident  — Statement from Richard Yoast, PhD, Director, Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions and A Matter of Degree 
5/05/03 Point-of-Purchase Marketing Cinco de Mayo — Holiday co-opted by Alcohol Industry — Statement from Richard Yoast, PhD, Director, Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions and A Matter of Degree 
04/10/03 Point-of-Purchase Marketing New Report on Point-of-Purchase Marketing from Alcohol Companies Proves Link to Underage Drinking — Statement from Richard Yoast, PhD, Director, Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions
04/09/03 New Tool for Physicians to Identify and Help Risky Drinkers New Tool for Physicians for Identify and Help Risky Drinkers — NIAAA and AMA now offering "Helping Patients with Alcohol Problems: A Health Practitioner's Guide."
03/24/03 National Screening Program Addresses Alcohol Problems Among College Students April is Alcohol Awareness Month — "Give Children a Chance - End Underage Drinking"
02/03/03 National Screening Program Addresses Alcohol Problems Among College Students National Screening Program Addresses Alcohol Problems Among College Students
12/9/02 news release December 9, 2002 pdf file Underage Drinkers at Higher Risk of Brain Damage than Adults, American Medical Association Report Reveals — AMA Challenges Television Networks and Cable TV to Stop Airing Alcohol Ads to Youth
12/6/02 news release December 6, 2002 pdf file Nationwide Survey Finds Overwhelming Public Support for Restricting Drinking on College Campuses, Training for Bar Owners, and Tip Lines to Report Illegal Use and Sales — Survey Reveals Public Support for Limitations on Alcohol Ads in Media, Increased State Control of Liquor Sales
12/03/02 news release December 3, 2002 pdf file Pennsylvania Takes Giant Step Toward Protecting Children from Commercial Providers of Alcohol — People who sell alcohol to minors in Pennsylvania will be more likely to face the consequences of their actions under a new bill signed December 3.
8/05/02 news release August 8, 2002 pdf file College Binge-Drinking Prevention Program Calls on Princeton Review to Stop Publishing "Party Schools" List — Unscientific Rankings Send Wrong Message to Young People about Drinking
4/09/02 april 9, 2002 news release pdf Early Success Cited by National Effort to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among College Students — Using a Public Health Model, Project Applies Interventions Outlined in Today's NIAAA Report on College Drinking 
3/26/02 march 26, 2002 news release pdf A Matter of Degree, a Program of the American Medical Association to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among College Students, Calls on NASULGC to End its Partnership with Anheuser-Busch in NCAA Ad Campaign Featuring University Mascots
3/20/02 AMA Pleased with NBC Decision to Drop Hard Liquor Ads — Doctors group hopes all networks will make voluntary ban permanent
3/14/02 APHA Joins Organizations in STOP Liquor Ads on NBC Campaign Developed in Response to NBC Plans to Run Hard Liquor Ads
3/07/02 American Medical Association Poll Finds Parents Outraged by Spring Break Promotions — Parents Very Concerned about High-Risk Drinking; 73 Percent Agree that Alcohol Producers Should End their Association with Spring Break
2/11/02 Television Advertising and Hard Liquor — A Dangerous Cocktail for Our Children; AMA Launches LiquorFreeTv Campaign
8/29/01 august 29, 2001 news release pdf Binge Drinking a Top Concern for Parents as Students Head Back to College — New American Medical Association Survey Finds Overwhelming Support for Strong Measures to Reduce High-Risk Drinking — Releases Checklist to Help Parents Asses their Child's Risk