THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
 
 

Join us on September 29th at Chaparral HS for a benefit concert with Jazz for peace.  To find our about tickets, group discounts and how you can help your child's school simply by enjoying an evening of jazz contact us at tickets@inspirehealth.org.
 

Quote of the Week:  "The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it's a different kind of life." ~ Buckminster Fuller
 
 

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

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1.  'Third hand Smoke' Can Imperil Babies
2.  Adam Bergman Takes Responsibility for His Actions
3.  Digital Technology 101 for Patents
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  U.S. Cigarette Sales Reach Lowest Point in More Than 50 Years
6.  Secondhand Smoke May Increase Risk of Spontaneous Abortion In Nonsmoking Pregnant Women
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1.  'Third hand Smoke' Can Imperil Babies

Babies can absorb particles and gases emitted by cigarettes from walls, clothes, hair and skin -- including up to 90 percent of the nicotine found in tobacco smoke -- experts warn.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/thirdhand-smoke-can-imperil.html

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2.  Adam Bergman Takes Responsibility for His Actions

Some athletes will stop at nothing to avoid taking personal responsibility for their actions.

Why is it that some athletes seem unable to own up to their actions? It’s hard, that’s why. It is hard to step up and admit that you made a mistake. It’s also hard to accept the consequences for a mistake. In the short-term, taking shortcuts may be easier than doing the right thing.
http://www.usantidoping.org/files/active/athletes/newsletter/Spirit%20of%20Sport%20to%20web.pdf
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3.  Digital Technology 101 for Patents

Digital Technology 101 offers guidance and advice on how to monitor some of the most popular communication tools used by teens today. You may have heard about them on television news or relented to your teen’s wishes to buy the latest and greatest gadgets. But have you had an opportunity to learn exactly what your teen already knows about digital technologies?
http://www.theantidrug.com/E-monitoring/tutorial-home.asp
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• 92% of women in need of treatment for alcohol and drug problems do not receive it
• Women are up to 48% likelier than men to be prescribed a narcotic, anti-anxiety or other potentially abusable drug
• Teenage girls are more likely than teenage boys to abuse prescription drugs
• 70 percent of women who use alcohol or illicit drugs during pregnancy fail to disclose that information during prenatal exams
• Only 1% of physicians recognize early symptoms of alcohol abuse in older women

Source:  CASA

5.  U.S. Cigarette Sales Reach Lowest Point in More Than 50 Years

Cigarette sales in the United States have reached the lowest point since 1951,according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The number of cigarettes sold in the U.S. rose steadily from 375 billion in 1950 to a peak of 640 billion in 1981, then declined to 485 billion in 1993. From 1993 to 1997, the number of cigarettes sold plateaued, then began to decrease again in 1998. In 2005, 378 billion cigarettes were sold.
http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol15/15-29.pdf
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6.  Secondhand Smoke May Increase Risk of Spontaneous Abortion In Nonsmoking Pregnant Women

A new study published in Epidemiology found that nonsmoking pregnant women exposed to secondhand smoke may be at an increased risk of spontaneous abortion. (See abstract and link to article below.) Smokefree advocates and educators are encouraged to keep this new finding in mind when framing the smokefree issue around worker health and the need to protect not only the immediate worker but also future generations from the dangers posed by secondhand smoke.

Risk of spontaneous abortion now joins SIDS, pre-term delivery, low birth weight, multi-generational health effects, and other ailments caused by in-utero exposure to secondhand smoke.

The report, entitled "Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion" (Volume Publish Ahead of Print() July 10, 2006, Epidemiology, 2006-07-10) may be downloaded at
http://www.epidem.com/pt/re/epidemiology/abstract.00001648-900000000-00001.htm;jsessionid=GK3WLSmTZn210zk02CpnJ4stxZQwlyv3MRNTyVTTL2pL5fQyf6lx!-251499885!-949856144!8091!-1
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), 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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