THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN
RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
02/18/08
Vol. 8 # 7
We aim to bring you the latest information on drug abuse prevention
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If you would like to help the kids in your
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http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org and consider
staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
Quote of the Week: "It is
error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." ~ Thomas Paine
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1.
New Research Sheds Light on Nicotine Addiction
2. Top 10 Legal Drug Addictions
3. How Teenage Rebellion Has Become a Mental Illness
4. JUST THE FACTS
5. Children Prenatally Exposed To Alcohol May Be Identified By Eye
Blinks
6. Why Don't We Talk About Smoking and Celebrity Deaths?
7. FREE: Smoke-Free Implementation Handbook
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1.
New Research Sheds Light on Nicotine Addiction
Findings from new research indicate that individual variations in brain
chemistry may profoundly affect a person's vulnerability to nicotine
addiction, and adolescents who smoke may be predisposed to certain
behavioral health disorders.
http://members.jointogether.org/ct/D7A9kap1sE_H/
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2. Top 10 Legal Drug Addictions
The most common legal and prescription drugs found in addictions
searches.
http://www.clearhavencenter.com/addictions-research/special-features/top-10-drug-addictions.html
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3. How Teenage Rebellion Has Become a
Mental Illness
Disruptive young people who are medicated with Ritalin, Adderall and
other amphetamines routinely report that these drugs make them "care
less" about their boredom, resentments and other negative emotions, thus
making them more compliant and manageable [AlterNet, USA]
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/75081/
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4. JUST THE FACTS:
What teens and others think about alcohol advertising and youth
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A USA Today
survey found that teens say ads have a greater influence on their desire to
drink in general than on their desire to buy a particular brand of alcohol.
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Eighty
percent of general public respondents in a poll by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms believed "that alcohol advertising influences youth to
drink alcoholic beverages."
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Another
poll, done for an alcohol-industry-funded organization called the Century
Council, found that 73% of the public believes that "alcohol advertising is
a major contributor to underage drinking."
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The
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) recognizes the influence
advertising can have on youth: "[T]he impact of advertising on radio and
television audiences, particularly kids, cannot be overstated. Clever
jingles, flashy lights, fast talking, and quick pacing, all contribute to
the message of commercials."
Source:
http://camy.org/factsheets/index.php?FactsheetID=1
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5. Children Prenatally Exposed To Alcohol
May Be Identified By Eye Blinks
Eye blinks may help to identify children prenatally exposed to alcohol.
Not all children prenatally exposed to alcohol show distinctive facial
anomalies usually associated with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96050.php
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6.
Why Don't We Talk About Smoking and Celebrity Deaths?
Actress Suzanne Pleshette's recent death from "respiratory distress" was
sad. Most of the articles about it briefly mention that she had been
fighting lung cancer, but fail to mention that she had been a cigarette
smoker in the past. Cigarette smoking is the single biggest cause of
lung cancer.
http://www.prwatch.org/node/6927
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7. FREE: Smoke-Free Implementation
Handbook
Print off your own copy of our Implementation Handbook! This handbook
was created to assist restaurant and bar owners in implementing
smoke-free policies
http://www.kiiss.org/rest/tools/handbook.html
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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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