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Once medical amnesty polices were put in place at Cornell University, the percentage of people calling for help increased and many people responded to a survey saying that they were more likely to call for help given the medical amnesty policy.[7] The Amethyst Initiative started in July 2008 to help promote responsibility of alcohol consumption and encourage policy makers to come up with new ideas about how to help adults make responsible decisions about alcohol. The Initiative is currently signed by 136 college presidents and chancellors [8]. Medical amnesty policies help young adults make responsible choices when it comes to safety.
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[1] "Prevalence of Underage Drinking." Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Web. 01 June 2012. <http://www.camy.org/factsheets/sheets/Prevalence_of_Underage_Drinking.html>. [2]"Alcohol." Above the Influence. Web. 1 June 2012. <http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/_pdfs/drugfacts/ATI_DrugFacts_ALCOHOL.pdf>. [3]"Alcohol and Public Health Fact Sheets." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 July 2010. Web. 01 June 2012. <http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/mlda.htm>. [4]"University of Pittsburgh Student Code of Conduct and Judicial Procedures." 19 Aug. 2011. Web. 1 June 2012. <http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/PDFsandForms/StudentAffairs/2011studentcodeofconduct.pdf>. [5] "Medical Amnesty Proposal." Feb. 2010. Web. 1 June 2012. <http://studentorg.richmond.edu/urems/amnestypolicy.pdf>. [6]"Alcohol and Drug Policy." Carnegie Mellon Police. Web. 01 June 2012. <http://www.cmu.edu/police/universitypolicies/drug-and-alcohol-policy.html>. [7] Lewis, Deborah K., and Timothy C. Marchell. "Safety First: A Medical Amnesty Approach to Alcohol Poisoning at a U.S. University." 7 Feb. 2006. Web. 1 June 2012. <http://www.gannett.cornell.edu/cms/pdf/aod/upload/Safety1stcornellMedamnesty.pdf>. [8] "Amethyst Initiative." Web. 01 June 2012. <http://www.amethystinitiative.org/>.