THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

We aim to bring you the latest information on drug abuse prevention for students, parents and professionals.  If you do not find this information useful or your name was entered on our list in error just follow the instructions at the bottom of the newsletter to be taken off this list.

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staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
 
 
 

Quote of the Week:  "Regret for the things, that you did not do, always hurts much more, than forgivable guilt for the few misdeeds, which you actually did." ~ Socrates
 
 

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1.  Smoking And The Senses
2.  U.K. Study Finds Alcohol is Real 'Date-Rape' Drug
3.  One Nation Under Guard
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Marijuana Consumption Drops in U.K. Despite Liberalized Laws
6.  Public Smoking to Be Banned in France
7.  FREE:  What Every Parent Needs to Know About... Inhalant Abuse
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1.  Smoking And The Senses

Did you know that smoking reduces the acuteness of your senses? Take this quiz to see if you know which senses are affectd by smoking and how they are harmed.
http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/quizzes/smokingAndTheSenses.php

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2.  U.K. Study Finds Alcohol is Real 'Date-Rape' Drug

A U.K. study on the use of so-called "date-rape" drugs found that a familiar drug was involved in most sexual assaults: alcohol.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/study-finds-alcohol-is-real.html
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3.  One Nation Under Guard

Vote for the video that makes a difference! From now until 12:01am on December 2, 2006, you have the chance to help pick our top video. The grand prize winner will receive $100,000 in cash and an additional $15,000 to donate to the charity of his or her choice. Two finalists will also receive $10,000 a piece. The awards will be presented at a screening event in Los Angeles in December.

We recommend "One Nation Under Guard"
http://www.current.tv/make/vc2/sot
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4.  JUST THE FACTS: 

There are more than 50 cancer-causing chemicals in secondhand smoke that fall into different chemical classes, including:

• Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (such as Benzo[a]pyrene)
• N-Nitrosamines (such as tobacco-specific nitrosamines)
• Aromatic amines (such as 4-aminobiphenyl
• Aldehydes (such as formaldehyde)
• Miscellaneous organic chemicals (such as benzene and vinyl chloride) and
• Inorganic compounds (such as those containing metals like arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, lead, nickel and radioactive polonium-210).

Source:  The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/factsheets/factsheet9.html

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5.  Marijuana Consumption Drops in U.K. Despite Liberalized Laws

Use of marijuana in England and Wales has fallen in the three years since penalties on the drug were eased, the Independent reported Oct. 14. The trend defied predictions that use of the drug would rise as a result of the change.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/marijuana-consumption-drops.html
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6.  Public Smoking to Be Banned in France

The French love affair with cigarettes is well documented, but starting in February French smokers will be barred from lighting up in their favorite cafes, restaurants, and other public spaces.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/public-smoking-to-be-banned.html
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7.  FREE:  What Every Parent Needs to Know About... Inhalant Abuse

Available in English and Spanish

http://www.drugfree.org/Files/Inhalants_Brochure_PDF_English

http://www.drugfree.org/Files/Inhalants_Brochure_PDF_Spanish
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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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