THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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Quote of the Week:  "I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself." ~ Aldous Huxley



 
 

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1.  Many Kids Get First Drink from Parents
2.  Teens with Money More Likely to Drink Heavily
3.  Underage Drinking and Social Hosting
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Subtypes of Alcoholism Discovered
6.  Nearly 2 Million Pounds of Cigarette Butts Collected from Beaches
7.  FREE:  Guide Provides Research-Based Information on Preventing Youth Drug Use
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1.  Many Kids Get First Drink from Parents

Many kids get their first taste of alcohol from their parents, but it's not usually the result of raiding the family liquor cabinet.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/most-kids-get-first-drink.html

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2.  Teens with Money More Likely to Drink Heavily

Getting a big allowance may be a risk factor for heavy drinking among teens, a British study suggests.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/teens-with-money-more-likely.html

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3.  Underage Drinking and Social Hosting

Illegal in many states and municipalities providing alcohol to anyone under 21 is wrong everywhere else.
http://www.iiaaonline.org/pdf/IIAA-PTA-PTO%20Parents%20Bro.pdf

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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• Of those students who reported carrying a gun to school during the 2005-2006 school year, 63.9% report also using marijuana, 39.9% report using cocaine, and 36.8% report using crystal meth in the past year.
• Of those students who reported hurting others with a weapon at school, 68.4% had used marijuana, 48.3% had used cocaine, and 44.1% had used crystal meth in the past year.
• Of those students who reported being hurt by a weapon at school, 60.3% reported using marijuana, 41.1% reported using cocaine and 38.3% reported using crystal meth in the past year.
• Past month illicit drug use was reported by 17.3% of youths who had gotten into serious fights at school or work in the past year compared with 7.6% of those who had not.

Source:  http://cadca.org/CoalitionResources/PP-documents/TheInextricableLink.pdf

5.  Subtypes of Alcoholism Discovered

Analysis of a national sample of individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) revealed five distinct subtypes of the disease. This finding should help dispel the myth that alcoholism is easily categorized and that an individual can be classified as a ‘typical alcoholic’.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2007/06/29/subtypes-of-alcoholism-discovered/ 

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6.  Nearly 2 Million Pounds of Cigarette Butts Collected from Beaches

Coastal cleanup volunteers last year collected about 7 million pounds of debris from the world's shorelines, including 1.9 million pounds of cigarette butts.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/nearly-2-million-pounds-of.html
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7.  FREE:  Guide Provides Research-Based Information on Preventing Youth Drug Use

The Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Drug Abuse has released a second edition of "Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders."                

                                                                             
The new edition includes information on risk factors for youth drug abuse, guidance on planning community drug abuse prevention programs, and descriptions of core elements of effective prevention programs.

Resources: To access the above guide and an online pamphlet derived from it, visit http://www.drugabuse.gov/Prevention/Prevopen.html.
A free print copy of the guide may be ordered at http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalogNIDA/ or by calling the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug information, toll-free, at 1-800-729-6686.
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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

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