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THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS

01/07/08                     Vol. 8  #1

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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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:  "There is nothing we cannot live down, rise above, and overcome." ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 
 

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1.  An Introduction to Medication for Alcohol Dependence
2.  Areas of the Brain That Can Be Damaged In Utero By Maternal Alcohol Consumption
3.  120000 Lives a Year
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Bars: Going Smoke Free! Healthy Environment: Healthy Business!
6.  Many Full-Time Employees Use Drugs
7.  FREE:  Areas of the brain that can be damaged in utero by maternal alcohol consumption
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1.  An Introduction to Medication for Alcohol Dependence

This free online course helps addiction treatment counselors understand how these medications work with the brain mechanisms involved in alcohol dependence, and how medications can be part of a comprehensive treatment program that helps patients regain control over their lives.
http://www.jointogether.org/keyissues/medications/continuing-ed/medicationintro/

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2.  Areas of the Brain That Can Be Damaged In Utero By Maternal Alcohol Consumption
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/BAF50E59-374A-41C4-9944-CAAB5D78B488/0/mattson.pdf
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3.  120000 Lives a Year

120,000 Lives a Year (2006) Nine-minute video highlights one of the most urgent health challenges of the 21st Century, from the history of paid product placement to the May, 2004 U.S. Senate hearing, scientific research confirming the problem, growing youth activism, and the reasonable, effective four-step Smoke Free Movies solution endorsed by leading health groups.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjZo0qsl43k
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

Workplace Demographics Influence the Extent of Problem Drinking

• Drinking varies among occupations and gender, but alcohol-related problems cut across the workforce just as they do in the rest of American society.

• Heavy drinking is more likely to occur in male-dominated workplaces such as construction and mining.

• In predominantly female occupations, both men and women are less likely to drink than employees of both sexes in male-dominated occupations.

• Workforces with a large number of young adults have much greater rates of problem drinking than workforces that are older. Problem drinking among younger workers is associated with increased injury, absenteeism and productivity losses.

Source:  http://www.ensuringsolutions.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=332747&cat_id=987

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5.  Bars: Going Smoke Free! Healthy Environment: Healthy Business!

This video from KIISS, http://kiiss.org shows how bars going smoke free can reduce their costs and increase customer satisfaction.

http://www.kiiss.org/hotels/tools/videos.html
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6.  Many Full-Time Employees Use Drugs

Most Americans who are illicit drug users or heavy alcohol users also hold full-time jobs, according to a new report from SAMHSA. This substance abuse can pose significant risks to workers’ health and productivity.
http://www.samhsa.gov/SAMHSA_News/VolumeXV_5/article11.htm
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7.  FREE:  Areas of the brain that can be damaged in utero by maternal alcohol consumption
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/BAF50E59-374A-41C4-9944-CAAB5D78B488/0/mattson.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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