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THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
04/07/08 Vol. 8 # 14
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staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
Quote of the Week: "When a person
can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him."
~ Thomas Szasz
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1.
Past Year Alcohol Use
2. Underage Drinking: Myths vs. Facts
3. Higher Alcohol Taxes to Combat U.K. Drinking Problems
4. JUST THE FACTS
5. Employers Must Prove Need Before Testing Workers for Drugs,
Federal Court Rules
6. Research Reveals Little Benefit from Stop-Smoking Drugs
7. FREE: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With
Co-Occurring Disorders
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1.
Past Year Alcohol Use
Table E.1 Use of Specific Substances in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past
Month among 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders in NSDUH and MTF: Percentages,
2002
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/training/alcohol/prevent_pg6.html#past
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2. Underage Drinking: Myths vs. Facts
SAMHSA has completely updated, revised, and redesigned one of its most
popular educational brochures, formerly called “Tips for Teens: About
Alcohol.” The new 2008 pre-publication edition of “Underage Drinking:
Myths vs. Facts” is now available here for viewing, downloading, and
printing.
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/media/underagedrinking/PDF/FinalMythsFactsBrochure.pdf
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3. Higher Alcohol Taxes to Combat U.K.
Drinking Problems
The British government is considering increases in wine and liquor taxes
in order to curb the nation's appetite for alcohol.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2008/higher-alcohol-taxes-to.html
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4. JUST THE FACTS:
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Secondhand smoke is a known preventable cause of low birth weight, which contributes to infant mortality and health complications into adulthood.
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Secondhand smoke exposure reduces the birth weight of infants of nonsmoking mothers and contributes to additional reductions in birth weight among babies of smoking mothers.
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Maternal smoking is the strongest risk factor leading to SIDS.
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Secondhand smoke is a risk factor contributing to SIDS. Infants who die from SIDS tend to have higher concentrations of nicotine in their lungs than do control children, regardless of whether smoking is reported.
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Secondhand smoke exposure impairs a child's ability to learn. It is neurotoxic even at extremely low levels. More than 21.9 million children are estimated to be at risk of reading deficits because of secondhand smoke.
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Higher levels of exposure to secondhand smoke are also associated with greater deficits in math and visuospatial reasoning.
Source: http://no-smoke.org/document.php?id=212
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5. Employers Must Prove Need Before
Testing Workers for Drugs, Federal Court Rules
The desire to maintain a "drug-free workplace" is not sufficient
justification for requiring all employees to be tested for illicit
drugs, the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2008/employers-must-prove-need.html
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6. Research Reveals Little Benefit from
Stop-Smoking Drugs
Studies sponsored by the pharmaceutical companies selling stop-smoking
drugs provide scant evidence of effectiveness in helping smokers achieve
long-term abstinence.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2008/research-reveals-little.html
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7. FREE: Substance Abuse Treatment
for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders
This inservice training manual introduces substance abuse treatment
counselors and other practitioners to state-of-the-art treatment for
people with both substance use and mental disorders. Participants will
become familiar with the evidence-based knowledge presented in TIP 42
and learn how to apply that knowledge in their treatment practices.
http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17705
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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
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