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Louisiana

 


Alcohol policy, traffic fatalities, alcohol accessibility 
Laws that regulate drinking Matter.
Study shows Louisiana has 3 of  top 25 cities with deaths related Alcohol

Real Problems in Slidell Louisiana, Hopenetworks, provides a view of Alcohol and Underage Access in Slidell, Interviews, Articles, and more info.

See LA .History of Alcohol Youth Poisoning deaths

Robert Wood Johnson Study revealed that Shreveport, B.R. and N.O. are in the top 25 cities nationwide with the greatest number of Alcohol Related traffic fatalities.

Alcohol beverage regulations are associated with alcohol-related traffic fatalities.  Localities should consider greater restrictions on alcohol accessibility, stricter disciplinary measures for violations and stricter licensure requirements as a potential means to reduce alcohol-related traffic fatalities.

Louisiana Costs of Alcohol-Attributable to Traffic Crashes
* Involving Youth by State (in 1998 dollars)(million )
Download this report 

Addiction/Corrections Report for Louisiana from the Department for Corrections:
Community Intervention and Supervision Programs / Institutional Programs  / Children's Initiatives

Louisiana-Tax Payers Alcohol Costs to Louisiana

Previous Alcohol Excise Tax:
Model Legislation

See 2000 effort to increase Alcohol Excise Tax
HB 163
 
 HB 227

Oregon Action Alert on Recovery Fee Legislation

Dr. Scribner's statement on " Fiscal Effects of Increasing the Alcohol Excise Tax"

2003 Mandatory 21 Legislation Alcohol Lobby Kills Bill
HopeNetworks Presentation to Legislature on Mandatory 21 Bill

More Info on Alcohol Lobby in Louisiana

Solutions We have outlined for Louisiana

Screen Treat Monitor

Entire Social Indicator Study for Alcohol and other Drug Abuse in LA

80%Support Alcohol Excise Tax being raised in Louisiana to support Treatment and Prevention.

More on Corrections

Baton Rouge Report on Alcohol Marketing that our children see.
 Download Marketing to Youth In Baton Rouge Report from CAMY

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 New 04 Substance Abuse Coverage Medicaid Review, Advisory Group Report

2003 Stats on Abused in LA

Pico Lift- More than 600 Faith Based Groups, Platform for change  2003

Get Addiction  information go to Q&A

Compulsive Gambling/Gambling Addiction

Louisiana News and Commentary

Barriers to Recovery Become "Slave Labor" or chance it and go to a parent who is not Recovering?  What a choice!

Poverty

Warning:  Alcohol is linked to Alcoholism

Alcohol Class Actions Filed

Louisiana DWI Task Force
Little awareness on the task force or discussion as to the real impact of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in LA lax culture, and policy-See testimony, Clips from DWI Task Force need for treatment, and accountability presented to task force with information on problems

Louisiana  Resource

Alcohol and Drug Addiction-Nations most serious health problem, compared to other chronic illness see Chart.

Judicial Information Fact sheet 2002 Louisiana Supreme Court

Juvenile Justice System:  Links and information for each state including state profiles
National Center for Juvenile Justice

New Orleans Survey on Treatment and Excise Tax

New Orleans, 2003 Public Opinion Poll-
 
CADA's 2003 Public Opinion Report in New Orleans area--Public Desire to Treat and Prevent, Close the Loopholes.

Break the Cycle Stop the stigma
 Children of Parents with Alcohol& Drug Addiction

Get Full Size Image of Nation's leading Health Problem-

New Data from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

 

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