TIPS was developed by Dr. Morris Chafetz, a leading authority on alcohol and founding director of the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism, with the assistance of educators, psychologists and attorneys. TIPS was created in 1982 and was the first national alcohol server training program.
For more than 20 years, TIPS has been a global leader in education and training in the responsible service, sale, and consumption of alcohol. TIPS is a skills-based training program designed to prevent intoxication, underage drinking, and drunk driving. By building on individuals' fundamental "people skills," TIPS provides the knowledge and confidence they need to recognize potential alcohol-related problems and how to effectively intervene to prevent alcohol-related tragedies.
TIPS is now the global leader in education and training for the responsible service, sale, and consumption of alcohol. TIPS is a skills-based training program that has been proven effective by third-party studies. No other program has trained over 2,000,000 people and has received the number of endorsements that TIPS has.
TIPS also offers a Government Relations Department whose primary responsibility is to ensure approval of the program by all local and state authorities. State law information is incorporated into the program using State Law Sheets and State Supplements. The program is reviewed and updated periodically to include the latest information.