03-Jan-2011
Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), along with Department of Justice Associate Attorney General Tom Perelli, discuss teen dating violence awareness and prevention.
Teen dating violence expert, Dr Jill Murray, on ABC-TV’s 20/20. How healthy is your relationship? For complimentary tools and resources to help you choose your best life, go to www.drjillmurray.com
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31-Dec-2010
Investigators: Kathleen J. Sikkema, Jeffrey A. Kelly & the Teen Health Project Team.
TEEN HEALTH PROJECT was developed for adolescents ages 12 to 17 living in low-income housing developments. The purpose of the evaluation study was to determine whether the effects of a community-level HIV risk reduction intervention would be stronger when the intervention targeted change in individual-level risk reduction as well as change in the social and peer normative environment.
Participants (n = 1,172) were recruited from 15 housing developments. Developments were randomly assigned to the community-level intervention (5 developments), workshop-only (5 developments), or a control condition (5 developments). Assessments were conducted at baseline, approximately 3 months after completion of the educational sessions, and again approximately 18 months after baseline.
Teen Health Project is a replication kit from Sociometrics’ Program Archive on Sexuality, Health, & Adolescence (PASHA). PASHA, funded by the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and the Office of Population Affairs, is a collection of effective program replication kits designed to reduce teen pregnancy and STI/HIV/AIDS in adolescents. To facilitate the replication, adaptation and further evaluation of these interventions, all kits are designed to be comprehensive, user-friendly and visually appealing. In establishing the archive, Sociometrics aims to promote the dissemination, creative adaptation, and evaluation of these effective programs. The programs were selected by a scientist expert panel for their demonstrated effectiveness in changing fertility- and STI/HIV/AIDS-related behaviors among teens.
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26-Dec-2010
This program is a multi media interactive PowerPoint that educates youth/young adults on depression and suicide prevention. It is developed to educate youth, college students, and the educators, counselors, and many other professionals that work with our youth and young adults. It’s content involves the prevalence and reason for concern, warning signs, risk factors for suicide, specifically what to say, how to intervene and why NOT to choose suicide. The content is powerful; including 45 slides, music, video clips, suicide survivor’s stories, and also the devastating effects choosing suicide has on family and friends. It provides hope for those struggling, influencing them to seek help before they act and assists those around them to notice signs and intervene. In these ways, we have the potential to reduce the number of youth suicides. Included is a detailed discussion guide. Additionally offered is a complete program campaign to institute in your school, agency or building. It offers beautifully designed graphics combined with powerful messages. The packages include posters (5 different designs), magnets, and wallet cards. This complete program can be purchased through Amazon as well.
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24-Dec-2010
Category : Teen Drug Abuse
Springfield, MO (PRWEB) September 12, 2009
CafePrevention.com announces the addition of a new information card highlighting the dangers of prescription drug abuse and what parents and community members can do to keep their prescription medications out of the hands of kids. Many communities have had their local pharmacies give this card out when they fill prescriptions – a great way to increase awareness of the issue and educate the community at large.
It has always been Café Prevention’s goal to meet the needs of its community. As a result, for those that need to order these valuable drug education and prevention materials before September 30, in order to meet fiscal year deadlines, they will make every effort to accommodate the request.
In a 2009 survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA), one third of teens said they could obtain prescription drugs for misuse within a day, and one in five stated they could get them within an hour – usually from home, parents, family members, or friends – and more teens said prescription drugs were easier to buy than beer. A survey reported in August of last year by CASA found that 34% of teenage prescription drug abusers obtained them from their homes, and 19% of teens surveyed stated it was easier to find prescription drugs, compared to 13% the year before.
CafePrevention has a full line of affordable and creative prevention products addressing prescription drug abuse to go along with this new info card, as well as products related to preventing underage drinking, marijuana and methamphetamine use, gangs, youth violence, and much more. A 2008 Partnership for a Drug Free America study found that 42% of teens agreed that anti-drug messages made them less likely to try drugs.
A recent study by the Substance Abuse Research Center of the University of Michigan found that 12.3% of high school seniors, nearly one in 10, have used narcotic pain killers, with the primary reason for use being they wanted to get high, feel good, or have a good time with friends. Dr. Adam Bisaga, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, has stated, “Not surprisingly, those who use opiods for their psychoactive effects were more likely to use other substances with addictive potential and show early signs of substance use disorder.”
With school back in session, young people may have an increased opportunity to trade prescription medicines with their friends. A recent survey found that one in five teens ages 12-17 said they have given their drugs, such as Oxycontin and Darvocet, to friends or obtained them the same way.
The use of prescription medications, especially pain relievers, to achieve a ‘high’ is increasingly prevalent among high school students and puts these young people at an increased risk for using other substances with a potential for addiction. Yet, only 24% of teens reported that their parents had talked with them about prescription drug abuse, according to a 2008 PDFA study.
In addition to Café Prevention’s materials targeting parents, school nurses, pharmacists and health care professionals, these drug prevention resources, coupled with the powerful impact that individuals in roles like this hold, can help prevent prescription drug abuse. For years, people in positions like this have relied on Café Prevention’s drug, alcohol, and violence prevention resources as an effective tool in their arsenal.
Community Partnership, a large prevention coalition with a 20 year history, and parent of CaféPrevention, understands that the abuse of prescription drugs simply isn’t on many parents and community members radar screens. However, it must be, and with Café Prevention’s drug prevention resources, many understand more clearly how to address this growing concern.
CaféPrevention works hard to provide community coalitions, schools, youth and healthcare organizations, physicians, congregations, law enforcement, and agencies with drug prevention resources. One of our top priorities is helping communities prevent youth substance abuse through eye-catching, pamphlets, posters, bookmarks, games and community toolkits.
“We have taken statistical evidence regarding drug use among teens and coupled this with our desire to produce high-quality, cost-effective, and eye-catching drug prevention resources aimed at strengthening and empowering adults and teens,” states Melissa Haddow, Executive Director of Café Prevention.
Café Prevention is a community’s source for high quality prevention products designed to improve the health and well being of youth. For more information or to order, please visit http://www.cafeprevention.com or call Melissa Haddow at 417-888-2020.
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CafePrevention.com
Melissa Haddow – Executive Director
330 North Jefferson Ave
Springfield, MO 65806
Tel: 417-888-2020
http://www.cafeprevention.com
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18-Dec-2010
(PRWEB) March 30, 2004
Drug Test Your Teen (www.drugtestyourteen.com) is asking for your help in raising awareness about teen drug abuse prevention. Responsible parents need to be alerted that they can stop or even prevent teen drug, alcohol, and tobacco use by testing at home.A child that is tested at home may never even try drugs when they know that their parents take drug use so seriously that they keep tests in the house and will use them at will.
The President wants to allot $ 23 million tax dollars to be given to schools so that they can drug test our kids. Kim Hildreth, owner of Drug Test Your Teen states, ÂÂWhile that may be necessary in some cases, parents need to be made aware that they can accurately and inexpensively test at home for most street drugs, alcohol use, and even cigarette smoking. WouldnÂÂt they rather handle these problems at home, before having a teenagers school record tarnished with a positive drug test result?ÂÂ All of the anti- drug campaigns say to ÂÂfind out if your kids are using drugsÂÂ, but parents are not given information on how to do this.
Ms. Hildreth and her two teenage daughters are making it their lifeÂÂs work to try to get parents to pull their heads out of the sand and hear their message. ÂÂWe hear from parents everyday that refuse to believe that the drugs they found in their teenagers bedroom belonged to their kid!ÂÂ says Linzy Hildreth, 17-year-old President of Drug Test Your Teen. No parent wants to believe that it is ÂÂtheir kidÂÂ. Statistics prove that most parents with teens in rehab did not have a clue that their child was using drugs, or chose to ignore a ÂÂfeelingÂÂ because they simply did not want to believe it was true.
ÂÂTesting early for ÂÂgateway drugsÂÂ is a great deterrent for young teens,ÂÂ says Delaney Hildreth, 15, who became involved with drugs at the age of 12. ÂÂAs a kid, I can tell you absolutely that the kids who smoke cigarettes lead you to the kids that drink, and the kids that drink lead you to the kids who do drugsÂÂ. DelaneyÂÂs mom thought she was too young to need to be tested at the age of 12, before drugs nearly ruined DelaneyÂÂs life and Kim realized the truth. ÂÂShe told such convincing stories, and I wanted to believe the bestÂÂ.
The HildrethÂÂs need help getting their message out- letting everyone with a teen or pre-teen learn that that home drug testing available, and that it works as a deterrent to drug abuse.
Related Teen Drug Abuse Press Releases
07-Dec-2010
Category : Teen Drug Abuse
A friend of mine died from a drug incident. I started www.UnderstandMyTeen.com to help parents of teens be better informed of what’s going on in the teenage culture. Please check out the site and contact me if you find it to be valuable information.
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This is a video to inspire teens to not take part in the following: Drunk Driving, Teen Pregnancy, Teen Drug Abuse, Texting and Driving
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04-Dec-2010
These educational posters confront the realities of drug abuse and addiction with solid information and memorable images. Each poster focuses on a particular drug category, answering these questions: What are they? How are they used? What are the dangers and health effects? What are the commonly used street names? Emphasis is given to the addictive properties of each type of drug, as well as the risks of the short-term and long-term use. The “What if I’m addicted?” poster provides helpful information about the nature of addiction, how to tell if you are addicted, and how to get help.
The Drug Abuse Prevention Poster Series includes the following 10 posters:
What if I’m Addicted?
Marijuana & Hashish;
Meth, Ecstasy & Other Stimulants;
Alcohol & Tobacco;
Depressants;
Hallucinogens;
Prescription & Over-The-Counter Drugs;
Narcotics;
Steroids;
Inhalants.
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