THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
 

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staging a Run Drugs Out of Town Run.
 
 
 

Quote of the Week:  "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.' ~ Helen Keller.
 
 

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1.  Welcome to Up-2-You

2.  Antismoking Ads Backfire
3.  Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking for Families
4.  JUST THE FACTS
5.  Prevention First
6.  Parent/Community Coordinators Guide: Not In Our House
7.  FREE:  NIDA Publication Explains the Science of Addiction
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1.  Welcome to Up-2-You

You’re probably faced with loads of choices every day that could affect your health.
Up-2-You gives you the lowdown on stuff like smoking, passive smoking, alcohol, drugs and keeping your head together. Enjoy this site from Northern Ireland.
http://www.up-2-you.net/

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2.  Antismoking Ads Backfire

Middle-school students who were exposed to the greatest number of antismoking ads were also the most likely to smoke, according to researchers who concluded that such ads can backfire unless constructed carefully.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2007/antismoking-ads-backfire.html 
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3.  Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking for Families

This guide highlights what families can do to reduce illegal underage alcohol use in America and help prevent the problems underage drinking causes for our young people and the communities in which they live.
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/media/underagedrinking/pdf/family.pdf

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4.  JUST THE FACTS:

• Alcohol use among adolescents co–occurs with a range of other risky behaviors including violence, tobacco use, sexual activity, drinking and driving and suicide.
• Those who drink, including adolescents, may experience
  an increased risk of violence because of reduced physical coordination, poor decision-making in threatening situations and isolation while out late at night.
• Alcohol increases vulnerability to victimization above levels of vulnerability brought about other factors    Youths who had engaged in fighting or other delinquent behaviors were more likely than other youths to have used illicit drugs.

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

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5.  Prevention First

Prevention First is a non-profit agency dedicated to strengthening the foundations of children and families by empowering them to successfully handle difficult, everyday life situations and extraordinary challenges such as violence and
substance abuse.
http://www.preventionfirst.net/
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6.  Parent/Community Coordinators 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. Parents and guardians, as adults and homeowners, are criminally and civilly liable for what happens in their home. Whether they own, lease, or rent, whether they provide the alcohol or not, parents could face penalties ranging from jail time to fines to civil lawsuits. The Parent/Community Coordinators Guide offers tips and advice on how to prevent social hosting, as well as to become educated on or help create local laws.
http://www.iiaaonline.org/pdf/IIAA-PTA-PTO%20Pres%20Guide.pdf

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7.  FREE:  NIDA Publication Explains the Science of Addiction

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction was unveiled last week by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The 30-page full-color booklet explains in layman's terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior and was released in conjunction with HBOs ADDICTION documentary. NIDA hopes this new publication will help reduce stigma against addictive disorders.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/scienceofaddiction/
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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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