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09/03/07
Vol. 7 #36
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We aim to bring you the latest information on drug abuse prevention
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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: "We have forty million reasons for
failure, but not a single excuse." ~ Rudyard Kipling
Saturday, September 29: 10am -5pm. You are invited to join us at the
3rd Annual
Art of Recovery Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Admission is FREE!
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1. 21st Birthday Card: Is someone you know turning 21?
2. More Kids Say Drugs a School Problem
3. FAS Not the Only Risk of Drinking While Pregnant
4. JUST THE FACTS: Over the Counter Cough Medicine
5. Most Illicit Drug Users and Heavy Alcohol Users Are in the
Workplace and May Pose Special Problems
6. Addiction Screening Rare, Should be Required
7. FREE:
Factbook on State
Beer Taxes
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1. Riding In Cars With
Smokers
It's Labor Day weekend and you have packed the family into the car for
the two-hour drive to grandma's house. Because of the heat, you crank
the AC and keep the windows closed. The problem is you are a smoker and
after just two cigarettes you will have exposed your spouse and kids to
particulates at a level well above government safety standards. That's
the bottom-line finding of measurements recently published by
engineering researchers at Stanford University.
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2007/september12/smokecar-091207.html
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2. More Kids Say Drugs a School Problem
Sixty-one percent of U.S. high-school students say that drugs are a
problem in the schools, up from 44 percent in 2002, according to a new
survey from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/more-kids-say-drugs-a-school.html
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3. FAS Not the Only Risk of Drinking While Pregnant
Not every child exposed to alcohol develops fetal alcohol syndrome, but
researchers say prenatal drinking can lead to a variety of other
behavioral problems among children.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/fas-not-the-only-risk-of.html
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4. JUST THE FACTS: Over the Counter Cough Medicine
- One out of 10 people aged 12–17 report having
taken excessive amounts of OTC cough medicines that
contain dextromethorphan (DXM) to get high.
- There are over 100 OTC cough medicines that
contain DXM, either as the only active ingredient or
in combination with other ingredients. These
medicines can be easily obtained from home medicine
cabinets, a friend’s or neighbor’s house, in retail
stores, and on the Internet.
- When these remedies are taken in excess, users
can experience an ecstasy-like high along with
extremely dangerous side effects.
- Be on the look out for empty cough medicine
bottles or packages in backpacks, garbage cans, and
bedrooms; disappearing cough and cold medicines from
family medicine cabinets; declining grades, change
in friends, appearance, eating and sleeping habits;
and unusual chemical or medicinal smells on your
child or in his/her room.
- Safeguard your medicine cabinet—know what’s
there, keep track of your medicines, and discard OTC
and prescription medications that you don’t need.
- Talk to your child—kids who learn about the
risks of drug abuse from their parents are half as
likely as their peers to try or use drugs.
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5. Most Illicit Drug Users and Heavy Alcohol Users Are in the
Workplace and May Pose Special Problems
Most of the nation’s approximately 16.4 million current illicit drug
users and approximately 15 million heavy alcohol users hold full-time
jobs, according to a new study by SAMHSA.
http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/070713survey0610.aspx
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6. Addiction Screening Rare, Should be Required
Few doctors currently screen patients for addiction or mental illness,
and requiring health plans to do so could get more people into needed
treatment, according to a new report.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/addiction-screening-rare.html
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7. FREE: Factbook on State
Beer Taxes
The Factbook provides comprehensive data on beer-tax rates across the
country and examines the steady, inflation-induced decline in the value
of those taxes to state government. The data reveal that 22 states have
not raised beer taxes for more than two decades, and that one state, New
York, has even reduced its rate. It shows how most states have ignored
strong fiscal and public health rationales for increasing beer taxes.
http://cspinet.org/booze/taxguide/040802BeerReport.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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