This time every year, I hear people say, “I can’t believe that this year is almost over! It’s gone by so fast!” It’s true - time does fly. Besides celebrating the holidays, December is a good time to look back ... Read More >

The New Year is upon us. What will 2022 bring? The simple answer is that no one knows. Hopefully, though, we can start the new year off right by committing time, effort, and mindfulness to ourselves and the things that ... Read More >

Underage Drinking Among American Youth At Lowest Recorded Level Since 1991  Fewer American teens are consuming alcohol underage than ever before, as noted by an unprecedented decrease in all underage drinking prevalence rates measured in 2021 from the previous year according to the just released 2021 Monitoring the ... Read More >

The holidays are here, and that can be an overwhelming feeling! Throughout the course of the year—and the pandemic—many, if not all of us, have been affected by uncertainty and unknowns, some have experienced struggle, heartbreaking loss, or emotional hardship ... Read More >

Fifty years ago, I started my professional career in higher education. While working on my master’s degree at The Ohio State University, I helped run a residence hall with 450 students; two years later, I ran a residence hall with ... Read More >

  Each year, Responsibility.org recognizes leaders and agents of change who, through their work, are making a significant contribution to the field. The Kevin E. Quinlan Award for Excellence in Traffic Safety is the highest traffic safety honor our organization ... Read More >

To say that beverage alcohol – beer, wine, & spirits – is a ubiquitous part of collegiate life is not news; alcohol and collegiate life have seemingly been inseparable for centuries. As a result, high-risk and dangerous drinking have concerned ... Read More >

It’s no secret at my house that May is my favorite month of the year. That’s because in Indiana, the month of May brings the Indianapolis 500 to my hometown. Racing in the Indy 500 is my dream, so I am ... Read More >

Hi! I’m Jackson Lee, and I see myself as a typical 18-year-old senior in high school. Well, maybe not that typical. You see, I’m also a professional race car driver in the Road to Indy driving in the Cooper Tires ... Read More >

Impaired driving is a complex problem. Not only is it extremely dangerous, but impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes often have higher blood alcohol concentration and drive under the influence of more than once substance; they are also more likely ... Read More >

Think back to when you were a child in elementary school.  You had your pencils sharpened, your eraser ready, and you sat at attention anxiously listening to the teacher.  Although you were at the back of the classroom, you were ... Read More >

In 1984 I began my career as a field probation officer in Maricopa County Arizona.  I remember going to the waiting room to meet a client who had just been sentenced to a 3 year term of probation after being convicted of ... Read More >