Policy change can be an effective strategy for prevention professionals to address community-level issues around alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The Southeast PTTC has a proven track record of training the prevention field on the process of developing and promoting local policies to change the context. The resources below provide a foundation for students, professionals, and researchers to gain skills to be more effective in the policy arena.

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Course 1: An Introduction to the Power of Policy Change

This course provides an overview of how policy change can be an effective strategy for prevention professionals to address community-level problems with alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The goal of the course is to dispel some of the concerns around policy and help community coalitions and partners see that it is feasible, do-able and most importantly, impactful.

Course 2: 10-Steps of Policy Change

This course provides an overview of a 10-step policy framework adopted and modified by the Southeast PTTC - The Policy Adoption Model. Prevention providers will follow the path of a fictitious prevention coalition as they develop and implement a local policy campaign. This course provides information about how a local policy campaign can address alcohol, tobacco and other drug (A-TOD) issues in communities with a local policy campaign.

Both of the asynchronous E-Courses are housed at:

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The Southeast PTTC Policy Guidebook

IMPLEMENTING POLICY TO PREVENT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG MISUSE

This Guidebook was developed by the Southeast Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) to provide a framework for advancing evidence-based policy strategies in local communities.

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Preemption & The Regulation of Alcohol Infographic

This interactive resource was developed by the Southeast PTTC to assist in the education and dissemination of state-based policy regarding alcohol distribution, regulation, and enforcement.

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Resources from around the Network:

• Research, Policies, and Practices: Federal and Community-level Perspectives on Vaping – Developed by the Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network

• Self-Paced Course: The Evolution of State Cannabis Policies - Where Prevention Fits In – Developed by the New England PTTC (HHS Region 1)

• Webinar: Preventing Youth Vaping: Policy Recommendations and Promising Practices for Addressing Youth Vaping – Developed by the Central East PTTC (HHS Region 3)

• Addiction Health Services Research Conference: New Frontiers in Addiction Health Services: Science, Practice, & Policy – Developed by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network

• Introducing NIDA’s Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) – Developed by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network

• The Evolution of Federal Drug Control Policy and its Impacts on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Brief History – Developed by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network

• Podcast: The New Voice of SUD | S2 E4 | Addiction Equity & Policy Progression – Developed by the Southeast ATTC (HHS Region 4)