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Welcome to the Southwest Prevention
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Prevention
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Summer
Temptations!
How
summer inactivity affects teen drug use and what's being
done to help.
Without the daily grind of school and
adult supervision, summer time can be a time to relax,
enjoy vacations, idle away time, work a summer job, and
be subjected to a whole host of "temptations" that can
lead to serious consequences. Because of busy
family schedules, and teens' "budding adulthood", many
teens experience more "unsupervised time" and exposure
to "risky behaviors". According to a 2004
National Survey on Drug Use and Health report, "more
teens first try marijuana in June and July than any
other months of the year. Each day in June and July an
average of 6,300 youth try marijuana for the first time.
The number of new underage drinkers and cigarette
smokers also jumps during the summer months." A
recent Office of National Drug Control Policy media
campaign stresses that parents should know where your
teen is and what he or she will be doing during
unsupervised time."  Additional research
underscores "teens with unsupervised time are three
times more likely to use marijuana or other drugs.
Unsupervised teens are also more likely to engage in
risky behaviors such as underage drinking, sexual
activity, and cigarette smoking than other
teens."
Alcohol related trauma continues to
be a leading cause of injury and death for both adults
and teens. Each year, approximately 5,000 young
people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage
drinking; this includes about 1,900 deaths from motor
vehicle crashes, 1,600 as a result of homicides, 300
from suicide, as well as hundreds from other injuries
such as falls, burns, and drownings. Many of these
result from summer time activities.
In an
effort to impact alcohol related injuries and deaths,
from August 15 - September 1, 2008, nationwide law
enforcement agencies everywhere are joining forces for
"2008 Labor Day Crackdown". Law
enforcement will conduct highly visible campaigns to
prevent drunk driving & save lives. NHTSA has
created a Law Enforcement Action Kit that includes
everything you'll need for preparing & promoting
your enforcement campaigns in English and Spanish. The
kit includes:
* Earned
media templates
* Talking
points
* Multimedia
ads
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Posters
* Fact
sheets
* Much more!
For the
most recent communications and program information and
materials, please visit the Campaign Headquarters by clicking here.
For another resource please
visit:
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| 3rd Annual Coastal Bend
HIV/AIDS & Substance Abuse Conference
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When:
September 10-12, 2008
Where: Corpus
Christi, TX
The purpose of the conference
is to increase awareness on current HIV/AIDS,
Hepatitis-C, Mental Health and Substance Abuse
management.
For more information please
visit their conference website:
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American
Indian Anti-Meth Campaign
Find information at
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The
Prisoner's Family Conference & Call for
Presentations
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February 26 and 27, 2009
WHERE: El Paso, Texas
The 1st Annual Prisoner's Family Conference will
increase awareness of the devastating effects
incarceration of a loved one creates for families and
lead to solutions for integrating and embracing The
Prisoner's Family as valuable and valued members of
mainstream communities across our country.
For
information about the conference and the Call for
Presentations please visit:
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JULY |
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July
27-30 |
2008
Teen Tobacco Summit & Comprehensive Tobacco
Prevention Conference
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TX] |^| |
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AUGUST |
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Aug
7 |
CPS
Exam Prep Course [Dallas
, TX] |^| |
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Aug
3-6 |
LASACT
Conference [Lake
Charles, LA] |^| |
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Aug
4-5 |
Service
to Science Academy [Kansas
City] |^| |
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Aug
5 |
GUS
Training [Norman,
OK] |^|
Register by July 18 |
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Aug
11-15 |
SAPST
Training [Abilene,
TX] |^| |
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Aug
24-27 |
21st
Annual NPN Prevention Research Conference
[Indianapolis,
IN] |^| |
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Aug
24 |
Ethics
Training at
the 2008 Annual Texas Behavioral Health
Institute [Dallas, TX] |^| |
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Aug
25-29 |
SAPST
Training at
the 2008 Annual Texas Behavioral Health
Institute [Dallas, TX] |^| |
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SEPTEMBER |
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Sept
8-12 |
SAPST
Training [San
Antonio, TX] |^| |
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Sept
10-12 |
3rd
Annual HIV/AIDS & Substance Abuse Conference
[Corpus
Christi, TX]
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Sept
12-13 |
CPS
Exam
Register
by 7/18/08 |
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OCTOBER |
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Oct
13 |
Ethics
Training at
the 4th Annual Southwest Regional
Prevention Convention[Dallas, TX]
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Oct
14-17 |
4th
Annual Southwest Regional Prevention Convention
[Dallas,
TX] |^| |
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NOVEMBER |
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Nov
3-7 |
SAPST
Training [Fort
Worth, TX] |^| |
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Nov
5-7 |
Strengthening
Youth and Families Conference, Austin
[Austin,
TX] |
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Nov
12-14 |
Partners
in Prevention Conference [Austin,
TX] |
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DECEMBER |
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Dec
1-5 |
SAPST
at
Fort Bend Council on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse[Houston, TX] |^| |
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Dec
12-13 |
CPS
Exam
Register
by 10/17/08 |
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