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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks welcomes you to the =
resource=20
center for the Elks National Drug Awareness Program - the largest =
volunteer drug=20
awareness program in the United States. We are very proud of our =
dedicated army=20
of volunteers who freely give their time and talents to this most noble =
cause.=20
The Elks are committed to eliminating the use and abuse of illegal drugs =
by all=20
members of society and believe that in order to ensure a bright future =
for our=20
country, it is essential that our children be raised in a drug-free =
environment.=20
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- Teens' =
stories echo=20
findings of survey into drug use
- Millions of youngsters in =
the United=20
States have an easy time finding drugs, according to a survey The =
National=20
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse released Wednesday. Forty =
percent of=20
teens -- about 10 million -- say they can get marijuana within a day =
while=20
about 25 percent -- 5.7 million teens -- say they can find marijuana =
within an=20
hour, the survey says. Read =
the full=20
story...
- New =
meth formula=20
avoids anti-drug
- This is the new formula =
for=20
methamphetamine: a two-liter soda bottle, a few handfuls of cold pills =
and=20
some noxious chemicals. Shake the bottle and the volatile reaction =
produces=20
one of the world's most addictive drugs. Read =
the full=20
story...
- Way To =
Get Smart=20
Laura Rook!
- Seventh-grader Laura Rook =
of Junction=20
City, Kans., took the top prize in this year's Drug Awareness Program =
Essay=20
Contest! Read on to see why Laura is so smart. Read =
the full=20
story...
- Elks =
Drug Awareness=20
Heroes Essay Contest Winner
- The winner of the 2009 =
Elks Drug=20
Awareness Heroes Essay Contest is Payton Massey! Read on to see why =
Payton=20
pledges to live a drug-free life. Read =
the full=20
story...
- Look =
Out! Here=20
Comes the Spider-Man!
- Dax Johnson, the 2008 Elks =
Heroes=20
Essay Contest Grand Prize Winner, is featured in the February 2009 =
issue of=20
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man No. 48! Read =
the full=20
story...
- CHILDREN =
VOTE BEER=20
COMMERCIALS AMONG THEIR FAVORITE SUPER BOWL ADS
- The National Football =
League=20
Championship game, the Super Bowl, is almost as famous for its =
commercials and=20
halftime show as it is for the game itself. At an estimated $3 million =
per :30=20
second advertisement, these are big investments for advertisers. In a =
survey=20
conducted by Drug-Free Action Alliance, Ohio youth selected =
commercials for=20
alcohol, specifically beer commercials, among their favorites. Read=20
the full story...
- Youth =
Use of Legal=20
Drugs Eclipses Illicit-Drug Use, Annual Survey Reports
- The War on Drugs has long =
been cast as=20
a battle against illegal narcotics, but the latest federal data shows =
that=20
seven of the top 10 drugs being misused by high-school seniors are =
legal=20
prescription or over-the-counter medications. Factor in the high rates =
of use=20
of legal alcohol and tobacco by teens, and the incoming Obama =
administration=20
will face a very different battle than that waged by the current =
president and=20
his predecessors since the early 1970s. The 2008 Monitoring the Future =
report=20
released this week shows that 15.4 percent of 12th-grade students =
reported=20
nonmedical use of legal prescription or over-the-counter medications,=20
including 11 percent who misused Vicodin and 4.7 percent who misused=20
Oxycontin. The annual report is based on surveys of about 50,000 8th-, =
10th-,=20
and 12th-graders nationally. Read =
the full=20
story...
- SAMHSA =
Data Shows=20
1.7 Million Visits to Emergency Departments are Drug Related
- The latest Drug Abuse =
Warning Network=20
(DAWN) report=E2=80=94drawn from a sample of hospital emergency =
departments across the=20
Nation=E2=80=94indicates that more than 1.7 million visits to =
emergency departments=20
(ED) were associated with some form of substance misuse or abuse. The =
2006=20
DAWN report, developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health =
Services=20
Administration (SAMHSA), provides the latest estimates on how =
substance use=20
affects this critical part of the Nation=C2=B4s healthcare system. Of =
the of 113=20
million ED visits in the United States, DAWN estimates that 1,742,887 =
were=20
associated with drug misuse or abuse, with illicit drugs responsible =
for 31=20
percent of the cases and prescription drugs for 28 percent of the =
cases. Read=20
the full story...
- 1 in 5 =
young=20
Americans has personality disorder
- Almost one in five young =
American=20
adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, =
and even=20
more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most =
extensive=20
study of its kind. The disorders include problems such as obsessive or =
compulsive tendencies and anti-social behavior that can sometimes lead =
to=20
violence. The study also found that fewer than 25 percent of =
college-aged=20
Americans with mental problems get treatment. Read =
the full=20
story...
- Parents =
Can Stop=20
Drug Abuse
- A recent survey showed =
that while many=20
parents were concerned about the level of education their children =
might=20
receive, only half were aware of a drug problem in their =
child=E2=80=99s school.=20
Interestingly enough, the number one reason for stress among children =
surveyed=20
was not who was going to the prom, or what grade they would get on the =
next=20
test. It was stress related to drugs, in school, in friends, in peer =
pressure=20
to use or try drugs. Read =
the full=20
story...
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