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THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
01/23/06                     Vol. 6  #4

We aim to bring you the latest information on drug abuse prevention for students, parents and professionals.  If you do not find this information useful or your name was entered on our list in error just follow the instructions at the bottom of the newsletter to be taken off this list.

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If you would like to help the kids in your community check out our web site at http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org and consider
staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
 
 
 

Quote of the Week:  "When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him." ~ Thomas Szasz
 

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1.  Kids and Drugs Facts
2.  Bullying In Middle School May Lead To Increased Substance Abuse In High School
3.  Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Ask Yourself As Teachers, Administrators, and School Counselors
6.  Coffee Limits Blood Flow To Heart Muscle During Exercise
7.  FREE:  ADVOCACY TOOLKITS TO COMBAT LEGAL BARRIERS
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1.  Kids and Drugs Facts

• One out of every two 8th graders has tried alcohol.
• More kids use alcohol than use tobacco or illicit drugs.
• More children are killed by alcohol than all illegal drugs combined.
• Children who begin drinking alcohol before the age of 15 are 5 times more likely than those who start after age 21 to develop alcohol problems.
• The chances of becoming dependent decrease by 14% for each year of delay in the onset of alcohol use.

2.  Bullying In Middle School May Lead To Increased Substance Abuse In High School

One of the most interesting findings was that verbal harassment during the middle school years increased the likelihood of alcohol use during high school almost three fold.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=35527
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3.  Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

Actions often speak louder than words. What you do as a parent could affect your child's behavior even more than what you tell them.
http://www.family.samhsa.gov/set/driving.aspx
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

Alcohol industry “responsibility” messages are usually a PR ploy—not valid health education.

• Television ads for alcohol products outnumber “responsibility” messages by 32 to one.
• From 2001 to 2003, the industry spent $2.5 billion on television product advertising, dwarfing the $92 million spent on responsibility programs by 27 to one.
• In the same period, youth aged 12-20 were 96 times more likely to see a television ad for an alcohol product than an ad about the risks of underage drinking. They were 43 times more likely to see a product ad than a message about drinking and driving.
• For young TV viewers aged 16-22, industry sponsored responsibility ads may actually encourage risky drinking behavior and increase alcohol sales.

5.  Drugs and Discrimination

The mandatory sentencing laws that have swept the United States since the '70s have clearly done more harm than good
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/13/opinion/eddrugs.php
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6.  Coffee Limits Blood Flow To Heart Muscle During Exercise

In healthy volunteers, the equivalent of two cups of coffee reduced the body's ability to boost blood flow to the heart muscle in response to exercise, and the effect was stronger when the participants were in a chamber simulating high altitude. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=36164
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7.  FREE:  ADVOCACY TOOLKITS TO COMBAT LEGAL BARRIERS FACING INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS

http://www.lac.org/toolkits/Introduction.htm
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), The Marin Institute and SAMSHA for bringing some of this information to us.

For more information on drug abuse prevention be sure to go to our links page at http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org/Links.htm

If your school or organization is interested in staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run to help raise awareness of and money for drug abuse prevention visit our site at  http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org or send us an email at events@rundrugsoutoutoftownrun.org and we will help you make it happen.

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