The first 200 colleges to respond will receive a 50 lb. Campuses not on the mailing list can call for brochures. The Wisconsin Clearinghouse is revamping their web site to include a broad spectrum of resources for organizations working with children, families, and communities. In addition to their regular supply of prevention materials on alcohol and substance abuse, they will have resources on youth violence, youth development, coalition building, nonprofit management, fundraising, and volunteerism. While smoking and illicit drug use has leveled or decreased from the previous years, alcohol use appears to have increased.
Tobacco companies are under fire as a result of data that shows young smokers' brand preferences.
But, the lack of data on the preferences of alcohol brands leaves the alcohol industry relatively unscathed. For the first time, estimates of substance abuse for all 50 states and the District of Columbia are available.