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Posted on March 25, 2011 by StopTeenDrugAddiction

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Survey: Teen binge drinking, drug abuse increase

Posted on March 1, 2011 by StopTeenDrugAddiction

A survey of alcohol and drug use among Sumner County students reveals binge drinking and use of prescription drugs are on the rise, according to the school system’s annual student survey.


The survey was commissioned by the Sumner County Anti-Drug Coalition, a group of education, health and local leaders who hope to use the data to track the performance of programs aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles among teens and pre-teens.


The survey sampled almost 700 students in sixth, eighth, 10th and 12th grades in White House, Portland, Westmoreland, Hendersonville and Gallatin.


Pat Conner, the county’s Safe Schools, Healthy Students coordinator, told school board members at a recent study session that Sumner County mirrors national survey trends that indicate prescription drug abuse among high school students is quickly becoming an epidemic.


According to the survey, 6 percent of Sumner 12th-graders and 12 percent of 10th-graders reported having used prescription drugs without a doctor’s orders to get high within the past 30 days. Two percent of sixth-graders and 1 percent of eighth-graders said they had abused prescription drugs as well.


Called “pharming” among teens, gaining access to prescription drugs is as easy as going to the medicine cabinet at home or at a friend’s house, Conner said.


“They’ll have no clue what the drug is or does; they’ll take it or give it their friends,” Conner said. “It doesn’t matter what it is.”


There’s a common misconception that if a drug comes from a doctor, it’s safe to take, officials say.


The rise in prescription drug use among teens comes as no surprise to local law enforcement officials.


“It’s the No. 1 battle we’re fighting right now,” said Kelly Murphy, director of the 18th Judicial District Drug Task Force.


“Prescription drugs are easy to get, and (dealing) is attractive with the way the economy is now because you can get a $20 pain pill prescription and flip it for $200,” Murphy said. “Sadly, we’ve caught dealers as young as 16 years old.”

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To combat the drug problem in schools, resource officers and local law enforcement agencies schedule routine narcotics sweeps, that include the use of drug-sniffing dogs, four times a year at all high schools.


A combined 49 misdemeanor juvenile drug arrests and seven juvenile felony arrests were made on school grounds last year by resource officers who work for the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department in seven county high schools.


Law enforcement officers say they don’t do the sweeps because they necessarily expect to find narcotics in the schools, but rather as a preventive measure demonstrating zero tolerance.


Another trend reported from the survey is the frequency of students binge drinking.


The survey asked students how many times they’d had five or more alcoholic drinks in a row in a two-week period. Twenty-seven percent of high school seniors surveyed reported binge drinking at some time during the two-week period surveyed.


“Typically, that’s what young people do. They drink to get drunk,” Conner said. “They don’t sit around sipping a glass of wine. They funnel beer and mix energy drinks with liquor.”


Alcohol is the second-most commonly used drug among students in Sumner County with 36 percent of seniors and 28 percent of sophomores reporting they had used alcohol within 30 days of the survey. Tobacco is number one.


In contrast, the student survey showed past 30-day usage of alcohol use among Sumner teens has fallen 5 percent since 2006.


Overall usage of alcohol dropped 5 percent in all grades except 12th, where it spiked 8 percent.


Conner says the spike might indicate seniors are using at a higher rate, but it also may indicate that students are waiting to begin using alcohol. “I think we’re starting to see some changes in perceptions and attitudes,” she said. “Kids don’t think it’s that cool anymore.”


Sumner County students on average begin using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana around age 14-15, the survey shows. “That’s where we see a huge rise, between eighth and ninth grade, in drug use and experimentation,” Conner said.


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Abuse Of Prescription Meds Among Teens Greater Than Most Illegal Drugs

Posted on February 17, 2011 by StopTeenDrugAddiction
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According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, teens abuse prescription medications more than all illegal drugs combined, excluding marijuana. Many teens are under the misconception that these highly addictive, easily accessible drugs are “safer” than illicit drugs.

Derek Spring of Summerfield, is just one Florida teen effected by prescription drug abuse. It started after an argument with his girlfriend. A friend offered 19-year old Derek a pill to help him forget his troubles. Derek was reluctant to take it until his friend mistakenly told him, “Hey, this can’t hurt you, I wouldn’t give you a street drug, this is a prescription pill from a doctor.” Janice Spring, Derek’s mom, is now living with the tragic consequence that can result from prescription addiction. “The pill not only hurt Derek, it addicted him, and then it killed him,” she says.

Nationally, 3.2 million teens, or one in five, admit to abusing prescription medication at least once. Without teen education, these numbers are expected to increase. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has designated November 8 – 14, National Drug Facts Week; a health observance week for teens. The physicians working with The Pain Truth, a campaign established to combat Florida’s increasing prescription drug addiction problem, suggest parents and educators share the following information with teens to help shatter the myths of prescription drugs.

MYTHS

Prescription drugs are safe – A drug is not safe just because a doctor prescribed it. Prescription meds require a prescription because they are powerful drugs that need to be monitored and dosed properly to avoid problems like overdose and risks like heart failure.

Sharing prescription medication is legal – Using someone’s prescribed medications, many of which are considered controlled substances without a doctor’s prescription, is harmful and definitely illegal. Only a doctor or pharmacist can legally give you these medications.

Prescription drugs are not as addictive as street drugs – Actually, some prescription drugs pose an even greater risk for addiction than street drugs. This is precisely why they are regulated by doctors and prescribed for specific amounts of time or conditions.

FACTS

Physical Effects – Because prescription meds can become highly addictive, prolonged use of medications can result in uncontrollable bodily functions such as, diarrhea, urination, thirst, drowsiness, rashes, or even death.

Social Effects – Because the physical effects can become excessive, this can cause a teen to lose focus in school or activities, get out of touch with friends and family, or become less motivated in their own personal appearance or reputation.

Legal Effects – Being charged with possession or the distribution of drugs can have lasting effects on your reputation and background, which can follow a young teen for the rest of their life.

“Our society has become so accustomed to taking prescription pills to cure whatever ails them, that many people, both teens and adults, believe these medications are less harmful. Teens particularly have no fear experimenting with prescription medications,” said Sanford Silverman, MD, a pain & addiction specialist and President-elect of the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP). “As a result our medicine cabinets have inadvertently become the neighborhood drug source.”

Source: Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP)

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How Parents Can Help Keep Teen Sons Off Drugs

Posted on February 6, 2011 by StopTeenDrugAddiction

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Bad friends, strict parenting, and a lack of emotional support could be a recipe for teen boys getting into drugs and alcohol.  Boys that act up in class at a young age are the most likely to experiment with drugs and alcohol in adolescence. However, parental emotional support may be the key to keeping your teenage sons drug-free. A longitudinal study revealed a connection between early disruptive behavior and teenage substance abuse.


The participants consisted of 1037 Caucasian boys from low-socioeconomic backgrounds in Montreal, Quebec who were followed from early childhood (6 years of age) to adolescence (15 years of age).  While the kids were between 6 and 10, researchers looked at school records and parent and teacher reports to determine the extent of their aggressive and disobedient behaviors.  When the kids were 12 and 14, researchers studied the closeness and communication of the subjects with both their families and their peers.  Finally, as the kids turned 14 and 15, researchers examined the frequency of alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs, as measured through self-reports.


The results showed that misbehaving students who had close relationships with their parents while still maintaining strictness had the lowest chance of developing drug abuse habits.  The same outcome occurred for disruptive students with well-behaved friends. It is unclear whether these close but strict parents prevented drug use or if their parenting style prevented the kids from forming friendships with delinquents, thereby lessening the participants’ exposure to drugs.


Interestingly, disruptive participants who had strict parents with whom they were not close had the highest chance of developing drug abuse habits.  In other words, participants who risked developing delinquent behavior responded negatively to demanding parents when they did not receive emotional support. Meanwhile, peer pressure was strong factor as well. No matter how tight the bond, if their friends were dabbling in drugs they were more likely to try drugs too.


There are limitations in the study design that should be considered.  First, only boys from low socio-economic backgrounds were chosen to participate.  Although the participant sample was deliberately limited to prevent the influence of variable socio-economic factors, the study does not mention how low socio-economic factors could lead to drug abuse apart from parental and peer influence.  Second, the study mostly used self-reports, which may not have been completely accurate.


Although the study only used male participants, girls are also capable of developing drug abuse habits.  A study conducted in 2009 found that teenage girls are more likely to “self-medicate” with drugs in times of high stress and anxiety, whereas teenage boys reported drug use as a social activity.

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Teen musicians win GRAMMY® experience for songs about drug abuse

Posted on January 24, 2011 by StopTeenDrugAddiction

drug abuseNIH collaborates with MusiCares and GRAMMY Foundation to honor teen musicians during National Drug Facts Week Three original music compositions that focus on personal experience living around drugs were the winners of the MusiCares and GRAMMY Foundation?s Teen Substance Abuse Awareness through Music Contest. The contest was created to celebrate National Drug Facts Week, a seven-day observance launched this week by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).


Sponsored by MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation, the two nonprofit organizations of The Recording Academy, the contest was open to teens ages 14-18. Entrants were asked to compose or create an original song and/or music video that explores, encourages, and celebrates a healthy lifestyle or accurately depicts a story about drug abuse. Composers of all three winning entries will have the opportunity to attend a 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Backstage Experience, a special backstage tour while artists rehearse for the live GRAMMY Awards show on Feb. 13, 2011 in Los Angeles. NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health.


The first place winners are Daevion Caves, an 18-year-old junior, and Jordan Atkins, a 16-year-old sophomore — both students at Alton High School in Alton, Ill. Their entry, a music video entitled ?Drug Free State of Mind,” showed the boys living daily around drug use, but having the courage to stay drug-free. Their entry included the rap lyrics “We all shootin’ stars, patiently waiting to be seen?remember what you do, you got the power to? determine your future.”


“Not only did Jordan and Daevion write powerful lyrics, they engaged their friends to participate in the making of the video, each playing roles in front of the camera and behind the scenes,” said NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow. “This songwriting duo demonstrated through their lyrics and imagery that kids can have the courage to make the right decisions while pursuing their dreams.”


Second place goes to Markeist ?Ghost? Jones, a 15-year-old sophomore from Plantation High School in Plantation, Fla. His entry, a musical composition called “A Clearer View,” was a rap song he described as a “cautionary tale about what happens when you decide to take drugs.” In his entry form essay, the young lyricist talked about his experience with a family member who was addicted to drugs.


The third place distinction goes to Vera Marquardt, a 17-year-old in recovery at the Phoenix House Academy in Los Angeles. Raised in Hawaii, the young musician used a ukulele to tell the story of her path to sobriety, with an original musical composition called “Take It to the Days.” Her lyrics include these words: “Take it to the days when I didn’t have to depend/the easy way out has slowed me down? but I lift off the ground.”


“This innovative contest has been an ideal opportunity to bring some of the music education mission of the GRAMMY Foundation and the addiction recovery mission of MusiCares to a young audience,” said Neil Portnow, president/CEO of the GRAMMY Foundation, MusiCares, and The Recording Academy. “The entries we received were excellent, and the winning songs and videos are a moving testament about the ravages of drug addiction and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.”


In addition to a backstage experience at a GRAMMY rehearsal, the first, second and third place winners will have their musical entries posted on the GRAMMY 365 and Think MTV websites, as well as on the Above the Influence campaign site sponsored by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign — a program of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The winners will receive a small cash award from the Visions Adolescent Treatment Center in Malibu, Calif., and a certificate from NIDA acknowledging their role in the dissemination of health information about substance abuse.


MusiCares and the Grammy Foundation provided panel judges with musical expertise, while NIDA provided technical expertise in the judging process. Points were given for accurate depictions of subject matter. The first place winners added captioned drug facts to their winning video, taken from NIDA’s website. The winning entries can be seen and heard at: http://drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov/contestWinners.php.


Follow what NIDA?s doing for National Drug Facts Week on Twitter with @NIDANews (http://twitter.com/nidanews) or #DrugFacts2010 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23drugfacts2010).


The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA supports most of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to inform policy and improve practice. Fact sheets on the health effects of drugs of abuse and information on NIDA research and other activities can be found on the NIDA home page at www.drugabuse.gov. To order publications in English or Spanish, call NIDA’s new DrugPubs research dissemination center at 1-877-NIDA-NIH or 240-645-0228 (TDD) or fax or email requests to 240-645-0227 or drugpubs@nida.nih.gov. Online ordering is available at http://drugpubs.drugabuse.gov. NIDA’s new media guide can be found at http://drugabuse.gov/mediaguide/.


Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy, MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares’ services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, please visit www.musicares.com.


The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture—from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy?, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. For more information, please visit www.grammyfoundation.com.


The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation’s Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.


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Fighting Teen Drug Use with Plain Facts

Posted on January 11, 2011 by StopTeenDrugAddiction

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Are you smarter than a high-schooler on drugs? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has declared Nov. 8–14 National Drug Facts Week, with more than 60 events planned online and around the country to help prevent teen drug problems. If it sounds like an incredibly difficult task, it is. The goal is to present teens with factual information about drugs and drug abuse, without coming across as moralizing, patronizing or unrealistically fear-mongering — or, for that matter, without inadvertently glamorizing drug use. (More on Time.com: Study: Rural Teens Are More Likely to Misuse Prescription Drugs).

Take NIDA’s Drug IQ Challenge here (warning: the online quiz begins with the loud sound of shattering glass, which may jolt adult nerves). See how you do and how well you think NIDA has met its goals. And tell your kids about it — the one thing we do know about effective drug prevention is that it requires open communication and honest conversations about drugs between parents and children.

More on Time.com:

Study: ‘Hyper-Texting’ Teens More Likely to Have Had Sex, Tried Drugs

The Most Dangerous Drugs? Alcohol, Heroin and Crack — in That Order

Addiction Files: The Keith Richards Blueprint for Recovery

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Mark Moody and Jordyn Schara: Join us in fighting teen prescription drug abuse

Posted on December 29, 2010 by StopTeenDrugAddiction

prescription drug abuseMARK MOODY, CEO of WEA Trust and JORDYN SCHARA, student at Reedsburg High School


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We’ve joined forces to combat an insidious threat to our children and our friends — the rise of illegal prescription drug abuse by teenagers.


It’s not often that a teenage girl from Reedsburg and the president of a large Wisconsin health insurance company in Madison would become partners in a social cause such as this.


But here we are. Our mutual goal is to take prescriptions drugs, most of them looted from family medicine cabinets, out of the hands of teenagers who use them illegally, share them with friends, or sell them.


The threat is far more pervasive than many people think. As a teenager at Reedsburg high school, I, Jordyn Schara, was shocked to learn about “pharm parties” where kids my age would bring prescription drugs from home and dump them in a bowl for partiers to share.


I learned later that a new state survey shows one in five teenagers in Wisconsin have used these illegal drugs — and one in 10 uses them regularly to get high.


As an experienced insurance executive and CEO of the WEA Trust, I, Mark Moody, have been stunned by the growth in prescribed medicines in the past few years. While these are excellent health care tools when used correctly, the fact is that one in every two households has at least one prescription medication — and most have more.


We both see a massive drug supply system, where teens steal prescription drugs and adults seldom notice the medications missing.


So while we have plenty of programs warning teens about the use of drugs, we’re focusing on adults, the people who own and store prescription drugs, so that their drugs don’t cause a teenage casualty.


As a sophomore at Reedsburg High School, I worked with local police to start a community program in which adults could safely dispose of their unused prescription drugs. I was stunned when we collected more than 400 pounds of pills. When we did a second round it was even more successful. We collected nearly 1,000 pounds of unused prescription drugs, in one small town!


I’m now working with a state grant to take these programs on the road to communities around the state. It’s a big challenge.


In Janesville last month, we launched the “Safer Use — Prevents Abuse” (saferusepreventsabuse.com) coalition consisting of Jordyn Schara, the WEA Trust, and many major statewide organizations involved in education, law enforcement and health.


Each coalition member is working to educate their members and spread awareness about the safer use and storage of prescription drugs in their communities.


At WEA Trust, we’re educating our members, and have given out hundreds of pill “safe boxes” free of charge. They are small enough to fit in a medicine cabinet and their locks are strong enough to prevent drug theft.


One of our leaders in this event was Rock County District Attorney David O’Leary, who had the tragic personal responsibility of prosecuting a case in which a 14-year-old Edgerton girl supplied illegal prescription drugs that killed a 13-year-old boy.


O’Leary said he got involved because it was a tragedy for everyone involved. It was a tragedy he said he never wants to see happen again.


Neither do we. That’s why a 15-year-old girl and a middle-aged insurance executive have teamed up to keep our communities safe.


It is working in Reedsburg. We can make it work everywhere.


For more information on how your community can set up a med drop or expand your program, or go to /www.p2d2program.org/states_wi.html.


Mark Moody is CEO of the WEA Trust. Jordyn Schara is a student at Reedsburg High School.


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Abuse Of Prescription Meds Among Teens Greater Than Most Illegal Drugs

Posted on December 16, 2010 by StopTeenDrugAddiction


medicine abuseWEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, teens abuse prescription medications more than all illegal drugs combined, excluding marijuana. Many teens are under the misconception that these highly addictive, easily accessible drugs are “safer” than illicit drugs.


Derek Spring of Summerfield, is just one Florida teen effected by prescription drug abuse. It started after an argument with his girlfriend. A friend offered 19-year old Derek a pill to help him forget his troubles. Derek was reluctant to take it until his friend mistakenly told him, “Hey, this can’t hurt you, I wouldn’t give you a street drug, this is a prescription pill from a doctor.” Janice Spring, Derek’s mom, is now living with the tragic consequence that can result from prescription addiction. “The pill not only hurt Derek, it addicted him, and then it killed him,” she says.


Nationally, 3.2 million teens, or one in five, admit to abusing prescription medication at least once. Without teen education, these numbers are expected to increase. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has designated November 8 – 14, National Drug Facts Week; a health observance week for teens. The physicians working with The Pain Truth, a campaign established to combat Florida’s increasing prescription drug addiction problem, suggest parents and educators share the following information with teens to help shatter the myths of prescription drugs.


MYTHS


Prescription drugs are safe – A drug is not safe just because a doctor prescribed it. Prescription meds require a prescription because they are powerful drugs that need to be monitored and dosed properly to avoid problems like overdose and risks like heart failure.


Sharing prescription medication is legal – Using someone’s prescribed medications, many of which are considered controlled substances without a doctor’s prescription, is harmful and definitely illegal. Only a doctor or pharmacist can legally give you these medications.


Prescription drugs are not as addictive as street drugs – Actually, some prescription drugs pose an even greater risk for addiction than street drugs. This is precisely why they are regulated by doctors and prescribed for specific amounts of time or conditions.


FACTS


Physical Effects-Because prescription meds can become highly addictive, prolonged use of medications can result in uncontrollable bodily functions such as, diarrhea, urination, thirst, drowsiness, rashes, or even death.


Social Effects-Because the physical effects can become excessive, this can cause a teen to lose focus in school or activities, get out of touch with friends and family, or become less motivated in their own personal appearance or reputation.


Legal Effects-Being charged with possession or the distribution of drugs can have lasting effects on your reputation and background, which can follow a young teen for the rest of their life.


“Our society has become so accustomed to taking prescription pills to cure whatever ails them, that many people, both teens and adults, believe these medications are less harmful. Teens particularly have no fear experimenting with prescription medications,” said Sanford Silverman, MD, a pain & addiction specialist and President-elect of the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP). “As a result our medicine cabinets have inadvertently become the neighborhood drug source.”


About the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP)


FSIPP is a not-for-profit organization whose members promote the development and practice of safe, high quality, cost-effective interventional pain management techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders. Members are advocates for the health of their patients and uphold the high principles, policies, and practices of their medical specialty. They also pursue to educate all stakeholders about pain, pain management techniques, pain medications, and the credentials a qualified pain physician holds. FSIPP was an integral part in getting the Prescription Drug Monitoring Legislation passed in the state.


About The Pain Truth


The Pain Truth is a public education campaign, established by the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, to combat the increase in prescription drug abuse in the state of Florida. The program includes a series of public service announcements, education, awareness, Internet, and community events across the state. The full-on offensive will canvas the state and reach people at home, workplaces, schools, churches and more, leading up to an event when The SUNSHINE STATE Goes Dark for a Day. The event is meant to recognize lives lost, by offering an official day of mourning for families and friends of thousands who have died at the hands of prescription drug addiction.


SOURCE Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP)


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