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Quote of the Week:  "We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, dispair and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love." ~ Mother Teresa
 
 

April is Alcohol Awareness Month

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1.  Above the Influence
2.  Rich Kids More Likely Than Poor to Use Drugs
3.  Important Message to Parents: Purge Your Medicine Cabinets
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Occasional Heavy Drinking Muddles Workplace Productivity

6.  Drug Use Hits a New Low Among American Workers
7.  FREE:  UNODC Launches Updated Multilingual Dictionary of Drugs Under International Control
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1.  Above the Influence

There comes a point in your life when you realize you're not a kid any more. Suddenly you have to make decisions, you have to make choices everyday. This is the time you define yourself or let others define you. You quickly learn that ther are two ways to go; under the influence or above the influence.
http://abovetheinfluence.com/

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2.  Rich Kids More Likely Than Poor to Use Drugs

Rich kids from Alameda and Contra Costa counties in California were more likely to use alcohol and other drugs than their peers from poor communities, according to data from California's Healthy Kids Survey.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/study-finds-rich-kids-more.html
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3.  Important Message to Parents: Purge Your Medicine Cabinets

The Portland Press Herald published a great piece on how school officials are educating parents about the emerging threat of prescription drug abuse.
http://pushingback.com/blogs/pushing_back/archive/2007/03/15/32055.aspx
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:  Harmful Effects of Alcohol

 

• Alcohol–related crashes (i.e., those in which a driver or pedestrian had a blood alcohol concentration [BAC] greater than zero) account for 41 percent of all fatal car accidents .
• Alcohol use contributes to a range of chronic health consequences including cancer and cardiovascular disease.
• Alcohol use has been associated with increased risk of traumatic injury including: motor vehicle crashes, bicycling accidents, pedestrians, falls, fires, injuries in sports and recreational activities, interpersonal violence, and self–inflicted injuries.
• The economic costs of alcohol abuse in the United States are estimated to be approximately $185 billion annually.

Source:  http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/infofaq/alcohol.aspx

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5.  Occasional Heavy Drinking Muddles Workplace Productivity

Two recent studies offer reviews of the behaviors and costs associated with excessive drinking. Both studies find that because problem drinkers outnumber alcoholics their drinking behaviors are more costly. http://www.ensuringsolutions.org/media/media_show.htm?doc_id=465403&cat_id=1046
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6.  Drug Use Hits a New Low Among American Workers

The latest report from Quest Diagnostics, the nation's largest workplace drug testing company, shows that America's drug problem is getting smaller. Quest is reporting that the number of employees testing positive for drugs is at an 18-year low.
http://pushingback.com/blogs/pushing_back/archive/2007/03/07/31955.aspx
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7.  FREE:  UNODC Launches Updated Multilingual Dictionary of Drugs Under International Control

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime launched an updated multilingual dictionary of all drugs controlled under the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances [UNODC]
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/publications/MLD-rv2.html
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Is Your Business Ready for the New Smoke Free Arizona Law?

A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Ensuring Solutions 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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