The mission of the AEP is to conduct advanced research to discover effective community and policy interventions to reduce alcohol and cannabis-related social and health problems. Recent studies have focused on:
- effects of alcohol compliance checks
- illegal alcohol sales at community festivals
- community organizing efforts
- community prevention trials
- alcohol-involved traffic crashes
- training of alcohol outlet managers and servers
- natural experiments with changes in state and local alcohol policies
- effects of macroeconomic conditions on drinking rates
- alcohol sales to youth and obviously intoxicated patrons
- density of alcohol establishments
- malt liquor availability and promotion
- cannabis sales to youth
- effects of changes to cannabis policies on traffic and pedestrian crashes
- levels of enforcement of recreational cannabis policies
History
The AEP program was founded by Alexander C. Wagenaar, PhD, who directed the program from 1991–2004.
