THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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1.  Dr. NIDA's Challenge 
2.  Secondhand Smoke Increases Teen Test Failure
3.  Don't Harm Yourself
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse 
6.  Brain & Addiction
7.  FREE:  Focus On Prevention
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1.  Dr. NIDA's Challenge

Explore a body to find out what happens when someone uses drugs. Take the challenge and see if you can build a better body.
You will need the Flash plug-in to play this game
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/havefun/DrN_BodyQuiz.asp

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2.  Secondhand Smoke Increases Teen Test Failure

Teens exposed to secondhand smoke at home are at increased risk of test failure in school, suggests a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/tu-ssi091907.php
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3.  Don't Harm Yourself

Online parent guide about three commonly abused drugs: inhalants, tobacco, and marijuana. It provides factual information about the dangers of drug use as well as anti-drug activities that are designed for families.http://www.drugabuse.gov/dontharm/page1/dontharm1.html
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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

Here are some quick facts about alcohol use and the developing brain:

• Alcohol impacts both behavior and brain function differently in adolescents and adults.
• Adolescents are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of alcohol on learning and memory.
• Alcohol affects the sleep cycle, resulting in impaired learning and memory as well as disrupted release of hormones necessary for growth and maturation.
• Alcohol affects all parts of the brain, which affects coordination, emotional control, thinking, decision-making, hand-eye movement, speech, and memory.
• Adolescent drinkers perform worse in school, are more likely to fall behind and have an increased risk of social problems, depression, suicidal thoughts and violence.
• Binge drinking is extremely dangerous for adolescents given that their brain is especially vulnerable to alcohol-related damage.
• People who begin drinking in their early teens are not only at greater risk for developing alcoholism sometime in their lives, they are also at greater risk for developing alcoholism more quickly and at younger ages, especially chronic, relapsing alcoholism.

Source:  http://www.why21.org/teen/

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5.  Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse

Drug addiction is a brain disease. Although initial drug use might be voluntary, drugs of abuse have been shown to alter gene expression and brain circuitry, which in turn affect human behavior. Once addiction develops, these brain changes interfere with an individual’s ability to make voluntary decisions, leading to compulsive drug craving, seeking and use.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/consequences/
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6.  Brain & Addiction

Try this activity to get the brain going and the discussion flowing.
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/parents/parents_brain1.asp
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7.  FREE:  Focus On Prevention

This guide was developed to help a wide range of groups and communities move from concerns about substance abuse to proven and practical solutions. It is a starting point that offers brief, practical, and easy-to-read information that is useful in planning and delivering prevention strategies.
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/prevline/pdfs/FocusOn_Layout_OPT.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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