Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act

Key Points

• Congress would let existing public safety grants be used for research-based public service ads aimed at preventing youth drug use.
• These campaigns could include TV, radio, print, outdoor, and digital ads, plus contests where young people submit their own prevention ads.
• The Attorney General would have to publish a yearly public report describing each funded campaign and what research shaped the message.
• Reports would also cover whether the campaign used local or regional messaging and how it fits with the grantee’s broader prevention plan.
• The law calls for evaluating how well the ads worked, including whether they helped lower youth drug use.

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