THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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Quote of the Week:  "No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway to the human spirit." ~ Helen Keller.
 
 

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1.  Health Effects of Smoking
2.  Common Myths About Smoking

3.  New Nonmedical Users of Prescription Pain Relievers Outnumbered New Marijuana Users Between 2002 and 2004
4.  JUST THE FACTS

5.  Effect of Televised, Tobacco Company–Funded Smoking Prevention Advertising on Youth Smoking Related Beliefs, Intentions and Behavior
6.  Nicotine Receptors On Kidneys May Speed Kidney Damage
7.  FREE:  The Evidence Base For the Classification of Drugs
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1.  Health Effects of Smoking

As you know from the warning labels on cigarette packages, "cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health." This has to rank as one of the most profound understatements in human history. Follow the map and learn how smoking affects your body.
http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/effectsHome.php

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2.  Common Myths About Smoking

The problem with warning labels is that they're short -- far too short to give you the complete picture of what cigarettes can do to your body. To give you all of the facts you need about cigarette smoking, it would be necessary to have a warning label the size of a book!
http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/faq.php
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3.  New Non-medical Users of Prescription Pain Relievers Outnumbered New Marijuana Users Between 2002 and 2004

Misuse of prescription drugs is second only to marijuana as the nation’s most prevalent drug problem, and the annual average number of people using pain relievers non-medically for the first time exceeds the number of new marijuana users according to a study released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Most young people aged 12 to 17 get these drugs from friends or family members, not the Internet.
http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/061027_PainRelievers.htm
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:  BAC EFFECTS ON FEELING AND BEHAVIOR
 

• .01 - .03 There is a mild lift in feeling. You have some loss of judgment. (1 drink within 15 minutes… BAC .03%)

• .04 - .06 Most People feel high and must decide whether to continue drinking. You may get louder and have some loss of small muscle control, like focusing your eyes. (2 drinks within ½ hour… BAC .06%)
• .08 - .09 Your sight and hearing are worse. It’s harder to detect danger. You have less sense of balance. (3 drinks within 1 hour… BAC .09%)
• .10 - .12 Many people claim they’re not affected anymore, as if they could drink themselves sober. You are definitely not thinking straight. (4 drinks within 2 hours… BAC .12%)
• .13 - .15 You have far less muscle control than normal. People feel happy even though they’re stumbling and acting foolishly. Risk of an automobile crash increases to 25 times the normal rate (5-7 drinks within 3 hours… BAC .15%)
• .20 - .25 You’re confused. You usually need help doing things, even standing up. Those who drive are 50 to 100 times more likely to crash. The average alcohol-related highway death occurs at this level. (8-12 drinks within 4 hours… BAC .20%
• .30 Almost nothing gets through the senses. An extremely life threatening BAC level.
• .40 Your condition ranges from conscious to comatose. There is a chance of death from a ‘shut down’ of breathing.

Source: http://www.tnclearinghouse.com/factsheets/AlcoholBACFacts.htm

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5.  Effect of Televised, Tobacco Company–Funded Smoking Prevention Advertising on Youth Smoking Related Beliefs, Intentions and Behavior

Exposure to tobacco company youth-targeted smoking prevention advertising generally had no beneficial outcomes for youths.  Exposure to tobacco company parent-targeted advertising may have harmful effects on youth, especially among youths in grades 10 and 12.
http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/WakefieldOct2006.pdf
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6.  Nicotine Receptors On Kidneys May Speed Kidney Damage

Scientists say they have found nicotine receptors on kidney cells that may link nicotine to accelerated kidney damage in cigarette smokers.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3042342
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7.  FREE:  The Evidence Base For the Classification of Drugs Addendum: International comparisons of drug control policies and systems

This report from the Rand Corporation compares policies in the UK, US, Neatherlands and Sweden.  You may be surprised at what you learn.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2006/RAND_TR362.1.pdf
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily Dose, American Heart Association, Rand and SAMSHA for bringing some of this information to us.

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