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06/11/07
Vol. 7 #24 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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staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
Quote of the Week: "A candle loses nothing by lighting
another candle." ~ Erin Majors
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1. Youth Drinking Influenced by Advertising
2. Parents Are Primary Source of Alcohol for Middle School Youth
3. You’ve Got to Be Kidding
4. JUST THE FACTS
5. Higher Beer Taxes, 21 Drinking Age Reduces Traffic Deaths of
Young People
6. Administrators Guide: Not In Our House
7. FREE: Guide to Cooperative Games for Social Change
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1. Youth Drinking Influenced by Advertising
Middle-school children exposed to high levels of alcohol advertising and
marketing are 50 percent more likely to drink and 36 percent more likely
to intend to drink than peers who were exposed to few ads, according to
new research.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/youth-drinking-influenced-by.html
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2. Parents Are Primary Source of Alcohol for Middle School
Youth
Parents or guardians are a predominant source of alcohol for young
teens, according to a longitudinal study that followed Chicago public
school students from 6thto 8thgrade.
http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol16/16-18.pdf
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3. You’ve Got to Be Kidding
How BAT promotes its brands to young people around the world. 28-page
PDF [ASH, UK]
http://www.ash.org.uk/html/conduct/pdfs/batreport2007.pdf
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4. JUST THE FACTS:
- Alcohol and drugs account for 25% of the 2 million deaths that occur
in the United States every year, more than any other preventable health
problem.
- Between 40 and 50% of all traffic deaths are attributable to alcohol.
- Alcohol and drug use is directly or indirectly responsible for 1/3 of
all emergency room visits.
- In trauma centers around the country, about half of all trauma patients
screen positive for alcohol or drugs.
Source:
http://insightforhealth.com/
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5. Higher Beer Taxes,
21 Drinking Age Reduces Traffic Deaths of Young People
Alcohol control policies have helped prevent youth access to alcohol and
the problems of underage drinking. Moreover, a recent study found that
communities with limited alcohol regulation could expect the greatest
benefits from establishing new alcohol-control policies.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/pressreleases/2007/higher-beer-taxes-21.html
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6. Administrators Guide: Not In Our House
Not in Our House: A Nationwide Initiative on Underage Drinking and
Social Hosting is a program
developed to raise awareness of illegal underage drinking and social
host laws in communities throughout the United States. As a school’s
leader, administrators face the responsibility of guiding their school
toward success in academia and beyond. The Administrators’ Guide
provides everything the administrators need to take a leadership role in
implementing the program and creating partnerships in the community to
eliminate social hosting and underage drinking.
http://www.iiaaonline.org/pdf/IIAA%20Admin%20Guide.pdf
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7. FREE: Guide to Cooperative Games for Social Change
The Freechild Project
announces the release of the "Guide to Cooperative Games for Social
Change," a revised version of our popular "So, You Wanna Be a Playa?"
Written by Adam Fletcher and Kari Kunst, this introductory guide offers
more than 30 activities for youth people, teachers, youth workers,
counselors, parents, and anyone who wants to have FUN with meaning! The
guide includes descriptions, hints, facilitator notes, and more for
icebreakers, initiatives, "funners," and closing games.
http://www.commonaction.org/gamesguide.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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