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THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
03/13/06                     Vol. 6  #11

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:  "It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out.  It's the grain of sand in your shoe." ~ Robert Service

March 19 - 25 is the 14th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW).  http://www.inhalants.org
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1.  Add Your Memorial Photos
2.  The Importance of Optimism
3.  You Call The Plays
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Fifteen Percent of U.S. Workers Report Workplace Alcohol Use or Impairment in Past Year
6.  More Employers Charging Smokers Extra for Health Insurance
7.  FREE:  Words Poster
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1.  Add Your Memorial Photos

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is building a photo memorial to honor your loved ones who lost their lives to tobacco use. This memorial will be shared at events across the country to raise awareness about the deadly, and very human, toll of tobacco.

If you've lost a loved one to tobacco, please send a photo with the person's first name and state where they lived. You can send your photo(s) one of two ways:

Email it to us at tobaccofreekids@tobaccofreekids.org. Please put "Photo Memorial" in the subject line.

Send it to us in the mail at:
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Attn: Photo Memorial
1400 Eye Street, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
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2.  The Importance of Optimism

Why should you want your child to be an optimist? Because, as Dr. Martin Seligman explains: “Pessimism (the opposite of optimism) is an entrenched habit of mind that has sweeping and disastrous consequences: depressed mood, resignation, underachievement and even unexpectedly poor physical health.”

Children with optimistic thinking skills are better able to interpret failure, have a stronger sense of personal mastery and are better able to bounce back when things go wrong in their lives.

Because parents are a major contributor to the thinking styles of their children’s developing minds, it is important to adhere to the following five steps to ensure healthy mental habits in your children.
http://www.isnare.com/?id=7316&ca=Parenting
Parental Intelligence http://www.parental-intelligence.com/
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3.  You Call The Plays

Research shows that parents are central to preventing teen drug use. In fact, teenagers themselves say that losing their parents’ respect and trust are major reasons why they don’t use drugs. Parents are the first line of defense when it comes to teens’ drug use and drinking.

In a recent national survey, parents rated the use of performance-enhancing supplements and drugs and their No. 1 concern in youth sports. Yet, 81 percent of the young people surveyed said they had never had a conversation with their parents about the substances, and 69 percent said they had not received information from their sports teams.
http://theantidrug.com/get_involved/sports_tips_for_parents.asp
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• Research indicates that adolescents who abuse alcohol may remember 10% less of what they have learned than those who don't drink.1
• Among eighth-graders, students with higher grade point averages reported less alcohol use in the past month.
• Among eighth-graders, higher truancy rates were associated with greater rates of alcohol use in the past month.
• High school students who use alcohol or other drugs frequently are up to five times more likely than other students to drop out of school.
• Evidence suggests that alcohol use by peers is a strong predictor of adolescent use of alcohol.
• One national study found that students are less likely to use alcohol if they are socially accepted by people at school, and feel that teachers treat students fairly.
• According to a 1995 national survey of fourth-through sixth-graders who read the Weekly Reader, more than half (54%) reported learning about the dangers of illicit drugs at school, but fewer than a third (30%) learned about the dangers of drinking and smoking at school.

5.  Fifteen Percent of U.S. Workers Report Workplace Alcohol Use or Impairment in Past Year

An estimated 19.2 million U.S. workers report using or being impaired by alcohol at work at least once in the past year.
http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol15/15-05.pdf
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6.  More Employers Charging Smokers Extra for Health Insurance

Surcharges of $20 to $50 per month are becoming more common for smokers who are covered by employer-paid health insurance.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/more-employers-charging.html
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7.  FREE:  Words Poster

This POSTER features a labyrinth of sentences warning of the risks of marijuana.
http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/resources/teen/Words_Poster.pdf
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A special thanks to Join Together Online, Tobacco Free Kids, Alcohol Free Kids, Daily Dose, The AntiDrug, CesarFax 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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