THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN
RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
02/25/08
Vol. 8 # 8
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:
"Every human being has a work to carry on within,
duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his,
and which no conscience but his own can teach." ~ William
Ellery Channing
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1.
Open Letter to Parents on Prescription Drug Abuse
2. Top 10 Non-Drug Based Addictions
3. Clemson Students Charged in Fraternity Alcohol Overdose
4. JUST THE FACTS
5. Study Endorses State Stop-Smoking Campaigns
6. One Billion Tobacco Deaths Possible This Century Unless Urgent
Action is Taken
7. FREE: Tips For Cutting Down on Drinking
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1.
Open Letter to Parents on Prescription Drug Abuse
This Open Letter to parents has begun running in 43 national and regional
newspapers.
http://mediacampaign.org/mg/pdf/parents_open_ltr.pdf
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2. Top 10 Non-Drug Based Addictions
The most popular non-drug based addictions, including topics such as
games, pornography, food, and shopping.
http://www.clearhavencenter.com/addictions-research/special-features/top-10-non-drug-based-addictions.html
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3.
Clemson Students Charged in Fraternity Alcohol Overdose
Three Clemson University fraternity brothers were charged with furnishing the
alcohol that contributed to the overdose death of an 18-year-old freshman
student.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2008/clemson-students.html
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4. JUST THE FACTS:
Health Consequences:
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that
4,554 underage deaths each year are due to excessive alcohol use.
• Alcohol use plays a substantial role in all three leading causes of
death among youth - unintentional injuries (including motor vehicle
fatalities and drownings), suicides and homicides.
• Those who begin drinking before the age of 14 are five times more
likely than those who begin drinking after the age of 21 to be injured
while under the influence of alcohol at some point during their lives.
• Among young people, binge drinkers and heavy drinkers are more than
twice as likely as non-drinkers to report having attempted to injure
themselves or having contemplated or attempted to commit suicide.
• Research has also shown another specific link between heavy alcohol
use and youth suicides. States that passed "zero tolerance" laws to
reduce youth drinking-driving also experienced statistically significant
reductions in suicide deaths among 15- to 20-year-olds, compared to
states that did not pass such laws.
• There is growing evidence to suggest that alcohol use prior to age 21
impairs crucial aspects of youthful brain development. In one recent
study, heavy-drinking adolescents who had been sober for three weeks
still scored 10 percent lower than non-drinking peers on tests requiring
verbal and nonverbal recall and skills needed for map reading, geometry,
and science.
Source:
http://camy.org/factsheets/index.php?FactsheetID=7
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5. Study Endorses State Stop-Smoking
Campaigns
State-funded smoking-cessation campaigns have effectively trimmed
smoking rates, and the best results have been seen in the states that
spent the most on smoking prevention.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2008/study-endorses.html
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6. One Billion Tobacco Deaths Possible
This Century Unless Urgent Action is Taken
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that 1 billion people
worldwide could die of tobacco-related causes this century unless
"urgent action" is taken.
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/news/20080207/1-billion-tobacco-deaths-this-century?src=rss_cbsnews
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7. FREE: Tips For Cutting Down on
Drinking
Small changes can make a big difference in reducing your chances of
having alcohol-related problems. Here are some strategies to try. Check
off some to try the first week, and add some others the next.
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Tips/tips.htm
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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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