| The Network |
The Network is a national consortium of IHE professionals aimed at sharing and disseminating information to help curb alcohol and other drug abuse as well as violent behavior among college students. Begun in 1987 by the US Department of Education, the Network is a voluntary membership organization whose member institutions agree to adhere to a set of standards aimed at reducing alcohol and other drug problems. It now has over 1,500 members. For more information visit our website. |
| Trivia |
"What is the only state that can include the name "bourbon" on the label of whiskey it distills? Answer at the bottom of the newsletter." |
| Volunteer Profile |
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Name: Marveen Mahon
Position: STC for Texas
Region: AR-OK-TX Title: Director of Health Services Email: marveenm@uiwtx.edu
How The Network is beneficial to members: "The Network keeps members informed about regional and national events that relate to alcohol, other drug, and violence prevention. It's a great way to "Network" with colleagues in higher education about AODV issues and initiatives happening on their campus or in their region/state. What a great resource for anyone in the prevention/ed
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Online Resources |
It seems every time you turn around, Google has launched another tool or resource. You can download a "chart sheet" that lists them all.
Motivational Incentives: Part 1 This 2-part downloadable series of essays presents a new twist on an old behavioral technique to motivate client/student participation in treatment. Part 2
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| Microsoft Tip |
Microsoft Outlook:
Quickly Find All Mail from One Sender. To quickly view all messages you've received from a single sender, just right-click on a message from that sender, select "Find All" and select "Messages from Sender". |
| Dates to Remember |
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Latino Behavioral Health - October 1-4
2nd Annual Harm Reduction Conference
November 2-4
You will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from pioneers in the field of Harm Reduction Therapy (HRT). It is Practical, hands-on training in how to do HRT in real world settings with real world populations.
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| Issue: # 8 |
September 21, 2007 |
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Dear Network Member-
Most of us are now in the busiest and most exciting part of our year, so I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a productive and positive semester! As you take time from your schedules to review this edition of News From the Front, you'll notice new features that I think you'll find interesting. First, there is a fun and informative "Trivia" box that allows us to test our knowledge of little considered facts. And there is a "Microsoft Tip" to help us better use our computers! Of course, this edition is chalk full of the informative articles you've come to expect, including results from the recent SAMSHA and CAMY surveys.
I'd also like to encourage you to register for and attend the US Department of Education's 21st National Meeting in Omaha. Not only is this THE meeting at which to gather cutting edge information in the field of prevention, it is also a venue for meeting colleagues in your Network Region through the Regional Roundtable meetings scheduled for Saturday morning, October 20th.
If you are unable to join us, your Regional Director will be able to provide you with information about the meeting upon his/her return to campus, so be sure to contact your RD! If you do plan to attend, I look forward to seeing you in Omaha!
Carla Lapelle
Vice Chair, The Network |
| Alcohol Policy 14 - San Diego Jan'08 |
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Sunday - Wednesday, January 27 - 30, 2008
The Bahia Resort Hotel, Mission Bay, San Diego, California The California Council on Alcohol Policy (Cal Council), a statewide non-profit uses education, community organizing and public policy to reduce the problems associated with alcohol that impact our communities. We are pleased to sponsor the January 2008 conference, Engaging States and Local Communities in Prevention Policies. This conference is the 14th in a series of national and regional meetings that address research, policy, and prevention issues related to alcohol. We welcome an anticipated attendance of up to 300 participants including community-based practitioners, public officials, and researchers from across the North America and beyond.
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| Reported Teen Marijunana Use Declines, Abuse of Prescription Drug Rises, Survey finds - Bob Curley |
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Fewer adolescents are telling federal researchers that they use marijuana, but the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported that most indicators of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use remain relatively unchanged from 2005.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) unveiled the survey results on Sept. 6, with federal officials touting a 25-percent reported decline in marijuana use among male youths between 2002 and 2006 but fretting over the 2.2 million new nonmedical users of prescription drugs, including narcotic painkillers. Most users of prescription drugs for recreational reasons reported getting the drugs free from friends or family members. For the Full Article Click here. |
| Study Says Raising Prices May Not Make Smokers Quit |
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A new study that compared smoking rates, economic status and cigarette prices concludes that raising the price of cigarettes does not appear to affect whether smokers decide to quit, Reuters reported Sept. 11.
Researcher Peter Franks of the University of California at Davis and colleagues said that while smoking has declined over the past 20 years in the U.S., and the trend does coincide with an increase in the average price of a pack of cigarettes, the two are not necessarily related. Tellingly, smoking among low-income Americans actually increased somewhat during the study period, while falling among the higher-income population.
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| How Much Booze Is Good For You? - Daniel J. DeNoon |
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Light drinking helps heart health. But more than one drink a day for women and more than two daily drinks for men are harmful.
That's the bottom line from a state-of-the-art review of drinking and health by University of Missouri cardiologist James H. O'Keefe, MD, and colleagues.
The researchers note that study after study shows health benefits for moderate drinking. These benefits appear to come not from the type of alcohol, but from the alcohol itself.
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| Reduction in Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising in Magazines, 2001-2005 |
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| From 2001 to 2005, youth1 exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines fell by 49%,2 according to an analysis conducted by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) of 16,635 advertisements costing nearly $1.7 billion. The largest year-to-year drop occurred between 2004 and 2005, when youth exposure fell by more than a quarter. Alcohol industry trade associations adopted a more restrictive standard for advertising placements in the fall of 2003, and by 2005 nearly all alcohol advertisements in magazines were placed in magazines with youth audience compositions lower than the industry standard.
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| Schools Can't, Shouldn't Shoulder Prevention Burden - Bob Curley |
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| Most American kids receive some drug education in the classroom, but a new report contends that schools should not be relied upon to prevent early use of alcohol and other drugs and its consequences.
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This edition of News From the Front is edited by Robert Chapman, Carla Lapelle and Luke Walker. Suggestions for articles, news items, and online resources are always welcomed. To submit to NFTF, send email to chapman.phd@gmail.com. For more information on the Network, visit http://www.thenetwork.ws |
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