THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN
RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
11/27/06 Vol. 6 #47
We aim to bring you the latest information on drug abuse prevention
for students, parents and professionals. If you do not find this
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If you would like to help the kids in your
community check out our web site at
http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org and consider
staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
Quote of the Week: "To be pleased with one's limits is a
wretched state." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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1. Smoker By Numbers
2. Teen Drinking Prevention Campaign Targets Parents
3. Action Alert: PG-13 'Casino Royale' Promoting Alcohol to Kids
4. JUST THE FACTS
5. Try to Stop
6. Drug Can Reverse Cirrhosis Scarring
7. FREE: Run the Blood Alcohol Educator Program
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1. Smoker By Numbers
Put your knowledge of tobacco to the test by taking this quiz on smoking
statistics.
http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/quizzes/smokersByNumbers.php
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2. Teen Drinking Prevention Campaign Targets Parents
A new prevention campaign sponsored by the alcohol-industry-backed
Century Council targets parents who allow their children to drink.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/teen-drinking-prevention.html
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3. Action Alert: PG-13 'Casino Royale' Promoting Alcohol to Kids
Everyone knows that James Bond likes his martinis, but why is he
pitching vodka and beer to kids in his new PG-13 movie “Casino Royale” ?
Both Smirnoff Vodka and Heineken appear in the film and in a massive
worldwide co-promotional campaign. Heineken and Smirnoff are using the
film and the dashing Bond image to promote alcohol to millions of kids
and teens who will see the movie.
http://www.marininstitute.org/take_action/bond/index.htm
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4. JUST THE FACTS:
Secondhand Smoke Is Toxic and Poisonous
- The National Toxicology Program estimates that
at least 250 chemicals in secondhand smoke are known
to be toxic or carcinogenic (cancer causing).
- Secondhand smoke contains a number of poisonous
gases and chemicals, including hydrogen cyanide
(used in chemical weapons), carbon monoxide (found
in car exhaust), butane (used in lighter fluid),
ammonia (used in household cleaners), and toluene
(found in paint thinners).
- Some of the toxic metals contained in secondhand
smoke include arsenic (used in pesticides), lead
(formerly found in paint), chromium (used to make
steel), and cadmium (used to make batteries).
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. Try to Stop
If you have been trying
to stop smoking this is one place the just might help you.
http://www.trytostop.org/
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6. Drug Can Reverse Cirrhosis Scarring
Liver scarring caused by alcoholism -- once thought permanent -- can be
reversed through use of the drug sulphasalazine, a treatment for
arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, British researchers say.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/drug-can-reverse-cirrhosis.html
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7. FREE: Run the Blood Alcohol Educator Program
Enter the interactive Virtual Bar to learn how drinking affects your
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). Find out how gender, body weight,
food, and what, how much, and how fast you drink can all affect your
BAC.
http://www.b4udrink.org/bae/program/
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily
Dose, Marin Institute 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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