THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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1.  Drug Experimentation Not Normal, RAND Studies Suggest
2.  Is Smokeless Tobacco Safer than Cigarettes?
3.  Fewer Parent-Teen Discussions About Drugs
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  How & Why Philip Morris is Pushing for FDA Regulation
6.  Antidepressants Now Most Prescribed Drugs
7.  FREE:  Athletic Directors/Coaches Guide: Not In Our House
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1.  Drug Experimentation Not Normal, RAND Studies Suggest

Kids who abstain from marijuana use are not emotionally or socially troubled, whereas those who use alcohol or other drugs while alone tend to suffer a range of psychosocial and behavioral problems.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/drug-experimentation-not.html

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2.  Is Smokeless Tobacco Safer than Cigarettes?

Think that going smokeless is safer than smoking? Better think again. Dippers may be exposed to more cancer-causing chemicals than a pack-a-day smoker. Not as "healthy" as you thought, eh? http://www.worthit.org/facts/moresmokeless.asp
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3.  Fewer Parent-Teen Discussions About Drugs

A Partnership for a Drug-Free America survey finds that fewer parent-teen discussions about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs are taking place, a trend that PDFA described as 'alarming.'
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/fewer-parent-teen-discussions.html
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

In 2003 SAMHSA estimated 305,731 drug-related Emergency Department, ED visits involved alcohol or a major illicit drug; this is nearly half (49 percent) of all drug-related ED visits.
 

• Cocaine was involved in 125,921 ED visits, or 20 percent of all drug-related ED visits.
• Marijuana was involved in 79,663, or nearly 13 percent, of all drug-related ED visits.
• Heroin was involved in 47,604, or nearly 8 percent, of all drug-related ED visits.
• Stimulants, including amphetamines and methamphetamine, were involved in 42,538, or nearly 7 percent of all drug-related ED visits.
• Unspecified opiates, some of which may be heroin, occurred in 24,623, or nearly 4 percent, of all drug-related ED visits.

Source: 2003 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)

5.  How & Why Philip Morris is Pushing for FDA Regulation

It may seem incongruous to the average person why Philip Morris (PM) would back legislation to restrict its business, yet that is what PM seems to be is doing by supporting S. 625, the "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act."
http://www.prwatch.org/node/6351
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6.  Antidepressants Now Most Prescribed Drugs

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that antidepressants are now the most commonly prescribed drugs in the U.S., totaling 118 million prescriptions in 2005.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/antidepressants-now-most.html
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7.  FREE:  Athletic Directors/Coaches 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. Coaches act as a role model and important influence on student-athletes, as well as their families and other athletic supporters. The Athletic Directors/Coaches’ Guide provides tips as well as posters to be displayed in locker rooms and classrooms.http://www.iiaaonline.org/pdf/IIAA-COACH%20Guide.pdf

Download the Poster: http://www.iiaaonline.org/pdf/IIAA-COACH%20PTG%20Fr_Vert.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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