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References

1. Hill, J. Edward. Parents shouldn’t bring teenagers, alcohol together (editorial). Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 6, 2005. This was not the only newspaper to publish the editorial.

2. Personal e-mail message from Janet Williams, Deputy Director, Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs, American Medical Association, dated June 7, 2005. The Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs was established with $5,000,000 from the temperance-oriented Robert wood Johnson Foundation, which has given the AMA over $25,000,000. To learn more visit The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Financier of Temperance. (http://www.alcoholfacts.org/RWJfoundation.html)

3. National Survey on Drug Use and Health. 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Table 2.2B. Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health was formerly called the National Household Survey of Drug Abuse.

4. Johnson, L.D., O’Malley, P.M., and Bachman, J.G. 2003 Data From In-School Surveys of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-Grade Students. Drug and Alcohol press release and associated Tables. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan News and Information Services, December 19, 2003; Higher Education Research Center/American Council on Education. American College Freshman College Survey. Political Interest on the Rebound Among Nation’s Freshmen, UCLA Survey Reveals. Higher Education Research Institute/American Council on Education press release, January 26, 2004.

5. A Proven Way to Reduce Alcohol Abuse: Social Norms Marketing (http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/YouthIssues/1046263474.html); Harm Reduction Works. (http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/YouthIssues/1046349581.html)

6. Foley, Kristie Long, et al. Adults’ approval and adolescents’ alcohol use. Journal of Adolescent Healthy, 2004, 35(4), 345-346. This research was funded by the National Evaluation of the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program.

7. Heath, Dwight B.(Ed.) International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture. Eastport, CT: Greenwood, 1995; Hanson, David J. Preventing Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol, Culture, and Control. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995.

8. Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 67, Alcoholic Beverages. This Code specifically “reaffirmed prohibition” of alcoholic beverages in Mississippi ; Prohibition. Encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com; Salter, Sid. Double taxes on your single bourbon. Clarion-Ledger, April 18, 2004.