THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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1.  Alcohol Ads in Magazines Reaching Fewer Underage Youth
2.  Impotence Among College Students Attributed to Drinking, Stress
3.  Fetal Brain Growth Affected by Maternal Drinking
4.  JUST THE FACTS

5.  How to Cut Down On Your Drinking
6.  Any Drinking During Pregnancy Endangers Fetus

7.  FREE:  NIH Science Education
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1.  Alcohol Ads in Magazines Reaching Fewer Underage Youth

Ten percent of brands cause more than half of youth exposure, slowing progress

Youth exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines declined 31 percent from 2001 to 2004, but—largely because of the advertising of a few brands—youth continued to be exposed more per capita than adults of legal age to advertising for beer, distilled spirits and alcopops, according to a new report released today by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at Georgetown University.
http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?id=10409

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2.  Impotence Among College Students Attributed to Drinking, Stress

College clinics are hearing more reports of young men with impotence problems, and alcohol and other drug use plus a dose of performance anxiety are seen as culprits.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/impotence-among-college.html
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3.  Fetal Brain Growth Affected by Maternal Drinking

Women who drink heavily while pregnant may give birth to babies with smaller skulls and brains.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/fetal-brain-growth-affected.html
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• About twice as many substance abuse treatment admissions among retired persons (80%) than other admissions (44%) reported alcohol as the primary substance of abuse.
• Only 17% of substance abuse treatment admissions among retired persons reported a secondary substance of abuse compared to 52% of other admissions.
• Substance abuse treatment admissions who were retired persons were more likely to have some form of health insurance than other admissions (60% vs. 42%).

5.  How to Cut Down On Your Drinking

If you are drinking too much, you can improve your life and health by cutting down. How do you know if you drink too much? Read these questions and find out. . .

http://www.drugfree.org/Intervention/GettingHelp/How_to_Cut_Down_on_My_Drinking
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6.  Any Drinking During Pregnancy Endangers Fetus

Mothers who drink as little as half an alcoholic beverage a day can shave 7 points off of their unborn child's IQ. Researchers said the study showed that any alcohol use puts unborn children at risk compared to those born to nondrinking mothers.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/any-drinking-during-pregnancy.html
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7.  FREE:  Recovery Month Tool Kit

The 17th annual National Recovery Month (September) celebration is almost here. “Join the Voices of Recovery: Build a Stronger, Healthier Community” is this year’s theme. Recovery Month is a public health campaign designed to demonstrate the importance and celebrate the impact of substance abuse recovery in your community. A free “how to” tool kit will be sent to you upon request. Recovery Month was initiated and continues to be supported by the US Substance Abuse & Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) through its Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

To get your kit ask Harvey Weiss at nipc@io.com, 800/269-4237 or 423/265 - 4662, http://www.inhalants.org
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily Dose, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 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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