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Quote of the Week:  "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." ~ Carl Jung
 
 

Smoke Free Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars law goes into effect on Friday, March 3 in Puerto Rico

March 18^th to 24^t,h 2007 is the 15^th Annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW)

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1.  Steroids Video

2.  Who Should Not Drink?
3.  Silence - inhalant abuse
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement:
6.  An Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs
7.  FREE:  On-line Education for Nurses
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1.  Steroids Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TNgfVTGgek&mode=related&search=

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2.  Who Should Not Drink?

• Children and adolescents
• Individuals of any age who cannot restrict their drinking to moderate levels
• Women who are or may become pregnant
• Individuals who plan to drive, operate machinery or take part in other activities that require attention, skill or coordination
• Individuals taking prescription or over the counter medications that can interact with alcohol.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(2000); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (2001); U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services; U.S. Department of Agriculture.
http://www.ensuringsolutions.org/usr_doc/Primer2Continuum.pdf
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3.  Silence - inhalant abuse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgbsPnSohs&mode=related&search=
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:  Positive Trends:

• Any illicit drug – Since the peak years of drug abuse in the mid-1990s, there have been decreases among all three grades in the “any illicit drug” category. Based on 2005 data, annual prevalence has fallen by 35 percent among 8th-graders since the peak year in 1996. The peak year for annual abuse among 10th- and 12th-graders was 1997; since then, annual prevalence has fallen by 23 percent among 10th-graders and by 10 percent among 12th-graders.
• Marijuana – From 2001 to 2005, annual prevalence of marijuana fell by 21 percent among 8th-graders and by 19 percent among 10th-graders (See also Stable Trends and Negative Trends.)
• Methamphetamine – Lifetime, annual, and 30-day abuse decreased significantly among 12th-graders from 2004 to 2005, and lifetime abuse decreased significantly among 10th-graders.
• Cigarettes/Nicotine – Lifetime abuse of cigarettes decreased significantly among 8th- and 12th-graders from 2004 to 2005. Also, 12th-graders had significant decreases in daily smoking and in smoking one-half pack or more per day. Disapproval(3) of smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day increased significantly among 12th-graders. (See also Stable Trends.)
• Anabolic Steroids – Annual and 30-day abuse of steroids decreased significantly among 12th-graders from 2004 to 2005. Also, the perceived availability of steroids decreased significantly among 8th-graders.
• Amphetamines – Lifetime, annual, and 30-day abuse and perceived availability decreased significantly among 12th-graders from 2004 to 2005.

• Alcohol – Lifetime and annual abuse decreased significantly for 8th-graders, 30-day abuse decreased significantly for 10th-graders, and annual abuse decreased significantly for 12th-graders from 2004 to 2005. The annual prevalence of 12th-graders who had been drunk also decreased significantly in 2005.

Source: http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/HSYouthtrends.html

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5.  The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement:

http://www.wmitchell.edu/tobaccolaw/resources/eckhart.pdf
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6.  An Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs

Imprisoning millions of nonviolent drug users is a failed strategy -- but there are some solutions that actually work.
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/41037/
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7.  FREE:  On-line Education for Nurses

There is an on-line inhalant training program for nurses (with CEU credit), “Inhalant Abuse: Nursing Implications.” It is available at:
http://www.rnceus.com/course_frame.asp?exam_id=47&directory=inhal.
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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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