THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
 
 
 

Quote of the Week:  "It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities." ~ Josiah Charles Stamp
 
 

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1.  Protecting You/Protecting Me®

2.  Prevention Could Save 100,000 Lives in U.S.
3.  Great Start
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Substance Abuse And Addiction Among Most Serious Workplace Issues
6.  CASA* 2007 Teen Survey Reveals America's Schools Infested With Drugs
7.  FREE:  Guide to Action for Communities
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1.  Protecting You/Protecting Me®

Protecting You/Protecting Me® (PY/PM®) is an alcohol use prevention curriculum for children in grades 1-5. It is designated as a Model Program by SAMHSA, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

PY/PM helps reach children before they have fully shaped their attitudes and opinions about alcohol use by youth and their role in preventing it. The curriculum focuses on the effects of alcohol on the developing brain during the first 21 years of life.
http://www.pypm.org/about_us/index.cfm

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2.  Prevention Could Save 100,000 Lives in U.S.

Quitting smoking and four other simple preventive steps could save the lives of 100,000 Americans annually, researchers say.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/prevention-could-save-100000.html
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3.  Great Start

Did you know that smoking during or after pregnancy has been linked to one in 10 infant deaths? Each year more than 350,000 American women smoke during pregnancy. Many of these women want to quit and would if they got help.

For pregnant women who want to quit smoking, the Great Start quit line provides free counseling to help women quit and stay quit after their babies are born.
http://www.americanlegacy.org/greatstart/html/prepquit_knowreas.html
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

Some 8.1 percent of the labor force between ages 18 to 49 (more than 7 million people) drink heavily. Heavy drinkers are more likely to be:

• White men ages 18 to 25 with less than a high school education

• Earning annual incomes less than $20,000

• Employed in medium-sized establishments

• Working in construction; as handlers, helpers and laborers; as machine operators or inspectors; in precision production and repair; in transportation and material moving; and in food preparation, including wait staff and bartenders

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (2002a, 1997). http://www.ensuringsolutions.org/usr_doc/Primer2Continuum.pdf

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5.  Substance Abuse And Addiction Among Most Serious Workplace Issues

A national survey of human resources professionals conducted by the nonprofit Hazelden Foundation shows that while substance abuse and addiction are recognized as among the most serious problems faced in the workplace, employer policies and practices are not fully addressing the problem.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/76983.php
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6.  CASA* 2007 Teen Survey Reveals America's Schools Infested With Drugs

80 Percent of High Schoolers, 44 Percent of Middle Schoolers See Drugs Used, Kept, Sold, Classmates Drunk, High on School Grounds; Popular Kids at Drug-Infested Schools Much Likelier to Get Drunk and Use Drugs.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=761295
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7.  FREE:  Guide to Action for Communities

This guide gives you the knowledge and tools you need to take action against underage drinking.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/CommunityGuide.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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