The Idaho Regional Alcohol/Drug Awareness Resource (RADAR) Network Center, located on the Boise State University campus, is an information clearinghouse and resource referral service for the citizens of Idaho. The Center provides continually updated substance abuse information and multiple copies of publications at no charge to patrons.

The Idaho RADAR Center's hours are 9a to 5p Monday and Wednesday through Friday, with Tuesday reserved for patrons with scheduled appointments. The Center will be closed on Monday, September 3rd, in observance of Labor Day.

The Video Lending Library presently contains over 900 titles. A video drop box near the Center's entrance has been added for after-hours video/DVD returns.

Underage drinking publications, created in Idaho, are now available in quantities:
I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, a 4-page guide to preventing underage drinking; a brochure UNDERAGE DRINKING...WHAT CAN BE DONE? with current information and action ideas; and Start Talking Before They Start Drinking posters (8.5"x11") with Peter, Emily or Tyler.

Visit the RADAR Website at http://hs.boisestate.edu/RADAR to:
1) Learn about new trends in drug use detailed on Drug Update 2007
2) Review Fall Features
3) Place your order to borrow videos/DVDs at no cost (except for return
postage) or receive free publications.

For further information please contact 208-426-3471 or 800-93RADAR.

The Idaho Kids Count Policy Brief provides a brief, well-written report of substance abuse trends among Idaho's youth by Dr. Mary Pritchard, Director of the Family Studies Research Initiative and Assistant Professor at Boise State University.  Written to provide useful information to policy makers, the Policy Brief presents concise and accessible statistical views of youth substance use in Idaho that would also be very helpful to community-based grant writers seeking statistical information to illustrate the substance abuse issues faced by Idaho's communities.