The document summarizes an assessment of youth risk and protective factors in Northampton, MA. It discusses substance use rates among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders that have declined from 2007 to 2009. It also analyzes risk factors like laws/norms favorable to drug use and parental attitudes, some of which have improved. The assessment surveyed 506 students on topics like social access to alcohol, dating violence experiences, and parent perceptions of family rules regarding underage drinking.