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Meth use the subject of Santa Cruz Neighbors meeting
SANTA CRUZ -- A sheriff's deputy
with nearly a decade of experience enforcing drug laws told a roomful
of Santa Cruz residents on Wednesday night that Pogonip is the No. 1
meth-dealing area in the county.
Sgt. Steve Carney, talking
about what methamphetamine use looks like in neighborhoods and what
residents can watch for, said one cop could arrest 10 to 30 drug users
during a 10-hour shift in the city's 640-acre open space.
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November 3-4, 2009 in
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Interesting Article: Parents shape teen drinking
behaviors
The 2009 Teen Study released this month from The
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University
delivers some staggering news about the relationship between teen drinking and
parental attitudes. The survey of 1,000 teens and 452 parents found that
one-third of teens have seen one or both of their parents drunk, and are more
than twice as likely to get drunk in a typical month than those teens who haven't
seen their parents drunk. In a recent survey conducted by San Mateo youth, (read more here), pressure coming from parents and guardians on
underage youth to drink is up by 6%. Follow the advice at www.theantidrug.com to help them change
their behavior, and yours: advise teens to get involved in safe behaviors,
establish clear rules and consequences, involve yourself in your teen's life,
overlook your fear of sensitive conversations, and unite with the rest of your
family, other families, and organizations to get support. You can also join the
movement for healthier corner stores in your neighborhood to shift the emphasis
away from tobacco and alcohol and towards health options; for more info,
download the Public Health Law and Policy paper "Healthy Corner Stores: the state of the movement". |
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| New Report on Binge Drinking and College Students:
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Internet Can Help Curb Drinking Among College Students
Web-based counseling reduces alcohol abuse among undergrads, study shows
Posted September 16, 2009
WEDNESDAY,
Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy drinking is a growing problem among
university students, but an Internet-based intervention may help them
control their alcohol use, a new study finds.
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| 2009 Pride Survey:
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Many
small increases, no decreases in adolescent alcohol, tobacco, drug use
The 2009 Pride Survey National
Summary of adolescent alcohol and drug use shows small, but significant
increases in 30-day prevalence for a number of drug categories, and no
significant decreases in 30-day use of any drug category measured in grades 6
through 12. These results are based on surveys completed during the 2008-2009
school year.
Most of the increases witnessed
were small (less than 1 percent). However, they suggest that decreases in
adolescent drug use over the last several years may have come to a halt.
Last week the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration released results of the 2008 National
Survey on Drug Use and Health. The 2009 Pride Survey data reflect several of
the trends seen in the NSDUH survey, for example increases in ecstasy use and
little change in marijuana use among adolescents. However, the Pride Survey
data was more recently collected (by at least six months) than the NSDUH data.
Here are some of the key
findings of the 2009 Pride Survey National Summary:
Grades 6-8 (ages 11 to
14)
Increases in
30-prevalence of cigarettes, cigars, any tobacco, beer, marijuana and
lifetime prescription drug abuse.
No
significant decreases in 30-day use.
Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
Increases in
30-day prevalence of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, any tobacco,
beer, wine coolers, liquor, any alcohol, marijuana, inhalants, heroin,
ecstasy, OxyContin, meth and any illicit drug.
No
significant decreases in 30-day use.
Grades 6-12 (ages 11 to
18)
Increases in
30-prevalence of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, any tobacco,
marijuana, ecstasy, OxyContin and lifetime prescription drug abuse.
No
significant decreases in 30-day use.
The 2009 Pride Survey National
Summary is based on the responses of 122,243 students selected from 447,532
students who completed the Pride Survey for Grades 6 to 12 during the school
year from August 2008 until June 2009. These students, while not drawn through
a formal probability sampling process, do represent a broad cross-section of
American youth. Results from previous years national summaries have tracked
closely with nationwide surveys such as Monitoring
the Future.
To read the full report, click here.
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| Research Article: |
Alcohol-Related Disparities: Where is the Research?
Despite
the progress in the overall health of the nation, there are continuing
disparities in the burden of alcohol-related deaths, disease, and injury
experienced by African Americans, Latinos, American Indians, Alaska Natives,
and Asian American and Pacific Islanders compared to the U.S. population as a
whole.
To read more, click here.
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