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The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "MMWR" contains the following studies: (1) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--Selected Steps Communities, United States, 2007 (Shari Shanklin, Nancy D. Brener, Laura Kann, Shannon Griffin-Blake, Ann Ussery-Hall, Alyssa Easton, Erica Barrett, Joseph Hawkins, William A. Harris, and Tim McManus); and (2) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--Pacific Island United States Territories, 2007 (Jaclynn Lippe, Nancy Brener, Laura Kann, Steve Kinchen, William A. Harris, Tim McManus, and Nancy Speicher). "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--Selected Steps Communities, United States, 2007" summarizes results from surveys of students in 26 Steps communities that conducted surveys in 2007. Results from the 26 Steps communities indicated that a substantial proportion of adolescents engaged in health-risk behaviors that increased their likelihood of becoming obese. "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--Pacific Island United States Territories, 2007" summarizes results from surveys of students in grades 9-12 conducted in five territories (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau) during January-June 2007. Across the five Pacific Island territories, the leading causes of mortality among all ages include unintentional injuries, including motor-vehicle crashes; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; stroke; and diabetes. Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) indicated that high school students in the Pacific Island territories engaged in behaviors that increased their risk for mortality or morbidity from these causes. Individual studies contain footnotes, references, and tables.

Published twice a year and distributed nationwide, "Strategies for Success" keeps readers informed about events and developments in the field of drug testing. It reports the latest research findings on the effectiveness of drug testing as a tool for reducing substance abuse. Each issue also provides a wealth of guidance and resources on student drug testing program development, implementation, and maintenance. This inaugural issue focuses on random student drug testing and the biology of drug addiction. Overall, the articles praise the benefits of random student drug testing and offer examples of specific school-based student drug testing programs and their results. The opening article summarizes results from an April 2005 survey of 56 principals concerning the effectiveness of random student drug testing. Key findings indicated 58 percent of the responding schools experienced a decrease in student drug use while 42 percent reported no change in student drug use since the implementation of the drug testing. Ninety-one percent of responding principals reported their drug testing program cost $30 or less per test and that the drug testing program worked to limit the effects of peer pressure to use drugs. None of the principals reported that the drug testing program resulted in decreased participation in athletic programs or extracurricular activities. Similarly, 100 percent of responding principals reported that the student drug testing program did not have a negative impact on student morale. Another article in the journal discusses the reasons for student drug testing and describes regional drug testing summits held throughout the country by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The goal of the summits are to educate community leaders and school officials about student drug testing programs and to generally raise the level of awareness of the issue of adolescent drug abuse. The 2007 regional summit schedule is provided. Other articles offer information about Federal and non-Federal funding sources for student drug testing programs and offer accounts of the development and effectiveness of particular student drug testing programs across the country, such as the program that was developed in the New Castle Area School District in Pennsylvania. The first random student drug testing program in the United Kingdom is described followed by an article on the biology of drug addiction. Titles of articles in this issue are: (1) Principals Claim Testing Brings a Wealth of Benefits; (2) Letter from Director John Walters and Secretary Margaret Spellings; (3) Drugs and Testing: Looking at the Big Picture; (4) Summit Watch; (5) (6) Paying for a Drug Testing Program; (7) Our Road to Random Drug Testing (Robert Razzano); (8) Around the U.S., Hopeful Signs at Schools with Testing; (9) Drug Testing In the News; (10) Say "Yes" to Drug Testing and "No" to Drugs (Christine Bottles); (11) British Educator Calls Testing Program a Success; (12) The Biology of Drug Addiction (Bertha K. Madras); (13) Resources; and (14) Myth vs. Fact.