THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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Quote of the Week:  "Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
universe are pointed away from earth?" ~ Unknown
 
 

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1.  "I Won't Smoke"
2.  Tar Wars
3.  Booze in Cyberspace: Alcohol Marketing in Youth-Friendly Media
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Tobacco Cessation Materials
6.  Making the Business Case for Smoking Cessation
7.  FREE:  Ask and Act Tabletop Poster
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1.  "I Won't Smoke"

By Deborah Blockmon, REACH 2010 (sung to the tune of "Three Blind Mice")
I won't smoke
I won't smoke
When I grow up, I won't smoke
It'll make you choke (cough)
It'll make you choke (cough)
When I grow up, I won't smoke
I won't smoke
I won't smoke
When I grow up, I won't smoke
It'll stunt your growth
It'll stunt your growth
When I grow up, I won't smoke

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006607250316

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2.  Tar Wars

This tobacco free education program for kids is available from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
http://www.tarwars.org/
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3.  Booze in Cyberspace: Alcohol Marketing in Youth-Friendly Media

Anheuser-Busch signed a deal with Mobi-TV, a leading provider of television content to cell phone users, to broadcast 18 beer ads per hour
From podcasts to television on cell phones, the ways people get information are changing faster than regulations can keep up. As forms of "new media" emerge and become more sophisticated, alcohol companies are among the first to take advantage of these new marketing opportunities.
http://www.marininstitute.org/alcohol_industry/booze_in_cyberspace.htm
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• In the United States, it has been estimated that about 7.8 million people, 12 years and older currently use smokeless tobacco regularly.
• Smokeless tobacco causes significant health risks and is not a safe substitute for smoking cigarettes. It contains the same chemical as cigarettes (nicotine) and can still lead to nicotine addiction and dependence.
• Holding one pinch of smokeless tobacco in your mouth for 30 minutes delivers as much nicotine as 3 to 4 cigarettes.

Source:  http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=1694879&tr=y&auid=1713408

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5.  Tobacco Cessation Materials

For information on stop-smoking materials or tobacco cessation, call 800-274-2237 x3135 or email prodrig@aafp.org.
More information
http://www.aafp.org/tobacco.xml
Free to AAFp members many free to other doctors. you pay shipping costs
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6.  Making the Business Case for Smoking Cessation

This site presents the business case for smoking cessation. The information is designed primarily for use by health insurance plans. However employers, purchasers, and health benefits managers can also gain valuable insight into the economic advantages of a range of smoking cessation programs.
http://www.businesscaseroi.org/roi/default.aspx
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7.  FREE:  Ask and Act Tabletop Poster

Print out this 8.5 x 11" poster to encourage your patients to ask for help with their smoking cessation efforts. Put on walls, doors or in a plastic sign holder.
for female  doctors  go to:  http://www.aafp.org/online/etc/medialib/aafp_org/documents/clinical/pub_health/askact/female-poster.Par.0001.File.tmp/tobacco_hertabletop.pdf
for male doctors go to:
http://www.aafp.org/online/etc/medialib/aafp_org/documents/clinical/pub_health/askact/male-poster.Par.0001.File.tmp/tobacco_histabletop.pdf
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily Dose, The Marin Institute and American Academy of Family Physicians 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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