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4/17/2011

 
Keeping kids safe is what it is all about. This site offers factual, research-based information to help parents and teachers make it less likely that youth will turn to alcohol and other drugs for recreation or solutions to their problems.

http://ades.bc.ca/Home/Default.html

Average age a child 1st tries drugs

3/28/2011

 
The average age a child will first try drugs is 13. 

Studies indicate that people who reach 21 without engaging in destructive behaviors are likely to never do so, which is why we passionately educate about current trends, warning signs and the long-term impact of destructive behaviors.  


In a recent survey of Kamiah Youth we learned that the average age of onset to first try marijuana was 11 in the 6th graders; just over 12 in the 8th grade; 14 in the 10th grade and just before 15 for the 12th grade. 

SAY WHAT? Slang phrases can be a tip-off

3/22/2011

 

40 or 80  Oxycontin (powerful pain killer)

Abe   $5 worth of drugs

Adam Ecstasy

Are you anywhere?   Do you smoke weed?

Al Capone  Heroin

Amped  High on meth

Back to back   Using heroin then meth

Bagging   Using inhalants

Baker  Marijuana smoker

Bammy  Marijuana

Bart Simpson  Heroin

Belushi  Cocaine and heroin

Big Harry  Heroin

Booted  High

Krunk  Both high and drunk

Pharming   Gathering, sharing and taking pills

Terms for being under the influence of drugs:

I’m gone.

I'm so ripped.

I’m tore up.

Marijuana use:

Totally blazed

Kush

Herb

Bud

Prescription drugs:

Poppin pills

Are you poppin?

Ecstacy use:


Thizzing

Fizzing

Rolling

Alcohol use:


Smashed

Trashed

Wasted



 From the Idaho Statesman

Stats on Youth and Drugs

3/22/2011

 
The statistics are startling:

• 15,000 children nationwide try drugs for the first time each day.

• 68 percent of young drug users can get marijuana in a day.

• 19 percent report having tried drugs by the eighth grade.

• 80 percent of high school students and 44 percent of middle-schoolers say they have seen drugs used and sold.

http://www.notmykid.org/
 

Should I allow supervised underage drinking at home

3/11/2011

 
  • Should I allow supervised underage drinking at home in order to teach my child responsible drinking habits?

  • NO. Researchers followed 428 families in the Netherlands over a three-year period, and found that young people whose parents permitted drinking at home were more likely to drink more, to drink out of the home, and to develop alcohol problems over time. A recent study of 1,388 young people and their parents in Chicago followed the children from ages 12 to 14, and found that those who reported at age 12 receiving alcohol from their parents at home were significantly more likely by age 14 to have been drunk or to have had five or more drinks at a time in the past two weeks. Young people who start drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol problems. Keeping alcohol away from young people seems to have a clear result: it delays initiation of alcohol use.http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/should-parents-be-jailed-when-kids-drink/?src=mv

  • From - http://betheparents.org/faq/

With Drinking, Parent Rules Do Affect Teens' Choices

6/1/2010

 
by MICHELLE TRUDEAU

You can also LISTEN to the story at the LINK


As teenagers mature into their senior year of high school, many parents begin to feel more comfortable about letting them drink alcohol. But new research from brain scientists and parenting experts suggests loosening the reins on drinking may not be a good idea in the long run. And, researchers say, parents' approach to addressing teen drinking does influence a teen's behavior.

Brain researchers are finding that alcohol has a particularly toxic effect on the brain cells of adolescents. That's because their brain cells are still growing, says Susan Tapert, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.

The regions of the brain important for judgment, critical thinking and memory do not fully mature until a person is in his or her mid-20s. Tapert found that alcohol can damage the normal growth and development of a teenager's brain cells in these regions.

"Adolescents who engage in binge drinking (that is, having five or more drinks on occasion for boys, or four or more drinks on occasion for females) tend to show some brain abnormalities in their brain's white matter. That's the fibers that connect different parts of our brains," she wrote in a recent study.

And if binge drinking continues, within two to three years, Tapert says, it can result in subtle declines in a teen's thinking and memory. She reports declines in attention and memory among the teens who had engaged in binge drinking.

"Teenagers who initiate heavy drinking actually go downhill relative to kids who ....



more at the LINK




Study: A Cigarette A Month Can Get A Kid Hooked

6/1/2010

 
by BRENDA WILSON

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LINK 




Teenage smoking is often thought of as kind of innocent experiment, but a drag on a friend's cigarette may be the beginning of something that will be hard to shake.

A study of adolescent smokers in the journalPediatrics tracks the course of addiction to nicotine among a group of sixth-graders. After following 1,246 middle-school children for four years, researchers say a pattern emerged of occasional smoking that led to an addiction to tobacco: A cigarette a month will do it.

"When people are just wanting a cigarette, every now and then, they think they just enjoy smoking," says study coauthor Dr. Joseph DiFranza of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. "As time passes, then they start to notice they will crave a cigarette. So even when they are with someone who is not smoking, something will pop into their mind that will tell them it is time for a cigarette."

He adds, "When they get to the point of needing a cigarette, that means they have an urgent need to smoke and they have to smoke to get it out of their heads."

More Than Just A Taste

A third of the young people in the study had inhaled from a cigarette. Nearly two-thirds of those who'd tried cigarettes said they smoked at least once a month, and half said they experienced symptoms of dependence.

That's how 19-year-old Julia DiGeronimo's habit started ...



more at the LINK 

the rate of current alcohol use has dropped among youth aged 12 to 17 years

9/14/2009

 
According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the rate of current alcohol use has dropped among youth aged 12 to 17 years, from 28.8 percent in 2002 to 26.4 percent in 2008. More good news in the survey findings: among people aged12 to 20, both past-month use of alcohol and binge drinking have fallen since 2002. Evidence that underage drinking prevention messages are reaching youth and adults is also in the new survey findings:
  • The percentage of youth aged 12 to 17 indicating their perception of great risk in having four or five drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day increased from 62.2 percent in 2002 to 65.9 percent in 2008.
  • During the same years, perception of great risk from engaging in this dangerous level of drinking even once or twice per week increased from 38.2 percent in 2002 to 40.5 percent in 2008.
Despite the good news, underage drinking continues as a major challenge to health and safety. Stopping underage alcohol use remains a major public health priority at community, State and National levels. The Stop Underage Drinking Portal of Federal Resources’ homepage links to the complete 2008 NSDUH survey findings as well as other resources.

Springtime does not have to mean substance abuse!

4/20/2009

 

Springtime means it's time for prom, graduation parties and time for parents to be more present than absent.Studies show that spring is the time alcohol use and experimentation increases among teens.Since April is Alcohol Awareness Month, why not take time to consider what can be done to prevent alcohol abuse in our families and in our community? Here are some steps you can take to improve our community where alcohol use is concerned:

1 Communicate! Most teens (seven out of 10) want their parents to talk to them about not using alcohol. Results from the "MOST of US" study done with youth in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation brought up this point.2 Don't serve alcohol to minors and don't purchase it for them. Many teens report they obtain alcohol at home first. Many report that an older sibling or friend is the one to purchase it for them.

3 Model responsible drinking in your home. If teens see their parents drinking to "unwind" but don't see other ways to cope with stress, they are more likely to assume drinking is the best way to de-stress. Parental "partying" in front of youth or with youth also sends mixed signals.

4 Don't host a youth party at your home where alcohol is provided. Many parents view this as responsible behavior and a "safer" way to let kids have a little fun. Remember serving alcohol to minors is illegal and parents will be held accountable.

5 Realize one of the reasons underage drinking is illegal: The teen brain isn't fully developed until the early 20s. As the prefrontal cortex develops and teens are able to reason better they are better equipped with cognitive reasoning and abstract thinking skills. Truncating this crucial growth only takes away from the potential of our youth.

6 Talk to your kids about their future plans and help them stay involved in positive things they enjoy. Both communication and activities are strong methods of prevention within the home.

7 Look for other adults you trust who your kids can talk to and listen to. When there's tension between you and your teens, find others to help out. A neighbor, friend, coach, teacher or counselor would most likely be glad to help.

8 Look for ways to be involved in the community to reduce the accessibility of alcohol. Keep abreast of all the different ways alcohol is marketed to youth. Spend one day counting how many ads you see that target youth for substance use and you'll be amazed.

9 Don't be a dropout parent! Parents of teens often decrease involvement. This is a time to be involved more rather than less. Involvement and supervision are key protective factors.

drinking is a phase...is it??

4/18/2009

 


Myth: Drinking is just a phase all kids go through; they’ll grow out of it.

Fact: Many don’t grow out of it. Those who start drinking before they’re 21 are more likely to drink more later in life versus those who do not drink until they are 21. And, they continue this pattern through their 20s.

And while we wait for them to “grow out of it”, they’re:

dying in car crashes (an average of eight American youth under age 21 die every day in alcohol-related crashes);
getting hurt in accidents such as falls, burns, and drowning;
contracting sexually transmitted diseases;
becoming teenage parents;
committing crimes (physical assault, sexual assault, vandalism, robbery, theft, homicide, etc.);
becoming physical and sexual assault victims; and
costing society a considerable amount of money.

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