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A note from Jim Crowley, President of Community Intervention,
Inc.
A NEW RESOURCE FOR YOU: Help is Down the
Hall.
As persons concerned about the healthy
education for our youth, we are all working to create learning
environments where children gather each day with teachers, coaches
and friends, to share the joys of learning, and to ensure that "No
Child is Left Behind." These learning environments must be safe as
well as drug-free, because it is impossible to insure safety when
children and adults are under the influence of alcohol and other
drugs. Insuring that school staff and school children are drug-free
is a prerequisite for building a safe learning community.
In
addition to issues around alcohol and other drugs, many of our
children bring to school a host of serious personal problems and
significant problems from home. This causes these children to face
the school day with dread and anxiety. This in turn quickly impairs
the child's ability to concentrate and to truly engage and partake
of the exciting learning opportunities that are presented in our
classrooms across the country.
Student Assistance Programs
(SAPs) are designed to help students address these, and many other
impediments to learning, in a systematic and cost- effective way.
Studies show that students who participate in SAP assessment and
subsequent service provision processes, show improved grades, better
attendance than school district averages, reduced probability of
dropping out, improved peer relationships and an increase in their
ability to attend to assignments and classroom
discussions.
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
requested that the National Association for Children of Alcoholics
(NACoA) produce a handbook on Student Assistance Programs because
CSAP believes that similar outcomes are achievable in any school or
school system. Because of his vast experience with SAPs, Jim
Crowley, President of Community Intervention, Inc., was asked to be
the primary author of Help is Down the Hall. This valuable handbook
is available free of charge from NACoA by calling 1-888-554-2627 or
by email at: nacoa@nacoa.org
Until CSAP's second printing becomes
available, you can only order a single copy.
Please read
Help is Down the Hall with an eye for the carefully articulated and
economical feasibility process contained in its pages. Your vision
and leadership in this matter can change the lives of millions of
children for the better. Where good Student Assistance Programs
exist, this already happens. If you and/or your peers are not
familiar with SAPs, this handbook is a great beginning and is a
solid refresher for SAP professionals.
| Nicotine Affects on the Brain |
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| Changes in a smoker's brain have long terms affects
similar to those who use heroine and cocaine. A new study by
the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), found that
smokers have abnormally high levels of a pair of enzymes
involved in the dopamine system that are also found in other
drug users. These changes in the enzymes in the brain of both
smokers and other drug users strongly suggest that they
contribute to addiction. (Join Together News Summary February
21, 2007) |
| Glamorous Number Nine |
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Hot pink and green teal colors, flowers on the pack and
advertisements, a "glamorous" look. This isn't the same old Jo
Camel anymore. R.J. Reynolds is now heavily promoting their
Camel No. 9 cigarettes to young women.
For years the Camel brand of cigarettes was predominantly
male focused compared to other competitive brands like
Marlboro and Kool whose users were up to 50% female. This,
according to a Camel marketing exec, limited their sales
potential, adding that with the addition of Camel No. 9 they
can focus on products with a "wow" factor and make them more
appealing to adult smokers.
Reynolds American is currently advertising Camel No. 9 in
magazines including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Vogue, Flaunt and
W. Cheryl Healton of the American Legacy Foundation stated
that she is worried about the ads because both Vogue and
Cosmopolitan have a high percentage of young readers adding
that R.J. Reynolds is "looking for initiation, appealing to
young girls to up their market share." (Associated Press,
March 17, 2007)
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| Judge Bans Light and Low Tar Labels |
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Judge Gladys Kessler, the judge in the U.S.
racketeering case has ordered tobacco companies from using the
terms "light and "low tar" both nationally and
internationally, and rejected a bid by Phillip Morris to ban
the terms only in the United States. The tobacco firms say
they will appeal the ruling because they feel it infringes on
the rights of other countries to regulate cigarette sales.
(Join Together News Summary March 19, 2007)
Community Intervention is looking for examples of how
schools and communities are using TEG as an alternative to
suspension and court diversion to share with others. Please
submit your examples to: amy@communityintervention.org
Save Money Now by Sponsoring a TAP/TEG Training!
Sponsoring or cosponsoring your own TAP/TEG
training will give you:
Cost Savings: In
addition to a reduced tuition, you save travel/lodging costs
by having the training locally.
Immediate Results:
Participants leave the training ready to start the groups.
Burnout Prevention: To prevent burn out, rotate
facilitators and have back up facilitators to replace those
lost to turnover, retirement and other commitments.
Free Program Consultation: You have time to spend
with the trainer as well ongoing technical support for as long
as you need.
Free Tuition: Sponsor or cosponsor a
successful training and earn scholarships to send additional
people to your training for free!
And much, much,
more...
In appreciation for sponsoring or
cosponsoring a training Community Intervention will give you
up to $300.00 (normally $200.00) towards the cost of a
continental breakfast on the days of the training.
For more information contact Amy DeNoyer-Hickey at
800-328- 0417 or
amy@communityintervention.org
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| Black Youth and Secondhand Smoke |
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A recent University of Cincinnati study of 220
asthmatic children between the ages of 5-12 found that African
American children who were exposed to secondhand smoke had
higher levels of continine in their blood and hair compared to
other children. One of the goals of the study was to
understand how secondhand smoke affects different populations.
The study noted that African Americans tend to have more
tobacco related health issues such as low birth rate, asthma,
and sudden infant death syndrome. The complete study can be
found in the March 2007 issue of the journal Chest.
(Join Together News Summary, March 14, 2007)
TAP/TEG Training Dates and Locations
June
20-21st, 2007, Grand Island, NE
October 25-26, 2007 Los
Angeles, CA
November 15-16, 2007 San Diego, CA
November
19-20, 2007 Indianapolis, IN
Insight Class Training
(Helping Teens Overcome Problems with Alcohol, Marijuana and
Other Drugs)
December 3-4, 2007 Indianapolis,
IN
New Trainings Added Weekly!
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