THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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Quote of the Week:  "Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse." ~ Thomas Szasz

In Arizona an 80 cent/pack cigarette tax goes into effect today.

Smoke Free Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars law goes into effect in Ohio on December 7th

Smoke Free Workplaces and Restaurants law goes into effect in Nevada on December 8th

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1.  Tar Wars Poster Contest
2.  Quitting Questions
3.  Girl Talk
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Medicaid Will Pay for Addiction Screening
6.  New Autopsy Report Says Abused Prescription Drug Overdoses Tops Illegal Drugs
7.  FREE:  Resources From The Century Council
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1.  Tar Wars Poster Contest

The contest is open to 4th and 5th graders.  Don't miss out on this opportunity to let everyone know how you feel about smoking. 

http://www.tarwars.org/x795.xml

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2.  Quitting Questions

Take this quiz to see if you know all you need to know about difficulty of quitting smoking
http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/quizzes/quittingQuestions.php
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3.  Girl Talk

A guide for mothers and daughters to prevent underage drinking http://www.girlsanddrinking.org/index.php?
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• In the United States alone, alcohol kills more kids than all illegal drugs combined.
• Each day, more than 7000 kids in the United States under the age of 16 takes their first
  drink.
• 1 in 5 eighth graders is a current drinker.
  By age 14, more than ½ of the children who reported using any alcohol in the past month
  also reported having had 5 or more drinks in a single occasion in that same month.
• 78% of 8th graders, 71% of 10th graders, and 68% of 12th graders reported using
  “alcopops” (sweet, sugary alcoholic drinks) in the last month.
• Almost 75% of 7th graders who drink alcohol obtain it from their parents with or without
  their knowledge.

Source:  http://faceproject.org/thisplace/fact sheet.pdf

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5.  Medicaid Will Pay for Addiction Screening

Starting in January 2007, the federal Medicaid program will pay for screening and brief intervention (SBI) programs for alcohol and other drug addiction.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2006/medicaid-will-pay-for.html
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6.  New Autopsy Report Says Abused Prescription Drug Overdoses Tops Illegal Drugs

The report indicates that several prescription drugs were found in overdoses more often than illegal drugs.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005421304
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7.  FREE:  Resources From The Century Council

Since its inception, The Century Council has, worked with experts across many disciplines to develop effective tools to help educators, members of law enforcement, legislators, parents and retailers in the fight against drunk driving and underage drinking. And, with few exceptions, The Century Council's materials are available free of charge.
http://www.centurycouncil.org/materials/home.cfm
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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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