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WELCOME
to FEBRUARY, 2009 - 'NEWS OF
HOPE
A
little something for everybody
this month!
Check it out!
FEBRUARY "NEWS OF HOPE"
CONTENTS
. EMPLOYERS: Must know INFO
about young adult employee
alcohol and substance abuse
. PARENTS: Ritalin Causes
Brain Changes Similar to
Cocaine
. PHYSICIANS: 1.7 Million
Emergency Room Visits are Drug
Related
. SCHOOLS: Heads Up on a
Great Alcohol and Drug
Awareness Resource
. COLLEGE STUDENTS: Speak Up
on the drinking age 18 or 21
. COLLEGE STUDENTS: What
Research Says about lowering
the drinking age to 18
Pics above from Susie's
travels in January, 2009
Pics 1 & 2 - West
Central Indiana Youth for
Youth Conference - student
volunteers did a great job and
Susie enjoyed working with
Tammy Brothers, Program
Director, who pulled off an
excellent event in spite of a
hefty snow storm!
Pic 3 - Students
actively participating in
Susie's stress management
workshop
Pic 4 - One of many
covered bridges in the
picturesque beauty of Putnam
County, IN
Our
new DE-STRESS FOR SUCCESS
website is HERE! Give it a
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HELP
WITH STRESS FOR SCHOOL,
OFFICE, AND HOME from DR. KEN
and SUSIE VANDERLIP!
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home and relationships:
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Includes BOTH CD & DVD:
The CD includes the most
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experience from both Dr. Ken
and Susie Vanderlip.
The DVD includes Susie guiding
you through simple yet
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the complete novice thru
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Dr. Ken leads a quick and
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Self-Defense©.
We all know family, friends,
co-workers and ourselves under
stress - who couldn't use help
with from the stress of work,
home and the economy?!
Learn
more at DE-STRESS FOR SUCCESS
Website
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EMPLOYERS:
Must know INFO
about Young Adult
Employees
According to a
Brief from
SAMSHA's Center
for Substance
Abuse Treatment, "Younger
employees are more
likely than older
ones to work under
the influence of
alcohol or with a
hangover."
The brief goes on
to say:
"Drug and
alcohol problems
cost the nation an
estimated $276
billion a year,
with most of the
tab resulting from
lost work
productivity and
avoidable
healthcare costs.
Because 76 percent
of people with
drug or alcohol
problems are
employed-and
given that
replacing an
employee costs
from 25 to 200
percent of annual
compensation-employers
have a major stake
in addressing
workers'
substance use
disorders. Younger
workers are more
likely than their
older counterparts
to drink heavily,
binge drink (see
definitions in
chart) and use
illicit drugs.
These behaviors
can lead to
increased
absenteeism, poor
job performance,
and increased
accidents and
injuries on the
job."
Read the entire
report including
suggestions for
dealing with
substance abuse
issues in young
employees in your
workplace.
Read
more about what
employers need to
know and how to
help |
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PARENTS: Ritalin Causes Brain
Changes Similar to Cocaine
 Many
high-achievers in high school and
students in college have openly
admitted to buying Ritalin pills off
friends to be used in keeping them
awake and energized to study. Here's
a bit of insight as to why it's just
not the smartest way to achieve
greater academic success.
As shared by Join Together in their
Feb. 2, 2009 Research Summary:
"Methylphenidate, sold as Ritalin
for treatment of attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder, causes changes
to neurons in the reward areas of the
brain similar to those seen in cocaine
users, according to new research from
the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Researchers gave lab mice injections
of either methylphenidate or cocaine
daily over the course of two weeks,
then examined the reward areas of
their brains. They found changes in
dendritic spine formation, related to
communication between nerve cells, and
the expression of the protein delta
Fos B, which is thought to be involved
in the long-term action of addictive
drugs.
The effects of the two drugs were not
exactly the same, but there were
significant similarities and overlap,
researchers said.
"Methylphenidate, which is
thought to be a fairly innocuous
compound, can have structural and
biochemical effects in some regions of
the brain that can be even greater
than those of cocaine," said lead
researcher Yong Kim.
"Studies to date suggest that
prescribed use of methylphenidate in
patients with ADHD does not increase
their risk for subsequent addiction.
However, nonmedical use of
methylphenidate and other stimulant
medications can lead to addiction as
well as a variety of other health
consequences," said NIDA
Director Dr. Nora Volkow."
Create
awareness about pharmaceutical drug
abuse with LEGACY OF HOPE
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1.7
Million
Emergency Room
Visits are Drug
Related
SAMHSA
Data Shows 1.7
Million Visits
to Emergency
Departments are
Drug Related
The latest Drug
Abuse Warning
Network (DAWN)
report-drawn
from a sample of
hospital
emergency
departments
across the
Nation-indicates
that more than
1.7 million
visits to
emergency
departments (ED)
were associated
with some form
of substance
misuse or abuse.
The 2006 DAWN
report,
developed by the
Substance Abuse
and Mental
Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA),
provides the
latest estimates
on how substance
use affects this
critical part of
the Nation´s
healthcare
system.
Of the of 113
million ED
visits in the
United States,
DAWN estimates
that 1,742,887
were associated
with drug misuse
or abuse, with
illicit drugs
responsible for
31 percent of
the cases and
prescription
drugs for 28
percent of the
cases.
Among the
report's more
notable
findings:
. Cocaine was
involved in
548,608
emergency
department
visits.
. Marijuana
was involved in
290,563
emergency
department
visits. The
rates were
highest among
those aged
18-24.
. Heroin was
involved in
189,780
emergency
department
visits.
. There were
126,704
emergency
department
visits by
patients under
age 21 where
alcohol was the
only substance
involved in the
visit.
. Stimulants,
including
amphetamines and
methamphetamines,
were involved in
107,575
emergency
department
visits.
. Prescription
and
over-the-counter
drugs were
responsible for
741,425 of the
ED visits and
the majority of
these visits (54
percent)
involved
multiple drugs.
While most of
the data was
similar to
previous years,
there was a
notable increase
in the number of
ED visits
related to
prescription
drugs, with a 44
percent increase
from 2004 to
2006.
Read
the full DAWN
report
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SCHOOLS:
HEADS UP ON A
GREAT ALCOHOL
AND DRUG
AWARENESS
RESOURCE
Recovering
From
Addiction: The
Kids'
Perspective
Broadcast airs
on February
26, 2009
The
Multijurisdictional
Counterdrug
Task Force, a
partnership
between The
Florida
National Guard
and St.
Petersburg
College,
broadcasts
many pertinent
and
well-researched
intervention,
prevention and
recovery
programs.
Here's one
worth watching
and
broadcasting
to parents,
teachers and
counselors in
your
community.
The program as
described by
the Task
Force:
"Recovering
From
Addiction: The
Kids'
Perspective is
an hour-long
broadcast of
teen panelists
that will
discuss their
addiction and
recovery
process. The
sooner you can
recognize that
your child or
your friend is
abusing
alcohol or
other drugs,
the sooner you
can seek help.
If you notice
changes in
behavior,
changes in
friends, lying
about after
school or
weekend
activities,
changes in
mood, or
depression
your teen or
someone you
know might
have a problem
with substance
abuse. Also,
hear from an
expert in
adolescent
addiction and
intervention."
You can check
this broadcast
and find out
about several
others at the
link below.
For
more
information or
to register
for the
broadcast |
COLLEGE
STUDENTS:
Students Speak
Up about
Drinking Age
18 or 21?
LEGACY's
college intern
for fall
semester 2008
canvassed her
University
campus, asking
students
whether they
felt the
drinking
Male
college
student, 22
years old
Intern: "Do
you believe
that drinking
age should be
18 or 21?"
Student 1: "Umm.
21. I don't
believe that
an 18-year old
fresh out of
high school
has the proper
maturity level
or the social
experience to
be responsible
enough -
especially
when it comes
to not
drinking and
driving and
knowing the
consequences
of it." ...
(Read more at
link below)
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Male
college
student, 21
years old
Intern: "Do
you believe
that drinking
age should be
18 or 21?"
Student 2: "21...
Our small
college
community
already has
problems with
parties; it
would be even
worse if the
age was lower.
Imagine the
bigger
schools. High
school-ers
would be going
to the bars on
their lunch
breaks." ...
(Read more at
link below)
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Female
college
student, 21
years old
Intern: "Do
you believe
the drinking
age should be
18 or 21?"
Student 3: "Hm...18,
I guess. I
think that if
you can go to
war, smoke,
and vote you
should be able
to drink.
...
(Read more at
link below)
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Female
college
student, 18
years old
Intern: "Do
you think
drinking age
should be 18
or 21?"
Student 4.: "18
for sure! ...
(Read more at
link below)
For
more comments
from college
students |
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STUDENTS: What
Research Says
about Lowering
the Drinking
Age to 18
 More
studies show
that higher
drinking age
really does
save lives.
A new study
utilizing the
data extracted
from the
Fatality
Analysis
Reporting
system reveals
an 11 percent
drop in
alcohol
related
traffic deaths
among those
under 21 due
to higher
minimum
drinking age.
This study is
considered one
of the most
comprehensive
studies on the
minimum
drinking age.
"There has
been evidence
since the
1980s that an
increase in
drinking age
to 21 was
having an
impact on
traffic
deaths,"
says James
Fell, M.S. of
the Pacific
Institute for
Research and
Evaluation.
"But this is
the first time
we've been
able to tease
out the real
effect, free
of the
variables that
ha been used
to question
the validity
of the
evidence."
...
(Read the more
at link below)
From CADCA -
Community
Anti-Drug
Coalitions of
America -
August 28,
2008
Read
more about how
the higher
drinking age
really does
save lives.
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logy,
27(1), S3-S9. from
PsychINFO.
Hoffman, D.J.,
Policastro, P., Quick,
V., & Lee, S.K.
(2006, Jul-Aug). Changes
in Body Weight and Fat
Mass of Men and Women
in the First Year of
College: A Study of
the 'Freshman 15'.
Journal of American
College Health, 55(1),
41-45. from PsychINFO.
LEGACY
OF HOPE is great for
College students, too!
Susie is an NCAA-approved
speaker as well. Check
it out! |
LEGACY
OF HOPE
shines a light
on emotions
and their
impact on
choices...
This is a
cut-to-the-chase
message for
today's youth
- a profound
message of
hope,
emotional
wisdom, and
resiliency.
LEGACY OF HOPE
stimulates
positive
communication
between
schools,
parents and
teens while
motivating
young people
to healthy
choices.
Create
awareness and
re-ignite HOPE
in the lives
of children,
adults and
families -
because we all
need to know
that someone
out there
understands
our struggle
and cares.
If LEGACY OF
HOPE can help,
get in touch
at
800-707-1977
or online.
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LEGACY NOW |
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From all of us at LEGACY ...
Susie Vanderlip, CSP, CPAE - Ken Vanderlip,
PhD
Newsletter Assistant:
Yuri Choi
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