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|   THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S
PREVENTION NEWS 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. If you have a list or an organization feel free to forward this newsletter in
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them. It does no good until it gets read. If you would like to help the kids in your community
check out our web site at
http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org and consider Quote of the Week: "We must learn to live together as brothers or we
will perish together as fools." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ******************************* 1. Who's Using Alcohol? Have you ever wondered how much drinking today's youth actually are doing?
Well, a nationally representative sample of 13,627 public and private high
school students from all 50 States and the District of Columbia has provided us
with some answers.
http://www.family.samhsa.gov/talk/alcohol.aspx 2. Report on State Tobacco Prevention Spending Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids released its annual report on state tobacco
prevention spending, which found that, once again, most states are not funding
their tobacco prevention programs at minimum levels recommended by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The American Lung Association signed
on to the report this year as it has in previous years. Only four states –
Colorado, Delaware, Maine and Mississippi – fund their state tobacco prevention
programs at or above the CDC minimum level for their state; Arkansas spends just
below the CDC minimum. The numbers do not include CDC grants to the states for
tobacco prevention programs. To see the full report and other related
materials.
http://tobaccofreekids.org/reports/settlements/?tr=y&auid=1312554 3. Set Rules for Your Children About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illegal Drugs Talking to your children about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal
drugs is an important step in keeping them safe and healthy. 4. JUST THE FACTS: Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility", found that underage alcohol use costs the nation an estimated $53 billion annually, including:
http://www.marininstitute.org/Youth/costs_underage_drinking.htm ******************************* 5. Elan Prialt: A nonaddictive drug for chronic pain For the millions of people with intractable pain, Prialt offers 1,000 times
the analgesic power of opiates but without the addiction and waning potency. The
secret is a synthetic compound modeled after a paralyzing toxin made by a
Philippine cone snail. Whereas opiates boost pleasure chemicals, a catheter
implanted in the spine delivers Prialt directly to nerve cells to block the
transmission of pain signals to the brain. 6. Study Shows How Alcohol Damages Bones Bone loss is an often-overlooked consequence of heavy drinking, but recent
research has illuminated how alcohol takes a toll on the bones 7. FREE: Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Science/main.htm A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), The Marin Institute, Tobacco Free Kids 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. If for any reason you want to be removed from this list simply send an email to us at unsubscribe@rundrugsoutoftownrun.org. If you are emailing from an address other than the one we have on file let us know and we will remove your address manually. To subscribe to this newsletter simply send an email to us at subscribe@rundrugsoutoftownrun.org. ©2006, Run Drugs Out of Town Run, Inc.
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