Parental monitoring can reduce high-school drinking and, as a result, have a protective effect on students’ drinking at college, says research published this week in the online open access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.
The findings strengthen the idea that certain parental practices throughout high school and perhaps college could be used to curb [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Parental supervision during high school may curb college drinking problems
Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
STOP Underage Age Drinking Project’s Monthly Meeting
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please be informed that the Johnson County STOP Underage Drinking Project holds a monthly meeting the second Tuesday of every month. The meetings take place at the Johnson County Sunset Drive Office Building at 11811 S. Sunset Drive, Olathe, KS 66061, and offers a chance for anyone interested in our work to come learn, share, [...]
New Report Estimates that 15 Percent of Adult Drivers Report Drive Under the Influence of Alcohol
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A first–of–its–kind national report reveals that 15.1 percent of the nation´s drivers age 18 and older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year. The report says that in some states the levels are far higher – about one in four drivers.
Nationwide, an estimated 30.5 million people aged 12 or [...]
Lenexa Council strengthens minor-in-possession ordinance
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
City strengthens minor in possession ordinance
On Tuesday, the council voted to strengthen an ordinance enforcing state law concerning minors in possession of alcohol.
The council approved two changes to the ordinance. The first makes it easier for preliminary breath tests for alcohol, or the refusal to submit to the tests, to be used as evidence in [...]
Group aims to STOP underage drinking
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Organizers titled the meeting “Let’s Start Talking,” but with the panel of nine outnumbering the audience by three, the discussion on preventing underage drinking waned.
Instead, the discussion turned from preventing underage drinking to raising awareness of the issue.
“I’m embarrassed for my community,” Vicki Miller, Overland Park, said toward the end of the forum.
The Johnson County [...]
School Nurses Helping Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) announced “Smart Moves, Smart Choices,” a program that responds to the growing rate of prescription drug abuse among middle and high school students nationwide.
NASN has teamed up with PriCara®, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., on the program, which features a news series and Web-based resources targeted to school [...]
11 Points for Parents to Protect Their Kids
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Drug abuse can be prevented and addiction is a treatable illness.
Substance abuse is a preventable problem. We, as parents, are much more powerful than we think. Upsetting us is the number one reason why kids do not use drugs, and kids who learn about drug risks from parents are only half as likely to start [...]
The home medicine cabinet: Teens’ new ’supplier’
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Some call them Generation Rx.
Since grade school, they’ve been taught by DARE officers to say no to alcohol, marijuana and other illegal drugs. But the message about prescription drug abuse hasn’t been as loud.
“We’re so worried about the meth, pot and other street drugs. And this isn’t street drugs,” said Kara Erickson, a nurse at [...]
End NCAA Alcohol Ads, College Officials Say
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a letter to NCAA President Myles Brand, a group of more than 100 college presidents and athletic directors called for a ban on beer ads during broadcasts of NCAA basketball games, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).”Given the persistent problems caused by underage and excessive college drinking, much of [...]
Study Suggest Alcohol Prevention Should Start Early
Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and the University of Florida suggests that “tweens” should receive alcohol prevention programs prior to sixth grade, when nearly one in six children are already alcohol users.
The study found that adolescents who already use alcohol are less receptive to prevention programs aimed at all [...]
