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06/04/07
Vol. 7 #23 We aim to bring you the latest information on drug abuse prevention
for students, parents and professionals. If you do not find this
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If you would like to help the kids in your
community check out our web site at
http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org and consider
staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
Quote of the Week: "People travel to wonder at the
height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses
of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of
the stars. . . and they pass by themselves without wondering." ~ St.
Augustine
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1. INTERACTIVE: Street drugs
2. Underage Drinking and the Developing Brain
3. How to Hold Crucial Conversations About Drugs With Your
Teenager
4. JUST THE FACTS
5. RAND Guide to Underage Drinking Prevention
6. Alcohol Policy Information System
7. FREE: Safety First
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1. INTERACTIVE: Street drugs
Click on drug to see how it imacts on the body
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12423004/
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2. Underage Drinking and the Developing Brain
Alcohol consumption is associated with structural damage to the brain.
Repeated exposure to alcohol can produce long-lasting changes in
adolescent behavior and brain function.
http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/stats/Fct%20Sht-Dev%20Brain.pdf
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3. How to Hold Crucial Conversations About Drugs With Your
Teenager
Here are some specific skills parents can implement when tackling the
topic of drug use with their teens.
http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/resources/general/crucial-conversations.pdf
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4. JUST THE FACTS:
- “Coronary heart disease, including acute myocardial infarction and
chronic
ischemic heart disease, occurs more frequently in women who smoke.” p.
7.
- “The use of oral contraceptives by women cigarette smokers increases
the risk of
a myocardial infarction by a factor of approximately ten.” p. 7.
- “Women who smoke low ‘tar’ and nicotine cigarettes experience less
risk for
coronary heart disease than women who smoke high ‘tar’ and nicotine
cigarettes,
but their risk is still considerably greater than that of nonsmokers.”
p. 7.
- “Women cigarette smokers experience an increased risk for subarachnoid
hemorrhage…” p. 7.
- “Cigarette smoking is causally associated with cancer of the lung,
larynx, oral
cavity, and esophagus in women as well as in men; it is also associated
with
kidney cancer in women.” p. 8.
Source: SURGEON GENERAL’S REPORTS ON THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF
SMOKING http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/index.htm
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5. RAND Guide to Underage Drinking Prevention
As part of their technical report series, the RAND Corporation has
released, Preventing Underage Drinking: Using Getting To Outcomes with
the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework to Achieve Results.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR403.pdf
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6. Alcohol Policy Information System
The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) is an online resource that
provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol-related
policies in the United States at both State and Federal levels. It
features compilations and analyses of alcohol-related statutes and
regulations. Designed primarily as a tool for researchers, APIS
simplifies the process of ascertaining the state of the law for studies
on the effects and effectiveness of alcohol-related policies.
http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/
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7. FREE: Safety First
This 16 page booklet deals in a reality based approach to teens and
drugs. While it does not promote drug use on any level it also
avoids the pitfalls of zero tolerance.
http://www.safety1st.org/pdf/safetyfirst.pdf
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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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