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Program Targets Teen Substance Abusers
Hazelden, an internationally acclaimed addiction treatment provider leading the addiction field since 1949, published 'Teen Intervene' curriculum in 2003 to meet a critical teen need. According to Elina Kala, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor at Hazelden Center for Youth and Families (HCYF, resources are available for teens with addictions, but "it gets more challenging with the underage experimenters".

Teens who have been caught drinking alcohol or smoking pot but who are not chemically dependent and who barely meet the criteria for substance abuse need appropriate guidance, especially when it is the first occurrence of underage experimentation. Ms. Kala shares that parents are often scared and shocked and want something to be done for their kids.

The 'Teen Intervene' curriculum was developed by Ken Winters, Ph.D., director of the Center for Adolescent Abuse Research at the University of Minnesota and member of Hazelden's Butler Center for Research Scientific Advisory Panel. "Teen Intervene helps clinicians speak to teenagers who have experimented mild to moderate problems related with substance abuse. This program consists of three sessions (each about 90 minutes) that incorporates stages of change theory, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing. These are time-tested therapeutic components that have been simplified/adjusted for adolescents. The third session involves the parents. Including the parents helps them to focus on information and options to figure out what is normal and whether or not they need to be highly concerned about their teen(s), or closely the teen(s) should be monitored. A facilitator provides an overview and history of the curriculum, step-by-step instructions for conducting each session, and forms and worksheets for adolescents and parents."

According to Kim Lundholm-Eades, licensed marriage and family therapist and supervisor of Family Services at HCYF, "The motivational questioning techniques get young people to take a deeper look at their drug and alcohol use and encourages them to make an individual commitment to change." Kala also added that most of the teen participants are cooperative and engaged because they can define their own problems and develop their own goals and obstacles to achieve those goals as they go through the workbook with their counselor.

For more information on the 'Teen Intervene' curriculum, contact Publishing and Educational Services and Hazelden (800) 328-9000.

www.hazelden.org

Students Big Influence on Smoking Decisions of Peers
A study conducted in Arizona of 25 elementary and middle schools found that non-smoking students are the key in helping their peers quit smoking or preventing them from ever starting. John Sciacca, a professor of health promotion at Northern Arizona University said, "Peer influence is one of the important influences on a youth's decision to use tobacco." In order to see how peer influence can prevent smoking, Sciacca and a team of researchers from the University of Arizona and Arizona State University used a program called Champs Have and Model Positive Peer Skills (CHAMPS), which is a model to train and empower students. School counselors, nurses, principals, parents, and community representatives are trained to be CHAMPS leaders, and they select students to be peer helpers. These student helpers hold activities, such as skits and games, aimed at tobacco prevention. The results of the study showed that schools that used the CHAMPS program had students who were less likely to have smoked and were more aware of the dangers of tobacco use. Some students also said that they would smoke if a best friend offered them a cigarette.

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Colleges Focus on Suicide

The Associated Press reported that colleges and universities are becoming more aware of the issue of suicide on campus and are offering suicide-prevention resources. "Suicide is the second-leading killer of college students, after car accidents." Resources such as Ulifeline, a free website that provides students with confidential help and a list of mental-health centers in their area, are being offered by 120 colleges nationally. According to psychologists, "the pressure to excel, combined with problems like depression, bipolar disorder, and drug misuse, often contribute to suicidal tendencies." Connie Horton, director of counseling and consultation services at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington says, "The good sign is that students are driven, they're motivated, and they're highly conscientious, the downside is that they can be really hard on themselves, and normal failures can be viewed as disasters." To address this issue, some universities started to offer 'perfectionistic-thinking seminars' designed to explain to students that below-average academic performance does not mean failure.

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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Inhalants

Tips for Teens pamphlets provide relevant facts about substance abuse, answers to frequently asked questions, and website addresses and phone numbers so that teens can get more information. Here is contact information to obtain further information:

http://www.health.org/govpubs/phd631/

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345
Phone: (800) 729-6686

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Community How To Guide On Underage Drinking Prevention

"NAGHSR and NHTSA have published a series of 'How To' Guides on Underage Drinking Prevention. These guides incorporate what was learned throughout the UDPP project and are intended to assist other advocates who want to implement a program in their area." These guides advise local advocates on how to deal with the following issues:

Coalition Building
Needs Assessment/Strategic Planning
Enforcement
Prevention/Education
Public Policy
Media Relations
Evaluation
Self-Sufficiency Resources

For more information please contact:

http://www.naghsr.org/html/publications/guidebooks.html

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590
(888) DASH-2-DOT

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May this quote from Rumi inspire you today:
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the
stronger pull of what you love."

Sincerely,
All of us at LEGACY
Susie Vanderlip - Ken Vanderlip - Tara Seamans

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