LAWRENCE SERVER TRAINING FOR BARS & RESTAURANTS

On August 28th, at Lawrence Arts Center  representatives from local agencies provided training, including on how to detect fake IDs, for local alcohol servers and retailers. More than 150 staff members from 31 bars and restaurants and three liquor stores attended. Jen Jordan ofDCCCA said organizers were pleased with the turnout, even though they wished more retailers would have attended.

Many news outlets have picked up our story about the Fake ID 101 project in Lawrence, Kansas. It is an itiative that strives to create a community wide change in attitudes about underage drinking and using fake ID's to get alcohol. It is against the law and Lawrence is serious about it.
Pick a source and read more:

http://www.kansan.com/news/2011/mar/10/coalition-targets-fake-ids-among-students/?news
www.eldoradotimes.com/.../Lawrence-coalition-still-working-to-fight-fake- IDs
www.kansas.com/2011/03/.../group-turns-to-facebook-to-fight.html
www.allfacebook.com/facebook-ad-targets-teenagers-looking-for-fake-ids
blogs.pitch.com/.../ku_mclovins_beware_fake_id_crackdown_underway_in_ lawrence.php
www.fox4kc.com/.../wdaf-fake-id-crackdown-in-lawrence-20110307,0, 4533506.story
www.wibw.com/.../Group_Turns_To_Facebook_To_Fight_Fake_IDs_ 117516918.html

Alcohol and Energy Drinks = A Bad Mix

Joose and Four Loko are just a couple of the names of these popular alcoholic drinks that are flying off the shelves. They are 24 ounce cans and have about 5.6 drinks in one can. These drinks have caused a huge stir due to the amount of alcohol you get at a very cheap price. The problem is they are a huge health risk because alcohol is a depressant and the energy drink is a stimulant. These two opposite beverages in the same can causes a lot of harm to the body. Some states have already banned them and now the FDA is looking into their safety. Kansas banned them and these drinks are to not be sold anymore after December 1st. For more information click on the link below:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/nov/22/statehouse-live-alcoholic-energy-drinks-banned-sta/

ALCOHOL 101 COLLEGE

Here's a great web site to send on to your college bound or current college student. Try it out yourself then, pass it on to some young people in your life. This website, created for the Century Council, features a compelling and fun Flash presentation, information to curb alcohol abuse by college students, and an extensive private section of the website that includes an online discussion board.
Colorful, student-oriented graphics and layout keep the mood light, while thoroughly documented information on how to prevent alcohol abuse aimed at first year students, student athletes, fraternity members, and those who get caught drinking while driving helps students to address an issue that affects every college campus.

http://www.alcohol101plus.org/home.html

1 866 MUST B 21 (1 866 687 8221)

Heard about any unsupervised drinking parties your underage child may end up at this weekend? Do you know where underage youth are drinking right now or later tonight? Many Junior High and High Schoolers seek out homes in Lawrence, college friends' apartments and land just outside of town to have drinking parties with no adult supervision every weekend. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to get alcohol as a minor in Lawrence so, put 2 and 2 together and a dangerous situation is created.

What should concerned parents and community members do? Call for help. The Kansas Department of Transportation offers the 1-866-MUST-B-21 hot line to help curb underage drinking. The toll-free tip line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is available for citizens to anonymously report parties involving underage drinking, plans to purchase alcohol for underage persons, and retailers who sell alcohol to underage persons.
Help us all keep kids safe and use this valuable service used by communities all across Kansas.

To anonymously report underage drinking or the sale of alcohol to a minor, call:

•1-866-MUST-B-21

ADULTS FACE CHARGES FOR HOSTING MINORS

Notice to parents: Host a party with alcoholic drinks for the under-21 crowd and an uninvited guest could be the police.



Read more about these Kansas City parents who make the wrong choice: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/01/2380637/adults-face-charges-for-hosting.html#ixzz149kvKTY0

TOWN HALL MEETING APRIL 7, 2010

As many of you know, the Lawrence Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking, sponsored by The New Tradition Coalition of Lawrence, was held on April 7.

The presentations from Lawrence Police and Douglas County Sheriff's Departments are on the coalition website- www.newtraditioncoalition.org.


http://newtraditioncoalition.com/locallinks.aspx

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT STARTING AT HOME

Want to know what you can do to help achieve change in our community? Here are some proven strategies. You can start at home. Work small and begin to network with families you know and community leaders to keep all of our Lawrence youth safe and free of alcohol and drugs.

Seven Strategies to Achieve Community Change

1.Gathering information-educational presentations, workshops or seminars or other presentations of data (like reading this blog!)

2.Enhancing skills-Workshops, seminars or other activities designed to increase the skills of parents and caregivers.

3.Providing support- Creating opportunities to support people in your network and community organizations. Stay tuned in August for another year of the LAWRENCE PARENT GROUP.

4.Enhancing access/reducing barriers- Creating options and opportunities for our youth to make healthy social choices. Group activities with a sense of adventure are sought after by young people.

5.Changing consequences (incentives/disincentives)- Let our youth know the consequences before they make their choices. Reward good behavior. Follow through with consequences.

6.Physical design- Changing the physical design or structure of your environment. Limit access to alcohol (and perscription drugs) in your home and ask other families to do the same.

7.Modifying/changing policies- Know your local laws, school policies and state laws. Talk to community leaders about enforcing and strengthening our laws to help keep kids safe.

THOSE WHO HOST LOSE THE MOST

Hosting minors while they are using alcohol can cause devistating results. Read about this law suit against those who hosted minors in Kansas City.
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/27/1908087/parents-of-pedestrian-killed-in.html?story_link=email_msg

FAKE ID 101 CAMPAIGN

Lawrence law enforcement conducts first of four fake ID stings in Lawrence.

Lawrence police performed the first of four planned fake ID stings at local businesses Monday. The stings are part of a two-month effort to reduce underage drinking.

Look for the Fake ID poster in your neighborhood businesses and high schools.
http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2010/02/ku_mclovins_beware_fake_id_crackdown_underway_in_lawrence.php

LAWRENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND DRUG POLICY

Ever wonder what the drug and alcohol policies are at our Lawrence schools? Follow this link to see and share with your student.

http://www.dccca.org/prevention_docs/Lawrence%20Schools%20Drug%20and%20Alcohol%20policy.pdf

Obama, Congress Act to Protect Kids, Save Lives

Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined -- and thousands more die from other tobacco-related causes -- such as fires caused by smoking (more than 1,000 deaths/year nationwide) and smokeless tobacco use. The federal government just passed a law that keeps tobacco companies from targeting kids. The link below outlines the new law.

http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/fda/index.shtml?utm_source=homel&utm_medium=home&utm_campaign=fda_passage

Lawrence Adopts Social Hosting Law

The state of Kansas passed a new social hosting law that goes into effect on July 1st. It's purpose is to crack down on underage drinking at house parties by holding the "host" responsible. The Lawrence city commission made an unprecedented, unanimous vote last night to pass a Lawrence-specific ordinance that goes beyond the Kansas ordinance and will likely improve its enforceability here. Thanks to the District Attorney, KUPD, LPD, City Prosecutor and Jen Brinkerhoff at DCCCA for working on this ordinance. Thank you to The New Tradition Coalition and the Lawrence City Commissioners for its support. You can read the Lawrence Journal World article below for more.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/jun/17/keg-party-crackdown/

Important changes to KU alcohol policies

Marlesa Roney
Vice Provost for Student Success

NEWS RELEASE
May 5, 2009Contact: Jack Martin, University Communications, (785) 864-7100.
KU acts to curb student alcohol abuse
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will implement a parental notification program for alcohol and drug violations by students under 21 years of age, as well as several other initiatives aimed at educating students about the dangers of abusing alcohol and drugs. Among the changes will be a medical amnesty policy to encourage students to seek help for friends who are having alcohol-related emergencies.
The changes, designed to discourage underage and irresponsible drinking, are effective immediately, accelerated by two student deaths this spring in alcohol-related tragedies. Additional steps are under consideration for implementation before fall classes start.
“Even after students come to college, parents play a major role in their lives,” said Marlesa Roney, vice provost for Student Success. “Studies indicate that parents continue to have more influence than anyone else over the behavior of their sons and daughters. By providing this notification, parents can be a key part of the process to encourage students to make responsible choices.”
Parents and/or legal guardians will be notified after the first known violation of university policy or state law regarding drugs, after the first violation involving alcohol that endangered the health or welfare of the student and/or another person, or after the second known violation of the university alcohol policy.
Notification will also be given following a drug or alcohol violation that results in the cancellation of a student’s housing contract, or if the student has been referred for a second-level alcohol assessment.
“It is my hope that students will not see this as punitive,” said Roney. “This is about using every tool available to help students take responsibility for their actions and to ensure their safety and well being. The University of Kansas wants to help students live up to those responsibilities by making sure their parents are involved in the discussion when students are having difficulties.”
KU also is implementing mandatory alcohol assessments for incoming students, effective with the fall 2009 semester.
“Some students come to college with pre-existing alcohol issues,” said Roney. “If we can identify those students and get them help at the start of their college careers, that may head off more serious problems down the road.”
Each student will be required to take an online assessment within six weeks of attending his or her first class at KU. Students whose responses indicate a high risk factor will be contacted by Student Health Services with resources and be required to participate in a follow-up program.
Another change is that KU will provide amnesty from alcohol-related university and student housing polices to students who seek immediate medical assistance for persons experiencing alcohol-related emergencies.
“We have heard from some students who are reluctant to get help for a friend who has had too much to drink because that student has been drinking, too, and they are afraid of being punished,” said Roney. “While that should never stop someone from getting help for a friend in trouble, removing the threat of being documented for a policy violation will eliminate this obstacle.”
These actions are the first round of a series of steps KU plans to take, with additional actions expected to be considered and announced in the coming weeks and months.
Additionally, because the problem of underage alcohol abuse is a societal one, a Community Alcohol Coalition has been formed to provide a community-wide response.
The coalition met April 28 and will continue to meet on a regular basis to develop and implement strategies to address alcohol issues in our community. Task force members include representatives from KU, local government and schools, law enforcement agencies, health care providers and establishments that serve alcohol.
Community Coalition Members:Marlesa A. Roney, chair, vice provost for Student Success, KUJeff Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor, KUJack Martin, deputy director, University Communications, KUDiana Robertson, director, Department of Student Housing, KUCarol Seager, director, Student Health Services, KURueben Perez, director, Student Involvement and Leadership Center, KULew Perkins, director, Kansas Athletics Inc.Malcolm Gibson, general manager, University Daily KansanRalph Oliver, chief, Public Safety Office, KUMason Heilman, student body president, KUGene Meyer, president, Lawrence Memorial HospitalDenise Darby-Haynes, director of prevention, Douglas County Citizens Committee on AlcoholismRon Olin, chief, Lawrence Police DepartmentRandy Weseman, superintendent, Lawrence Public SchoolsDave Corliss, city manager, LawrenceRob Chestnut, mayor, City of LawrenceSarah Jane Russell, director, GaDuGi SafeCenter, LawrencePhil Bradley, Kansas Licensed Beverage AssociationGavin Smith, Lawrence Bar Owner’s Association
KU offers a variety of programs encouraging safe and responsible use of alcohol, including SafeRide and SafeBus and numerous alcohol-free social events sponsored by Student Union Activities and other KU units, such as New Student Orientation activities during Hawk Week. New Student Orientation also features a session for students and parents titled Making Smart Choices, and Peer Health Educators are available through the Wellness Resource Center.

The University of Kansas is a major comprehensive research and teaching university. University Relations is the central public relations office for KU's Lawrence campus.
kunews@ku.edu (785) 864-3256 1314 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045

MOM TO PAY 2.5 MIL FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING PARTY

The judge found that the parent should have been in charge and supervised the teens in her own home.

http://cmif.pictco.org/default.asp?PageNum=609

THOSE WHO HOST LOSE THE MOST

Print this brochure and share with your family about the penalties of hosting underage drinkers at your home or on your property. http://www.kansasfamily.com/documents/SocHostBrochure.pdf

LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE INVOLVEMENT WITH ALCOHOL

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE

CITY OF LAWRENCE

The City of Lawrence Legal Services Department and Police Department have put together this pamphlet of the most commonly asked questions about underage drinking and its consequences under city ordinances in an effort to let people know more about this important issue.
The Legal Services Department or Police Department will be glad to answer your questions — call (785) 832–6195 or (785) 830-7400.
http://www.lawrenceks.org/court/docs/AlcoholBrochure.pdf