THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS

03/27/06                     Vol. 6  #13

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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staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
 
 
 

Quote of the Week:  "One man with courage makes a majority." ~ Andrew Jackson
 
 

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1.  Drugs, Smoking, Alcohol Most Important Problem Facing Teens
2.  ADHD Drugs Linked to Deaths
3.  Cigarette Sales Lowest Since 1951
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Online Therapy for Drug and Alcohol Problems
6.  Walter Cronkite: Telling the Truth About the War on Drugs
7.  FREE:  Skater Poster
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1.  Drugs, Smoking, Alcohol Most Important Problem Facing Teens

Younger teens mention drugs, alcohol much more frequently than older teens
http://poll.gallup.com/content/?ci=21517
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2.  ADHD Drugs Linked to Deaths

Recent reports reveal at least 25 deaths and 54 serious heart problems in people taking attention deficit disorder drugs during a four-year period. Many of these were children. Despite well-documented drug safety mishaps, Congress hasn't made drug-safety reform a priority. Tell Congress to hold now on drug safety bills. hearinhttps://secure.npsite.org/cu/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr010=clkhfa0qz4.app7a&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=691gs
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3.  Cigarette Sales Lowest Since 1951

Both individual and per-capita smoking rates in the U.S. have declined to levels not seen in many decades.
The number of cigarettes sold in the U.S. last year -- 378 billion -- was the lowest since 1951, when the population was half what it is today.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/cigarette-sales-in-us.html
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• Alcohol is the leading contributor to the leading causes of death among young people in the United States.
• In 2002, about 18 million adults in the US met diagnostic criteria for alcohol disorders.
• More than one-half of American adults have a close family member who is an alcoholic or has abused alcohol.
• Research was conducted in 1998 to determine the total cost attributable to the consequences of underage drinking. The cost was more than $58 billion per year, based on year 2000 dollars.

5.  Online Therapy for Drug and Alcohol Problems

GetGoing offers an effective online treatment program at a low cost.  This is a three month program that not only provides group therapy and support but also full annonymity.
http://www.egetgoing.com/
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6.  Walter Cronkite: Telling the Truth About the War on Drugs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20060302/cm_huffpost/016605;_ylt=A86.I0ozmgZEGBsBwQr9wxIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA
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7.  FREE:  Skater Poster

This POSTER features a teen skateboarder and encourages kids to find healthy and constructive alternatives to smoking marijuana.
http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/resources/teen/Skater_Poster.pdf
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily Dose  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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