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Welcome
to the Southwest Prevention Center's
Prevention News
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The NSDUH Report: Smokeless Tobacco Use,
Initiation, and Relationship to Cigarette Smoking: 2002 to 2007
SAMHSA's
Office of Applied Studies (OAS) has recently released The NSDUH
Report: Smokeless Tobacco Use, Initiation, and Relationship to
Cigarette Smoking: 2002 to 2007.
The report is
derived from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health
(NSDUH) which provides trends in smokeless tobacco for the years 2002
to 2007. The report includes data specific to age, gender, and
demographics.
Some of the key
points from the report include:
- The rate
of past month smokeless tobacco use remained relatively stable
in the range of 3.0 to 3.3 percent between 2002 and 2007 among
persons aged 12 or older; however, there were increases among certain subpopulations-in
particular, among adolescent males
- Among past
month smokeless tobacco users, 85.8
percent used cigarettes at some time in their lives,
and 38.8 percent used cigarettes in the past month
- Among
persons who had used both smokeless tobacco and cigarettes in
their lifetime, 31.8 percent started using smokeless tobacco
first, 65.5 percent started using
cigarettes first, and 2.7 percent initiated use
of smokeless tobacco and cigarettes at about the same time
The full 3 page
report can be found HERE. |
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New Drug
Czar Named
President
Barack Obama named Gil Kerlikowske as the new Director of the Office
of National Drug Control Policy, as was announced this last week by
Vice President Joe Biden. Gil Kerlikowske served as Seattle's Police
Chief for nine years and was previously the Deputy Director of the
Department of Justice's COPS program.
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Alcohol Advertisement Now on
Prime Time
Because of the sagging economy
and lack of advertising sales, alcohol commercials have again made
their way on to primetime television.
 An Absolut Vodka advertisement
aired during the Grammy Awards this last February in Los Angeles and 14
other cities. This marked the first time in years that liquor was
advertised during prime time slots.
To see a version of the ad go
to:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ABSOLUTworld
Reference: Los Angeles Times
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APRIL
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Apr 16
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Ethics Training [El Paso, TX] |^|
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Apr 20-24
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SAPST Training [Austin, TX] |^|
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Ap 27-May 1
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SAPST Training [Dallas, TX] |^|
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MAY
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May 6
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Ethics Training [Houston, TX] |^|
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May 7
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CPS Course [Austin,
TX] |^|
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May 11-15
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SAPST Training [El Paso, TX] |^|
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May 13-14
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CPS EXAM
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JUNE
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June 15-19
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SAPST Training [Amarillo, TX] |^|
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June 12-13
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CPS EXAM
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JULY
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July 12
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Ethics Training [Austin, TX] |^|
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Jul 13-17
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SAPST Training [Austin, TX] |^|
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AUGUST
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Aug 3
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Ethics Training [San Marcos, TX] |^|
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Aug 5
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Ethics Training [Fort Worth, TX] |^|
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Aug 6
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CPS Course [Fort
Worth, TX] |^|
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SEPTEMBER
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OCTOBER
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Oct (TBD)
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SAPST Training [Houston, TX] |^|
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Feel free to forward this
announcement to others who may be interested.
Sincerely,
Joe Wiese, Director
Southwest Prevention Center
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