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Social Norms in seven simple steps. An essential primer for all health promotion practitioners.Whether you are a newcomer to the field or have been running a program for years, the MOST of Us Toolkit is for you. Full of tips, examples, insights and information, the Toolkit shares the lessons MOST of Us has learned (often […]

Driving the speed limit on the highway, cars keep passing you. Does that mean most people drive faster than you do? No, says Jeff Linkenbach. It only means that people who drive faster are the ones who pass you. You don’t see the people who drive the speed limit, because they remain either ahead of […]

German residents who quit smoking can receive government payments of up to 10,000 Euros, News24 reported March 3. Cash prizes will be given to smokers who register for the German Health Ministry’s Smoke-Free 2006 program and quit for at least four months. “You will not only be richer but healthier too,” said Health Minister Ulla […]

Hosted by Paper Clip Communications Co-sponsors: The National Social Norms Resource Center and Montana’s Most of Us Campaigns Moderator: Alan Berkowitz, Editor, The Report on Social Norms Panelists: Michael Haines, Director, The National Social Norms Resource Center Jeff Linkenbach, Montana’s Most of Us Campaigns Join Alan Berkowitz, Michael Haines and Jeff Linkenbach for a discussion […]

This report presents the first information from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This survey, formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), is a project of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This survey was initiated in 1971 and is the primary source of information […]

A measure passed by the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the renewal of the Patriot Act would tighten controls on chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine, toughen penalties on traffickers, and authorizes funding for drug courts and treatment for pregnant and parenting women. The “Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005” (for PDF of bill, […]

Using a probability sample of 4,230 adolescents from grades 7–12, we used negative binomial regression to estimate the effects of peer and six family variables on the risk of adolescent drug use. Peer drug use had relatively strong effects of adolescent drug use. Parental drug attitudes, sibling drug use, and adult drug use had significant […]

The Report on Social Norms is now available at mostofus.org. Place your cursor over “News” in the MOST of Us navigation bar across the top of the screen. When the drop-down menu appears, click on the second link under “News” that will take you to the Report on Social Norms. The Report will be published […]

By the end of last year, University Health Services (UHS) was starting to look more like an after-bar than a hospital on Friday and Saturday nights, with dangerously drunken students pouring in at a record pace. Some were passed out, some had alcohol poisoning, and some just wanted a place to crash. The University was […]

“Increasingly a spectator sport, electoral politics have become bitterly polarized by professional consultants and lobbyists and have been boiled down to the distributive mantra of “who gets what.” In Everyday Politics, Harry Boyte transcends partisan politics to offer an alternative. He demonstrates how community-rooted activities reconnect citizens to engaged, responsible public life, and not just […]