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Section/SPIG: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

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APIS Announces New Website Design

From NIAAA

 

The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), a project by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, announces a new, user-friendly website. Users will find the same reliable APIS information in a fresh, streamlined design that simplifies access to APIS data.

 

APIS continues to provide detailed state-by-state and federal information for 35 policies. The presentation of this information is now anchored by a new APIS homepage with links to all policy topics. 

 

A new, tab-based format provides direct access to:

·    Background on each policy topic.

·    Data on statutes and regulations for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States on a specific date.

·    Changes in statutes and regulations over time across the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and applicable federal law.

·    A timeline view of changes over time.

·    Maps and charts depicting a current snapshot of policies in each jurisdiction and numbers of jurisdictions with statutes and regulations over time.

·    Policy variable definitions.

·    Detailed instructions for using the site, including how to filter and sort data, how to interpret the changes over time data, how to understand important row notes and jurisdiction notes, and how to download data.

 

In addition, users will continue to have ready access to APIS materials to contextualize, interpret, and use APIS data including:

  • Background on alcohol policy.
  • Enforcement and compliance information.
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Alcohol-Highway Safety Digest data.
  • National Institutes of Health program announcements.
  • Available related data sets.

 

The new APIS website is now available at: http://www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/.