National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA Tiers

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA) Tiers

• Researched and classified all evidence based
  strategies / interventions around alcohol in the
  college population
• Tier One Evidence of Effectiveness Among
  College Students
• Brief Motivational Intervention (Healthy TERPS)
• Tier Two Evidence of Success with General
  Populations that could be Applied to College
  Environments
• Responsible beverage service policies
• Coalitions
• Tier Three Evidence of Logical and Theoretical
  Promise but require more evaluation
• Social norms campaigns
• Alcohol free activities (Eppley After Dark)
• Regulation of happy hours and sales
• Tier Four Evidence of Ineffectiveness

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UM Environmental Model for Alcohol Intervention