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By Join Together Staff | May 17, 2012 | Leave a comment | Filed in Legislation, Prevention, Tobacco, Young Adults & Youth
Fewer teenagers and young adults in the United States are smoking, a new government report finds. The drop can be attributed to several causes, including an increase in cigarette taxes, Bloomberg reports.
Daily smoking among teens and young adults fell to 15.8 percent in 2010, down from 20.4 percent in 2004, according to the report, which is based on data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Among teens ages 12 to 17, daily smoking dropped from 3.3 percent to 2 percent.
Higher cigarette taxes, school health education programs that target cigarette use, antismoking campaigns, and increased enforcement of laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors, all have contributed to the decrease, the report notes.
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Next Page »University of Michigan News Service | Marijuana use continues to rise among U.S. teens, while alcohol use hits historic lows
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Among the more important findings from this year’s Monitoring the Future survey of U.S. secondary school students are the following:
Marijuana use among teens rose in 2011 for the fourth straight year—a sharp contrast to the considerable decline that had occurred in the preceding decade. Daily marijuana use is now at a 30-year peak level among high school seniors.
“Synthetic marijuana,” which until earlier this year was legally sold and goes by such names as “K2″ and “spice,” was added to the study’s coverage in 2011; one in every nine high school seniors (11.4%) reported using that drug in the prior 12 months.
Alcohol use—and, importantly, occasions of heavy drinking—continued a long-term gradual decline among teens, reaching historically low levels in 2011.
Energy drinks are being consumed by about one third of teens, with use highest among younger teens.
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Daybreak SCRC Temporarily Not Accepting Clients
The Children’s Administration is responsible for the oversight of the Secure Crisis Residential Center. They recently changed their interpretation of the standards related to the SCRC at this Daybreak facility, related to staff credentials and staffing patterns. Compliance with these changes requires certain Daybreak staff to upgrade their credentials and additional staff to be hired and trained. Daybreak estimates that it will take at least three more weeks to have all staff trained and assigned to SCRC duties. We have agreed, at the request of the Children’s Administration, to stop the admissions of clients to the SCRC until that time.
The Daybreak Spokane Inpatient facility operates two treatment programs: a Chemical Dependency Treatment program for adolescents and a Secure Crisis Residential Center for youth who run away from home. These programs are licensed under the jurisdictions of the Department of Health, the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, and the Children’s Administration. No single agency has full authority over all of the elements of the facility, and each agency has different rules and policies for the management of the treatment programs under their jurisdiction. When the Daybreak facility was designed, each agency collaborated to create common ground for the implementation of the regulations. For the past 12 years, Daybreak has provided safe and effective services to the youth and families of Spokane and the surrounding region.
These changes only affect admissions to the SCRC program in Spokane. There is no change to the Daybreak substance abuse treatment programs provided at this facility, or at the various Daybreak locations in Spokane and Vancouver, Washington.
For more information, please call Tim Smith, Executive Director, at 509-370-4092
Next Page »New Parent Resource to Help Prevent Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Abuse
By Josie Feliz | March 13, 2012 |
Science-Based Tool Combines Parenting Principles into Action-Oriented Resource
(http://www NULL.tresearch NULL.org/parent_center/Final_6_Components_Tool NULL.pdf-org-launches-new-parent-resource-to-help-prevent-adolescent-drug-and-alcohol-abuse)New York, NY, March 13, 2012 –The Partnership at Drugfree.org, in collaboration with Philadelphia-based Treatment Research Institute (TRI) (http://www NULL.tresearch NULL.org/), has released a new tool to help parents and caregivers prevent adolescent drug and alcohol problems.
The “Six Components of Effective Parenting,” (http://www NULL.tresearch NULL.org/parent_center/Final_6_Components_Tool NULL.pdf)based in scientific research, is the product of a new Parents Translational Research Center (http://www NULL.tresearch NULL.org/parent_center/parent_home NULL.htm) – a collaborative effort of The Partnership at Drugfree.org and TRI. The resource is comprised of “how-to” parenting tips organized around six principles specifically designed for parents, guardians and other caregivers who need to play an active role in helping prevent substance abuse in their families. Research consistently shows that kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50 percent less likely to use than those who do not get that critical message at home.
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Next Page »Surgeon General: Teen Smoking an ‘Epidemic’ -
By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: March 08, 2012
WASHINGTON — More than 3.6 million kids smoke cigarettes, according to a new report from the surgeon general on the scope and health consequences on tobacco use among youth.
“Today, more than 600,000 middle school students and three million high school students smoke,” according to U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, who called youth smoking an “epidemic.”
The report is the first aimed at children and adolescents since one in 1994 that concluded that if young people don’t try smoking by the age of 18, they’ll likely never start.
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable and premature death, killing an estimated 443,000 Americans each year, according to the report.
Every day in the U.S., more than 3,800 young people under 18 smoke their first cigarette and more than 1,000 of them will become daily smokers, according to the report.
About three out of four high school smokers continue to smoke well into adulthood, the report said.
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Next Page »Jazzin’ It Up
Daybreak’s Jazzin’ It Up Auction & Concert is on March 10 at The Heathman Lodge in Vancouver.
Auction starts at 5:00pm, followed by dinner and live auction and entertainment by jazz singer, Rebecca Kilgore.
All proceeds support Daybreak’s Vancouver drug and alcohol treatment programs for teens. Call Stephanie at (360) 635-4120 if you’d like to attend.
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Hazelden launches iPhone app for people in recovery
A new iPhone application designed as an interactive recovery support tool for the millions of Americans who are in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs has been released by Hazelden.
Called the Mobile MORE Field Guide to Life, the Hazelden iPhone app, which is accessible to the entire sober community through the iTunes App Store, is based on MORE (My Ongoing Recovery Experience), Hazelden’s award-winning evidence-based web program of personalized continuing care that is provided exclusively to Hazelden’s clients.
Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, the new Field Guide to Life app creates a supportive bridge between a recovering addict’s treatment and the challenges of the world outside of addiction treatment. Hazelden’s Field Guide to Life app comes in three volumes: “The Basics,” “Owning It” and “The New You!”
In working through each of the volumes, users progress through the stages of recovery over the course of one year. Hazelden designed the app for the entire spectrum of the sober community, from people
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Next Page »Government Publishes Guide on Drug Abuse Treatment
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Government Publishes Guide on Drug Abuse Treatment
By Join Together Staff | January 23, 2012 | Leave a comment | Filed in Addiction, Drugs, Government & Treatment
NIDA guide 1-23-12
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published a free guide to choosing a drug abuse treatment program. “Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask” recommends questions that individuals and families who are struggling with addiction should ask to help them make an informed choice.
“Treatment options can vary considerably, and families often don’t know where to begin,” NIDA Director Nora Volkow said in a news release. “This booklet highlights the treatment components that research has shown are critical for success, to help people make an informed choice during a very stressful time.”
Many recent scientific advances have changed addiction treatment, but not all treatment centers have kept up with these changes, according to the Los Angeles Times. The guide recommends asking the following questions:
• Does the program use treatments backed by scientific evidence?
• Does the program tailor treatment to the needs of each patient?
• Does the program adapt treatment as patients’ needs change?
• Is the duration of treatment sufficient?
• How do 12-step or similar recovery programs fit into drug addiction treatment?
The guide provides information on medications, evidence-based behavior therapies, the realities of relapse, and the role of community-level support.
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