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THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
02/27/06                     Vol. 6  #9

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:  "The people are the only ones capable of transforming society." ~ Rigoberta Menchu
 
 

March 19 - 25 is the 14th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW).  http://www.inhalants.org
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1.  "Talking. The Anti-Drug" COSA Youth Poster (Male & Female versions):
2.  Preparing Youth for Peer Pressure
3.  Smoking During Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Fingers and Toes
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  The Right Response to the War on Drugs
6.  March 19 - 25 is the 14th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW).
7.  FREE:  Frequently Asked Questions About Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
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1.  "Talking. The Anti-Drug" COSA Youth Poster (Male & Female versions):

A parent's substance abuse can have serious effects on a child - ranging from difficulty in school, a limited social life, unpredictable behavior, or even becoming the victim of physical violence or other abuse. These youngsters often blame themselves for their parent's abuse, thus placing them at higher risk for emotional, physical, and mental health problems. The two POSTERS encourage children of substance abusers to get help and support.

Web resource: http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/resources/teen/COSA_Boy_Poster.pdf
http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/resources/teen/COSA_Girl_Poster.pdf
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2.  Preparing Youth for Peer Pressure

Peer pressure—it’s more than just a phase that young people go through. Whether it leads to pink hair or body piercing, peer pressure is a powerful reality and many adults do not realize its effects.
http://www.family.samhsa.gov/teach/peerpressure.aspx
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3.  Smoking During Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Fingers and Toes

There's one more reason not to smoke during pregnancy. A mother's
cigarette smoking increases the risk that her newborn may have extra, webbed
or missing fingers or toes, according to a study in the January 2006
issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
http://cdwire.net/cgi-bin/pub9990170781215.cgi?itemid=9990214837125&&action=viewad&page=1&placeonpage=1&totaldisplayed=1&categoryid=9990170781251
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:
 

• Each day, 7,000 kids in the United States under the age if 16 take their first drink.
• Persons who first drank alcohol before age 15 were more than five times as likely to report alcohol dependence or abuse in the past year than were persons who first drank at age 21 or older. Specifically, 16% of those who began drinking alcohol before age 12 reported alcohol dependence or abuse in the past year, as did 15.5% of those who began between ages 12 and 14. In contrast, 2.6% of persons who reported alcohol dependence or abuse started drinking at 21 or older.
• Almost 74% of persons age 21 or older reported that they started drinking alcohol before age 21. Of these, 4% reported first drinking before age 12, 14% between ages 12 and 14, 33% between ages 15 and 17, and 22% between ages 18 and 20.
• 65% of 8th-graders and 84% of 10th-graders believe that alcohol is readily available to them for consumption.3

5.  The Right Response to the War on Drugs

Increasingly, conservatives are speaking out against the government's war on drugs. Here's why conservatives should demand an end to this government program:   http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/08_17_04gop.cfm
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6.  March 19 - 25 is the 14th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW).

This public health campaign is designed to educate & raise awareness about the dangers of intentionally misusing common household products.  If anyone would like a local coordinator's tool kit, please contact us.  For more information, please go to http://www.inhalants.org
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7.  FREE:  Frequently Asked Questions About Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse

English version: NIH Publication No. 01–4735; Spanish version: NIH Publication No. 02–4735–S.  C

Can be ordered from the NIAAA Publications Distribution Center, P.O. Box 10686, Rockville, MD 20849–0686; phone: (301) 443–3860. They are also available in full text on NIAAA’s Web site (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov).
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily Dose, The Anti Drug, Alcohol Free Kids, NIPAW 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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