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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

National Research Council

and

Institute of Medicine

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Board on Children, Youth, and Families

Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking

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Congressional Briefings

Tuesday, September 9, 2003

184 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. -- 9:00 a.m.

2358 Rayburn House Office Bldg. -- 10:00 a.m.

428A Russell Senate Office Bldg. -- 1:00 p.m.

B318 Rayburn House Office Bldg. -- 2:00 p.m.

on

Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility

by

Richard J. Bonnie (accompanied by other members of the Academies' Committee) John S. Battle professor of law and professor of medicine and director, Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, University of Virginia; and Chair, Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, The National Academies

Requested by Congress in PL 107-116, a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies tackles the important problem of underage drinking. The report offers a comprehensive strategy that requires a deep, shared commitment from many institutions and individuals, including alcohol manufacturers, retail businesses, the entertainment industry, parents and other adults in local communities.

These series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released at 4:00 p.m. on September 9, 2003 and can be found, in its entirety, on the web site of the National Academies Press.