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Archive for December, 2008
Drug Guide For Parents
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Prescription drug abuse rises in recession
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This article appeared in the Kansas City Star, www.kansascity.com on 12/30/2008:
During the Great Depression, Kansans chased away the blues with palliatives like Crawford County Deep Shaft — moonshine, that is.
Today, in what may be the worst economy since, they’re reaching for a vast array of prescription medications.
“We’re seeing an extreme uptick in the abuse of [...]
Youth Use of Legal Drugs Eclipses Illicit-Drug Use, Annual Survey Reports
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From www.jointogether.org, December 11, 2008:
The War on Drugs has long been cast as a battle against illegal narcotics, but the latest federal data shows that seven of the top 10 drugs being misused by high-school seniors are legal prescription or over-the-counter medications.
Factor in the high rates of use of legal alcohol and tobacco by [...]
Happy Holidays!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The staff at the Regional Prevention Center of Johnson, Leavenworth, and Miami Counties in Kansas would like to wish you happy holidays, and we look forward to a great new year!
Meth and Cocaine Availability Decline in KC
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the KC Star: http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/938688.html
By MARK MORRIS
The availability of methamphetamine and cocaine in Kansas City has declined in recent years, according to a federal drug report released Monday.
Shrinking Mexican meth production, coca eradication projects in Colombia and large seizures have contributed to local drug shortages, according to the 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment produced by [...]
Trends in Substance Abuse
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
National Survey on Drug Use and Health, December 4, 2008…
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/youthTrends/youthTrends.pdf
Highlights:
Based on SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, adolescent past month use of cigarettes, alcohol, and illicit drugs declined between 2002 and 2007 but little change occurred between 2006 and 2007.
Between 2002 and 2007, past month use by youth of cigarettes declined from [...]
This Holiday Season, If You Catch a Buzz, Catch a Ride — Designate a Sober Driver Before All Holiday Parties
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Americans who drink and drive after holiday parties and festivities make the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s one of the year’s most deadly and dangerous seasons due to alcohol-related crashes.
But much of this could be prevented by reminding all drivers of a few simple precautions:
Plan ahead and always designate a sober driver before the [...]
Our Drug Policy Is a Success
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following was written by John Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and appeared in the Wall Street Journal…
Whatever challenges await him, President-elect Barack Obama will not have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to keeping a lid on the use of illegal drugs. Our policy has [...]
