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Quote of the Week:
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." ~ Ernest Hemmingway
 

The Art of Recovery Expo is coming to Phoenix on Sept 16th  http://www.artofrecoveryexpo.com/

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1.  Quit Tools
2.  All About ASCENT
3.  Many Parents Still Smoke at Home, with Kids
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  $7 Gain for Every $1 Spent on Treatment
6.  Misuse of Pharmaceuticals Sends Half Million to ER Each Year

7.  FREE:  National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Publications
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1.  Quit Tools

Quitting smoking isn't easy, but it can be done! Use these quit tools to help make the process go a little smoother. The goal: stop smoking! How you get there is totally up to you. You can choose to go without help, coping skills, or support and pretend to tough it out, but you'd feel a lot better having a plan to follow. And your chances of quitting and staying smoke-free will definitely improve! Don't take my word for it; just ask someone who has quit smoking.  http://teenquit.com/QuitTools/index.asp

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2.  All About ASCENT

ASCENT is a comprehensive stop smoking program for teens. It's school-based, fun, and effective. The six-session curriculum is based on research and the Stages of Change model. This model demonstrates a teen's progression to ending tobacco use. The goal is to motivate teens to move into Stage 3 (getting ready to quit) and hopefully to quit by the end of the program. Identifying which stage participants are in will be repeated each week and will demonstrate the group's progression through the Stages to Quit Smoking.  http://teenquit.com/Parents/info.asp
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3.  Many Parents Still Smoke at Home, with Kids

Public-smoking bans may cut down on secondhand smoke at restaurants and other workplaces, but many children are still exposed to smoking at home, according to researchers from Mississippi State University.  http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/many-parents-still-smoke-at.html
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

The consequences of alcohol use affect everyone—even those who drink rarely or not at all.
• There is a strong association between alcohol consumption and physical assault; communities that have a higher density of liquor stores and bars experience more violent assaults.
• Every year in the U.S., approximately 40 percent of fatal traffic crashes involve alcohol. Estimates from 2000 show that the societal costs of driving under the influence come to $1 per drink, with people other than the drinking driver paying 60 percent of those costs.
• Alcohol costs the U.S. economy an estimated $134 billion per year in lost productivity and earnings due to alcohol-related illness, premature death, and crime.
• Less than half of the economic burden of alcohol abuse falls on those who drink alcohol—government bears nearly 40 percent of the burden, with private insurance and victims also losing billions of dollars.

Source:  http://www.marininstitute.org/alcohol_industry/secondhand_impacts.htm
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5.  $7 Gain for Every $1 Spent on Treatment

A recent study concludes that society earns $7 in benefits for every $1 spent on addiction treatment, including savings on medical care, mental-health services, and welfare payments, increased employment, and reductions in criminal activity.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/report-7-gain-for-every-1.html
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6.  Misuse of Pharmaceuticals Sends Half Million to ER Each Year

A new federal study shows that more emergency-room visits are caused by misuse of pharmaceuticals -- including over-the-counter and prescription drugs -- than by cocaine, marijuana, or other illicit drugs.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/pharmaceuticals-send-half.html
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7.  FREE:  National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Publications
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/PamphletsBrochuresPosters/English/
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily Dose, Teen Quit, The Marin Institute, 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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