Throughout 2013, the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) will host a series of webinars on underage drinking. These webinars will feature national leaders and experts discussing the extent and nature of the problem, lessons from recent research, and evidence-based strategies for addressing underage drinking.

Webinar #1: Preventing Underage Drinking: Introduction and Series Overview (January 30, 2013)
U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., and SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., describe the ongoing federal response to underage drinking, including this series of webinars by the ICCPUD. NIAAA Acting Director Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., discusses the nature and extent of the problem. SAMHSA’s Center of Substance Abuse Prevention Director Frances M. Harding describes the "shape of the solution."

Upcoming Webinars in the Series:

• March 7, 2013. Hosted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) this webinar will provide indepth coverage of the nature and extent of the problem.
• April 2013. Hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, this webinar will feature a panel of speakers discussing the "shape of the solution."