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Ron Hertel, OSPI's Program Supervisor for Readiness to Learn, Mental Health and Compassionate Schools, recently announced that a video has been posted to YouTube based on the book,The Heart of Learning and Teaching, and the Compassionate Schools Initiative in Washington State.
The direct link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=NHX2GH57qFU.
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read moreThe Federal Interagency Task Force for Drug Endangered Children (DEC Task Force) held an event May 31, 2011 to highlight the need for a cohesive and coordinated federal response to the problem of drug-endangered children.
Stemming in part from the methamphetamine crisis, the Drug Endangered Children (DEC) movement began in the last decade to respond to the growing phenomenon of finding children living among the squalor of meth labs located in homes and other areas where children were...
read moreA new report shows that alcohol dependence is four times more likely to occur among adults with mental illness than among adults with no mental illness (9.6 percent versus 2.2 percent). Based on a nationwide survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the report also shows that the rate of alcohol dependency increases as the severity of the mental illness increases. For example, while 7.9 percent of those with mild mental illness were alcohol...
read moreIowa retail businesses, bars, and restaurants have a new tool at their disposal when educating staff on proper sales and consumption of alcohol. This week multiple state agencies partnered to unveil Iowa's Alcohol Law Enforcement/Retail Training (I-ALERT) at IAlert.iowa.gov. The I-ALERT web site primarily functions as a policy creation tool.
Retail establishments like convenience, grocery and liquor stores can use the site to create a custom policy regarding the sale of alcohol....
read moreIn order to continue providing behavioral health publications while reducing costs, the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) will begin using the Washington State Department of Printing (PRT) fulfillment center to provide DBHR-only printed materials, beginning July 1, 2011.
By taking advantage of volume discounts for storing and shipping materials, PRT allows state agencies to meet the needs of the public to access agency publications at no charge. DBHR will provide...
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The maker of the popular Tilt malt beverage is lowering the drink's alcohol content from 12 percent to 8 percent for a 24-ounce container. Anheuser-Busch announced that the new drinks will be sold starting this summer.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Sparks flavored malt beverages made by MillerCoors also have a maximum of 8 percent alcohol by volume. The article...
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New "dissolvable" tobacco products that look like Tic Tacs, toothpicks and breath strips are being test-marketed in Denver. Public health officials are concerned that the products look like candy, making them attractive to young people.
The new products, made by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, are called Camel Orbs, Camel Sticks and Camel Strips, Denver's 7News reports...
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The skyrocketing growth in the number of Americans addicted to prescription drugs is due to easy accessibility and the diminished perception of risk, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday.
Gil Kerlikowske was among the witnesses who spoke at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the problem and the many federal and state programs aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse, CNN...
read moreThe National Prevention Network has agreed to distribute a list of online resources developed by Christopher Cregeen at the Texas Mental Health and Substance Abuse Information Center. This is a very complete and varied list of resources, but it is not exhaustive. Still, it includes links to informational resources on some timely topics, such as "bath salts," "electronic cigarettes," and "K2-spice," as well as standard subjects.
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read moreToday marks the launch of the second annual MusiCares and GRAMMY Foundation Teen Substance Abuse Awareness through Music Contest. Original music compositions or compositions with accompanying videos must be sent to MusiCares postmarked no later than Monday, Oct.10, 2011. Entries must be no more than three minutes long.
More information can be found on the National Drug Facts Week website: http://drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov...
read moreThe deadline for the NLC Law Enforcement Award nominations deadline has been extended to May 15, 2011. Nomination packets may be mailed, emailed, or faxed to:
Don Piccone
Re: NLC Law Enforcement Award Nomination
UDETC/PIRE
11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900
Calverton, MD 20705
Piccone@pire.org
(301) 755-2799
Sending nominations by mail or email is preferred.
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The effects of nicotine on the parts of the brain involved with addiction are similar to the effects of cocaine, according to a study using rat brain tissue. The study found that one 15-minute exposure to nicotine caused a long-term increase in the excitability of nerve cells involved in reward.
According to Science Daily, the study suggests that nicotine and cocaine use...
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A new study suggests that Ecstasy use may be associated with long-term changes in the brain. The more Ecstasy a person uses, the greater the changes.
Medical News Today reports that researchers examined brain activity in people who had previously used Ecstasy and those who had never taken the drug. Brain...
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Warning letters from the federal government about medical marijuana laws have prompted several states to start reevaluating their laws, USA Today reports. The recent letters from U.S. attorneys indicate that people involved in the growing, dispensing and regulating of medical marijuana have the potential to be...
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Fourteen colleges and universities announced this week they have banded together to fight binge drinking. The institutions, including Dartmouth, Cornell, Duke, Boston University, Northwestern, Princeton and Stanford, plan to test and measure new strategies and share their results with other colleges.
The initiative, called the ...
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