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AA	Alcoholics Anonymous
AADAC	Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
ABI	Acquired Brain Injury
Aboriginals	see Information Packs/Special Groups/Aboriginal Populations
Accidents	see Information Packs/Health & Safety
ACD	Association of Canadian Distillers
ACOA	Adult Children of Alcoholics
Acronym	a word formed from the initial letters of a name, or parts of a series of words.
ACTION	Alcohol, Cannabis, and Tobacco health promotion (school-based substance abuse prevention program)
ADD	Against Drunk Driving (community group); also known as Canadians for Safe & Sober Driving (CSSD)
Addiction Recovery	Addiction Recovery - Alcohol Abuse
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
ADLS	Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension
ADM	Assistant Deputy Minister
Advertising	see Information Packs/Advertising
AFM	Addiction Foundation of Manitoba
AGCO	Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (formerly LLBO)
Aged	see Information Packs/Special Groups
Air Rage	see Information Packs/Health & Safety/Air Rage
Al Anon	Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcohol in the News	APN's biweekly listing of news on alcohol-related issues
Alcohol Policy	see Alcohol Policy 101- a Primer
Alcohol Policy Update	APN's quarterly newsletter (archived). see monthly Issues to Watch
Alcohol Research Digest	Periodic APN digest listing of new research in the alcohol field
Alcohol Taxes	see Federal/Excise Taxes; see Provincial/Taxation
Alcohol Warning Labels	see The Law/Federal/Alcohol Warning Labels
alPHa	Association of Local Public Health Agencies
ALS	Automatic Licence Suspension
AMO	Association of Municipalities of Ontario
AOD	Alcohol and Other Drugs
AOHC	Association of Ontario Health Centres (provincial association)
APN	Alcohol Policy Network
APOLNET	The Alcohol Policy Network's web site devoted to Canadian alcohol policy issues
APU	Alcohol Policy Update (APN's quarterly newsletter)
A.Q.	your "Alcohol Quotient" - we have some Quick Quizzes to test your knowledge of things alcohol-related.
ARAPO	Association to Reduce Alcohol Promotion in Ontario
ARBD	Alcohol-Related Birth Defects
ARF	Addiction Research Foundation (now the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - CAMH)
AS	Arthritis Society
ASC	Advertising Standards Canada

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BABES	Beginning Alcohol and Addictions Basic Education Studies (prevention program)
BAC	Blood Alcohol Concentration
BAC	Brewers Association of Canada
BAL	Blood Alcohol Level
BARRS	Beverages are Served Responsibly in Scarborough (community program)
Best Practices	see Resources/Education & Training/Best Practices
Boating	see Information Packs/Impaired Driving/Sea/Boating
BOO	Brewers of Ontario
BOPAO	Brew-on-Premise Association of Ontario
BRI	Brewers Retail Inc.

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CAB	Canadian Association of Broadcasters
CAMH	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Campus Alcohol Policies	see Information Packs/Youth/on Campuses
CAMY	Centre on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
Capacity Building	Actions that enhance a nonprofit's ability to work towards its mission. The concept of capacity building in nonprofits is similar to the concept of organizational development, organizational effectiveness and/or organizational performance management in for-profits. Capacity building efforts can include a broad range of approaches, eg, granting operating funds, granting management development funds, providing training and development sessions, providing coaching, supporting collaboration with other nonprofits, etc.Capacity Building for Non-profits
CAPE	Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
CAS	Children's Aid Society
CBRPE	Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation
CCAS	Catholic Children's Aid Society
CCCF	Canadian Child Care Federation
CCO	Cancer Care Ontario
CCS	Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division
CCSA	Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
CDA	Canadian Diabetes Association
CDP	Chronic Disease Prevention
CDPAC	Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada
CELA	Canadian Environmental Law Association
CHC	Community Health Centre
CHP	Centre for Health Promotion
CICH	Canadian Institute for Child Health
CMA	Canadian Medical Association
CMOH	Chief Medical Officer of Health
CoCo	Alcohol Policy Network (APN) Coordinating Committee
CODA	Council on Drug Abuse
College Alcohol Policies	see Information Packs/Youth/on Campuses
Community Alcohol Policies	see Municipal Alcohol Policies
COMOH	Council of Medical Officers of Health
CPCHE	Canadian Partnership on Children's Health and Environment
CPHA	Canadian Public Health Association
Crime	see Information Packs/Health & Safety
CRTC	Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
CSPI	Center for Science in the Public Interest [www.cspinet.org/booze/]
CSSD	Canadians for Safe & Sober Driving (see also ADD)
CTA!	Communities Take Action! (APN publication)

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D & D	Drinking and driving
DAC	Drug Awareness Committees
DART	Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (Ontario)
DAW	Drug Awareness Week
DECC	Drug Education Coordinating Council
DHC	District Health Council. see Resource/Publications/Directories/Directory of Substance Abuse & Injury Prevention Contacts in Public Health 2004
Drunk Driving	see Information Packs/Impaired Driving
Drunk Driving Prevention	Drunk Driving Prevention Resources
DUI	Driving Under the Influence
D & D	Drinking and Driving
DWI	Driving While Impaired

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EAP	Employee Assistance Program
EHS	Emergency Health Services
e-journals	journal articles available on-line. see Publications
ETOH	ethyl alcohol - chemical name for major component of alcohol. See also Alcohol and Alcohol Science Database
Events Database	a self-administered collection of past and upcoming events across Ontario.
Excise Tax	When certain goods are manufactured in Canada, excise taxes are payable at the time the goods are delivered to the purchaser. When certain goods are imported, excise taxes are payable by the importer, at the time the goods are imported.

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FAE	Fetal Alcohol Effects (see FAS)
FAQs	Frequently Asked Questions
FAS	see Information Packs/Health & Safety/Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FASD	Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Fetal Alcohol Effects	see Information Packs/Health & Safety/Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	see Information Packs/Health & Safety/Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FOCUS	FOCUS Resource Centre
FRC	FOCUS Resource Centre
FSA	Family Service Association

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Graduated Licensing	see Information Packs/Youth; see also Information Packs/Impaired Driving
Guidelines	see Low-risk Drinking Guidelines; see Best Practices; see Sample Alcohol Policies

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Health Units	see Resources/Publications/Directories/Directory of kdkdkdk 2004 for names and addresses.
HHRC	see OPHA's Heart Health Resource Centre website
High School Alcoholism	see Information Packs/Youth/in High Schools
Homelessness	see Information Packs/Special Groups/Homeless
HRDC	Human Resources Development Canada
HSFO	Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

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IBC	Insurance Bureau of Canada
ILS	Indefinite Licence Suspension
IMPACT	Impaired Minds Caused by Alcohol Causes Trauma (hospital-based injury prevention program)
Impaired Driving	see Information Packs/Impaired Driving
Indian Affairs	see Information Packs/Special Groups/Aboriginal Populations
Injuries	see Information Packs/Health & Safety
IP	Injury Prevention
ITDS	In the Driver's Seat (program)

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Key Contacts Database	a self-administered source of speakers, funders, media, etc. see Resource/People to Contact/Key Contacts Database
KF	Kidney Foundation of Canada

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LA	The Lung Association: Ontario
Labels, Alcohol Warning	see The Law/Federal/Alcohol Warning Labels
LCBO	Liquor Control Board of Ontario
LDAC	Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
Legal Drinking Age	For Canada, see The Law/Provincial section; outside Canada, see The Law/Other Jurisdictions. See also Information Packs/Youth for underage drinking.
Listserv	an email-driven, central repository of information, comments, and critiques about a common area of interest. Listserv*Plus is APN's extensive listserv, with contributions from corporations, organizations, and individuals concerned about alcohol-related issues. see also Other e-Lists for a list of other mailing lists, listservs, and e-bulletins related to alcohol policy and substance abuse.
LLBO	Liquor Licence Board of Ontario (now the Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO))
Local Alcohol Policy Development	see Municipal Alcohol Policies
Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines	see Information Packs/Health & Safety/Low-risk Drinking Guidelines
LRDGs	Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines. See Information Packs/Health & Safety/Low-risk Drinking Guidelines

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MADD	Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MAP	Municipal Alcohol Policy
MCBS	Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, Ontario
Mental Illness	see Information Packs/Health & Safety/Mental Illness
MHP	Ministry of Health Promotion
MOH	Medical Officer of Health; Ministers of Health
MOHLTC	Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario
MTO	Ministry of Transportation, Ontario
MVC	Motor Vehicle Collision
MVI	Motor Vehicle Injury
Municipal Alcohol Policy	MAPs; see Information Packs/MAPs

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Native Canadians	see Aboriginals
NGO	Non-governmental organizations
NPO	Non-profit Organization
NRC	Nutrition Resource Centre

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OC	Osteoporosis Canada
OCCID	Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving
OCDPA	see OPHA's Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance website
OCDPMPH	Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Managers in Public Health
OCFP	Ontario College of Family Physicians
OCGHEPA	Ontario Collaborative Group on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
ODAP	Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership
OFCMHAP	Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction
OFSC	Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
OHPE	Ontario Health Promotion E-Bulletin
OHPRS	Ontario Health Promotion Resource Centre System (aka LiveLink) – intranet among member organizations
Old people	see Information Packs/Special Groups
OMA	Ontario Medical Association
ON-RASS	Ontario Neighbourhoods for Responsible Sales & Service (community group)
OPC	Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
OPHA	Ontario Public Health Association
Ophea	Ontario Physical Health and Education Association
OPP	Ontario Provincial Police
OSAB	Ontario Substance Abuse Bureau
OSAID	Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving
OSDUS	Ontario Student Drug Use Survey (CAMH publication)

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PAD	Parent Action on Drugs
PAL	Party Alcohol Liability insurance. see The Law/…Liability
PARTY	Preventing Alcohol-Related Trauma in Youth (hospital-based injury prevention program)
PDF	Portable Document Format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view document)
PHAC	Public Health Agency of Canada
PHN	Public Health Nurse
PHRED	Public Health Research Education and Development Program
PHU	Public Health Unit
PIMs	Public Information Materials (usually refers to CAMH free resources)
Policy Paper	issued by organizations that usually have some power to enforce the arguments (policies) made in the paper
Position Paper	explains some point of view, clearly stating arguments in defense of its thesis, usually suggesting some action be taken
PSA	Public Service Announcement; see also the Alcohol Media Database for recently added PSAs.

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RAM	Real Audio Media audio file type (requires Real Audio Player to hear it)
Raves	see Information Packs/Youth/at Raves
Research Digest	a list of the latest research involving alcohol policy research. see Alcohol Research Quarterly.
Research Paper	results of a study on some topic or issue, usually academic in nature. see Publications/Research Papers.
RIDE	Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (anti-drinking and driving enforcement program)

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Sample Alcohol Policies	see The Law
SANO	Substance Abuse Network of Ontario (website)
SAP	Substance Abuse Prevention
Seniors	see Information Packs/Special Groups
SHAPES	School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System
"Sin Taxes"	see Taxes
Site Map	a visual organization of the contents of a website; can be organized as a Table of Contents, or as an organizational chart.
Snowmobiling	see Information Packs/Impaired Driving/Land/Snowmobiles
Social Marketing	The application of marketing concepts and techniques to target populations to achieve the goal of positive social change. Social marketing involves the process to effect potentially difficult and long-term behavioral change in target populations. An example includes anti-smoking and drinking and driving campaigns.
SOP	Special Occasion Permit (issued by Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario for licensed events)
SPC	Social Planning Council
STATSCAN	Statistics Canada
STOP	Snowmobile Trail Officer Patrol

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12 Steps	cornerstone of the Alcoholics Anonymous recovery program
TAID	Toronto Against Impaired Driving (now Take Action on Impaired Driving (group))
Taxes	see Federal/Excise Taxes; see Provincial/Taxation
Teens	see Information Packs/Youth
TEIP	see OPHA's Towards Evidence-Informed Practice website
THCU	The Health Communication Unit
TIRF	Traffic Injury Research Foundation
TOR	Terms of Reference

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Underage Drinking	see Information Packs/Youth
University Alcohol Policies	see Information Packs/Youth/on Campuses

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VIP	Vehicle Impoundment Program

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Warning Labels	see The Law/Federal/Alcohol Warning Labels
WCO	Wine Council of Ontario
Welfare	see Information Packs/Special Groups/Welfare Recipients
WHO	World Health Organization
Workplace	see Information Packs/Workplace

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Youth

see Information Packs/Youth

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Zero Tolerance