THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

Is Your Business Ready for the New Smoke Free Arizona Law?

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Quote of the Week:  "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it sesrenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
 

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1.  Girl Talk
2.  Inside the Teenage Brain

3.  A Frank Mother-Son Conversation on Drugs
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Quit Smoking Now!
6.  Brain Has Remarkable Power to Recover from Alcohol Ravages
7.  FREE:  Drug Abuse Treatment Recommendations to Cut Costs, Save Money and Reduce Crime
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1.  Girl Talk

The Century Council is pleased to announce its latest tool to fight underage drinking among our nation's teenage girls: www.grltlk.org. This website is designed as a source of information for teen girls regarding the dangers of underage drinking - but it is also a resource for all things GIRL!
http://www.grltlk.org/

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2.  Inside the Teenage Brain

Raleigh Philp isn't a scientist himself; he's a longtime teacher and a teacher trainer at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. But he also thinks of himself as a translator, someone who can use current brain research to help teachers teach. His new book, Engaging 'Tweens and Teens: A Brain-Compatible Approach to Reaching Middle and High School Students, aims to show teachers how to cope with the developing -- and often baffling -- teenage brain.
http://www.edutopia.org/1720
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3.  A Frank Mother-Son Conversation on Drugs

One mother shares the advice she offered her son on drugs before he entered high school. Eight years later, as a college graduate, he tells how successful the advice was.
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/46618/
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• Girls are now drinking at the same rate as boys.
  Teen girls who binge drink are up to 63% more likely to become teen mothers.
• Most kids who drink do so to get drunk. More than 90% of the alcohol consumed by 12-20 year olds is drunk when they are binge drinking (consuming 5 or more drinks in a single drinking episode).
• 95% of all violent crime on college campuses and 90% of acquaintance rapes involve the use of alcohol by the assailant, victim or both.
• Underage drinking costs the United States $53 billion a year in medical care, lost productivity, and the pain and suffering of young drinkers.

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

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5.  Quit Smoking Now!

With the New Year if you are considering quitting smoking this is a good place to start.

http://www.smokefree.gov/

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6.  Brain Has Remarkable Power to Recover from Alcohol Ravages

Excessive alcohol use can literally shrink the brain, impairing memory, learning, and organizational skills. But the brain also can recover most if not all of its capabilities when drinking stops, researchers say.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/brain-has-remarkable-power-to.html
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7.  FREE:  Drug Abuse Treatment Recommendations to Cut Costs, Save Money and Reduce Crime

NIDA has released a FREE landmark scientific report showing that effective treatment of drug abuse and addiction can save communities money and reduce crime. Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal JusticePopulations outlines some of the proven components for successful treatment of drug abusers who have entered the criminal justice system, leading to lower rates of drug abuse and criminal activity.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/podat_cj/
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Is Your Business Ready for the New Smoke Free Arizona Law?

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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