THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

Is Your Business Ready for the New Smoke Free Arizona Law?

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Quote of the Week:  "Things may come to those who wait, but only what's left behind by those who hustle." ~ Abraham Lincoln
 
 

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1.  Too Smart to Start Interactive Body
2.  Adolescent Attention Problems Tied to Prenatal Smoking
3.  Start Talking Before They Start Drinking, Sixth-Grade Family Resource Guide
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Researchers Say Smokers Cost Employers in Missed Work Days, Poor Performance
6.  NIDA Survey Shows Lack of Substance Abuse Treatment Options for Offenders
7.  FREE: 2007 Recovery Month Toolkit Now Available Online!
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1.  Too Smart to Start Interactive Body

Take a look at how alcohol acts in your body and what it does to different parts of your body.
http://toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/youth/interactivebody.aspx

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2.  Adolescent Attention Problems Tied to Prenatal Smoking

A new study finds that adolescent smokers whose mothers smoked while pregnant are more likely to have attention problems.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/adolescent-attention-problems.html

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3.  Start Talking Before They Start Drinking, Sixth-Grade Family Resource Guide

Talk with your kids about drinking before someone else does.

http://www.teachin.samhsa.gov/media/teachin/SAM6Family.pdf
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• Seventy-five percent of the cigarette smokers reported at least one of the four symptoms of addiction, as compared to 29% of cocaine users, 23% of marijuana users, and 14% of alcohol users.
• At least one symptom of addiction was reported by 91% of daily cigarette smokers, as compared to 79% of daily cocaine users, 58% of daily marijuana users, and 48% of daily alcohol users.

• Smokers between the ages of 12 and 17 reported symptoms of addiction at lower rates of cigarette consumption than older smokers did. More than one-quarter of 12- to 17-year-olds who smoked one to five cigarettes per day had symptoms of addiction, and so did about 12 percent of those who were less-than-daily smokers.

Source:  http://thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/effects/addictionGW.php

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5.  Researchers Say Smokers Cost Employers in Missed Work Days, Poor Performance

A pair of new studies find that smokers take many more sick days annually than nonsmokers and perform worse when they are on the job
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/researchers-say-smokers-cost.html
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6.  NIDA Survey Shows Lack of Substance Abuse Treatment Options for Offenders

Fewer than 10% of drug-abusing offenders get the treatment they need. Studies show that treatment cuts drug abuse in half, drastically decreases criminal activity, and significantly reduces arrests. It is estimated that for every dollar spent on addiction treatment programs, there is a $4 to $7 reduction in the cost of drug-related crimes.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/newsroom/07/NR4-02.html
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7.  FREE: 2007 Recovery Month Toolkit Now Available Online!

The online version of the 2007 Recovery Month Toolkit is now available.
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2007/kit/default.aspx

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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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