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1.  Caffeinated drinks 'addictive to kids'
2.  Smoking Is Cool?
3.  Tobacco Effects Quiz
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Few Employers Help Workers Quit Smoking
6.  Definition of Problem Drinking
7.  FREE:  Guiding Stars of the New Parenting Movement Volume 1
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1.  Caffeinated drinks 'addictive to kids'

Governments have been urged to consider banning the sale of caffeinated soft drinks to children following new Australian research showing caffeine only increases addictiveness.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/NATIONAL/Caffeinated-drinks-addictive-to-kids/2007/01/08/1168104916336.html

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2.  Smoking Is Cool?

Actually, most teenagers don't think that smoking is cool. In fact,

• 67% of teenagers say that seeing someone smoke turns them off.
• 65% say that they strongly dislike being around smokers.
• 86% would rather date people who don't smoke.

Many teenagers think that kissing a smoker is like licking a dirty ashtray; perhaps this is why the percentage who don't want to date smokers is so high!

Even teenagers who smoke don't think that smoking is cool. More than half of all teenage smokers want to quit, and about 70% of teenage smokers wish that they had never started smoking in the first place.

If you've gotten the impression that smoking is cool, it may be because smoking is portrayed that way in cigarette advertising. Ads for cigarettes -- like ads for other products -- are designed to associate the product with positive images. Cigarette ads usually show smiling, healthy-looking young adults, in an outdoor setting, having fun with friends. That's a "cool" image. But letting advertising manipulate you into making poor choices is not cool. What's really cool is thinking for yourself and making smart personal decisions.
http://thescooponsmoking.org
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3.  Tobacco Effects Quiz

Check out this assortment of tobacco-related questions to see if you are up-to-speed with all the adverse health effects smoking causes.
http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/quizzes/multipleChoiceMaladiesMisc.php
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• 4.  JUST THE FACTS:  Young Teens and Alcohol: The Risks
  
  While some parents may feel relieved that their teen is “only” drinking, it is important to remember that alcohol is a powerful, mood-altering drug. Not only does alcohol affect the mind and body in often unpredictable ways, but teens lack the judgment and coping skills to handle alcohol wisely. As a result:
• Alcohol-related traffic crashes are a major cause of death among teens.
• Teens who use alcohol are more likely to be sexually active at earlier ages, to have sexual intercourse more often, and to have unprotected sex than teens who do not drink.
• Young people who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crime.

• Teens who drink are more likely to have problems with school work and school conduct—be disruptive, hyperactive, and aggressive.

Source:  http://captus.samhsa.gov/central/documents/Eye.Prevent.Teen-Alcohol-Brains_2.pdf

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5.  Few Employers Help Workers Quit Smoking

Indoor-smoking bans have made life in the workplace more difficult for addicted smokers, but only 4 percent of large employers offer comprehensive stop-smoking services to employees.  http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/few-employers-help-workers.html
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6.  Definition of Problem Drinking

Problem drinking, also known as alcohol abuse, is a pattern of drinking in which one or more of the following situations occur
within a 12-month period:

• Failure to fulfill major work, school or home responsibilities;
• Drinking in situations that are physically dangerous, such as while driving a car or operating machinery;
• Having recurring alcohol-related legal problems, such as being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or for physically hurting someone while drunk; and
• Continued drinking despite having ongoing relationship problems that are caused or worsened by the drinking.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (2000a) http://www.ensuringsolutions.org/usr_doc/Primer2Continuum.pdf
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7.  FREE:  Guiding Stars of the New Parenting Movement Volume 1

Bob Collier of Parental Intelligence has decided to make his latest book, "Guiding Stars of the New Parenting Movement Volume 1" available to you for free. You can download a copy at: http://www.parental-intelligence.com/GSNPMV1E2.pdf
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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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