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THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
04/14/08 Vol. 8 # 15
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Quote of the Week: "Great bodies
of people are never responsible for what they do." ~ Virginia Woolf
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1.
Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention Fact Sheet
2. Teen Drivers Fact Sheet
3. Alcohol Use Masters
4. JUST THE FACTS
5. 'Lung Age' Shocks Smokers Into Stopping
6. Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behavior
7. FREE:
Practical Guides for Alcohol Policy and Prevention Approaches
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1.
Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention Fact Sheet
The School Health Policies and Programs Study assesses school policies
and programs at the State, district, school and classroom levels. This
fact sheet gives statistics about alcohol and other drug use prevention
efforts in elementary, middle, and high schools.
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/shpps/1994/pdf/fs-aod.pdf
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2. Teen Drivers Fact Sheet
This fact sheet gives statistics about teenagers who drive and facts on
driving under the influence.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/teenmvh.htm
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3. Alcohol Use Masters
These masters were designed for the alcohol curriculum above but they
may also be useful on their own.
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/alcohol/guide/nih_alch_masters.pdf
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4. JUST THE FACTS:
- Maternal prenatal smoking contributes to the development of antisocial behavior and attention-deficit hyperactive disorder symptoms in the mother's offspring.
- The EPA estimates that between 150,000 and 300,000 annual cases of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children up to 18 months of age are attributable to secondhand smoke exposure. Of these cases, between 7,500 and 15,000 result in hospitalization.
- Infants with mothers who smoke are 50 percent more likely to be hospitalized with a respiratory infection during their first year when compared to infants with nonsmoking mothers.
- Infants whose mothers smoke in the same room have a 56 percent higher risk of being hospitalized compared to infants whose mothers smoke in a separate room. There is a 73 percent higher risk if mothers smoke while holding their infants and a 95 percent higher risk if mothers smoke while feeding their infants.
Source: http://no-smoke.org/document.php?id=212
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5. 'Lung Age' Shocks Smokers Into
Stopping
Cigarette smokers are more likely to quit smoking if their doctor cuts
through the jargon and tells them how old their lungs are acting. So say
British researchers who tested the "lung age" strategy in 561 smokers
aged 35 and older. All of the smokers got a lung function test. And all
were urged by their doctors to stop smoking and were told about local
smoking-cessation clinics. After the lung function test, doctors told
half of the smokers their "lung age" and showed them a chart comparing
their lung age to a nonsmoker's lung age. For instance, a 52-year-old
smoker might learn that their lung works like that of a 75-year-old who
never smoked.
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/news/20080306/lung-age-shocks-smokers-into-stopping?src=rss_cbsn
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6. Understanding Alcohol: Investigations
into Biology and Behavior
This curriculum unit was developed by the National Institute of Health
and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). It
is a creative, inquiry-based instruction program designed to promote
active learning and stimulate student interest in medical topics for
grades 7 and 8. On this page you'll find links to lesson plans,
interactive student activities, and the teacher's guide.
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/alcohol/default.htm
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7. FREE:
Practical Guides for Alcohol Policy and Prevention Approaches
The ICAP Blue Book offers a comprehensive guide to the key issues in
alcohol policy development and an integrated approach to prevention. It
draws upon the best available research and experience from around the
world.
http://icap.org/Publication/ICAPBlueBook/tabid/148/Default.aspx
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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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