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THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
03/06/06                     Vol. 6  #10

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:  "If you want something you've never had before, you've got to do something you've never done before." ~ Drina Ree
 
 

March 19 - 25 is the 14th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW).  http://www.inhalants.org
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1.  Teen Perception
2.  Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights "Young Adult" page
3.  Join Together In Your State
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Ask Yourself As Teachers, Administrators, and School Counselors
6.  Screening for At-Risk Drinking Should Be as Routine as Taking a Vital Sign
7.  FREE:  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Lessons
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1.  Teen Perception

Adolescents consistently have a very inaccurate perception of actual alcohol and drug use patterns of friends. High school students in one study thought that twice as many of their peers were regular weekly drinkers than was actually the case.
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2.  Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights "Young Adult" page

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights is pleased to announce a new "Young Adult" page to the "Target Populations" sections of its web site.
You may access the new page at http://www.no-smoke.org/learnmore.php?id=480.
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3.  Join Together In Your State

Get involved in your state! There are many ways you can take action to promote effective alcohol and drug policies.  Select your state for links to key groups, resources, news, and policy information that will get you well on your way to answering these questions: "How does my state measure up?" and "What can I do to make a difference?"
http://www.jointogether.org/getinvolved/state/
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• Almost 20% of 8th-graders, and 42% of 10th-graders have been drunk at least once.
• Ninth-grade girls now report consuming more alcohol than do ninth-grade boys: 38.5% of girls and 33.9% of boys reported drinking in the past month, and 20.9% of girls and 18.8% of boys reported binge drinking.4 In 2001, girls reported consuming alcohol at rates less than or nearly equal to boys.
• 36.4% of ninth-grade students reported having consumed alcohol before they were age 13. In contrast, only 19.3% of ninth-graders reported having smoked cigarettes, and 11.7% reported having used marijuana before they were age 13.
• Rates of drinking differ among racial and ethnic minority groups. Among students in grades 9 to 12, 32% of non-Hispanic white students, 15% of African American students, and 29% of Hispanic students reported binge drinking.
• A study of 5th-through 11th-grade students found that those who are exposed to and enjoy alcohol advertisements have more favorable beliefs about drinking and say they are more likely to drink in the future and consume more alcohol.

5.  Ask Yourself As Teachers, Administrators, and School Counselors

1. Has your school or community assessed student drinking to determine the extent of the problem?
2. Do you know what factors may be contributing to student drinking in your school or community (e.g., easy access to alcohol, peer pressure, adults' failure to address the issue)?
3. Do you know what steps, if any, are being taken within your school system to help kids resist the pressure to drink?
4. Is your school currently working to educate parents about alcohol use among children?
5. Does your school have an active partnership with the families of its students?

6.  Screening for At-Risk Drinking Should Be as Routine as Taking a Vital Sign

Dr. David Lewis, Professor of Community Health and Medicine at Brown University, explains why we must identify by screening and treat alcohol problems that underlie illness.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/516874?src=mp
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7.  FREE:  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Lessons

http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Science/curriculum.html
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily DoseAlcohol Free Children, Medscape, NIAAA 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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