Welcome Consortium Members

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Welcome Consortium Members
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Mission Accomplished Professional Development

• The PAV Courses will be changing at the end of
  November from a 4 hour course to a 2 hour
  course.  Chris Stankovichs 2 hour social psych
  presentation will no longer satisfy the ODE
  requirement for coaches.  Only the 2 hour First
  Aid portion will meet the requirement for ODE
  after 10/15 10/16. Our next PAV is 2/4/10.
• We are waiting to hear from the Ohio Chemical
  Dependency Professionals Board regarding becoming
  a Program Sponsor for Recognized Clock Hours
  (RCH) for Social Work Coursework to be offered
  beginning in January 2010.
• Athletic Directors series of 3 courses
  descriptions schedule in packet.  Need help in
  getting the word out to Ads.

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Mission Accomplished Family Intervention
Programs

• HSSFW Began the new school year on September 8
  at Westerville 25 more workshops will follow. 
  For the first time in many years, professional
  evaluator Joe Wheaton, will conduct a follow-up
  to workshops involving  both families and
  schools.  Results will be available in May 10.
• TIP-T  Kicked off the year in its new location
  East High School on Broad Street.  Although
  recently renovated EHS is requested for many
  community events, the principal and staff have
  graciously welcomed and accommodated the TIP
  team.  Approximately 225 families are expected to
  complete TIP-T by year end.

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Winners Choice Camps will kickoff this month for
2009 -2010. Camp 1, October 21 and 22 will
feature schools from Columbus City, Canal
Winchester, Grandview, Hilliard and Sonshine
Academy. We will welcome schools from Columbus
City, New Albany, Reynoldsburg, Westerville and
the Diocese of Columbus to Camp 2 , October 28
and 29.  
YOUTH PROGRAMS UPDATE
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H1N1 Swine Flu

• There is information about H1N1 on the front page
  of the  Ed Council website at www.edcouncil.org
• Follow the links to access information specific
  to the following groups
• Parents
• Nurses
• District Personnel

Posted documents contain the most current
information from the Health Department.
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Binge Drinking and the Flu
Binge drinking poses one more health problem in
flu season. A new study has shown that
binge-drinking undermines the bodys immune
system, making people more prone to illness and
infection for at least 24 hours after the binge.
With flue season approaching, and the added
concern about H1N1 flu, this new research reveals
just one more reason to avoid binge drinking and
stay healthy.
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Impact of Substance Abuse on State Budgets
State governments spend almost 15 of their
entire budget on the consequences of abuse and
addiction, and a tiny fraction on prevention and
treatment.

• Ohio 2005 State Budget- 41,309,000

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• Underage Facebook Members Exposed to Alcohol Ads,
  Promotions, Report Says

Marin researchers created a Facebook profile for
an underage user and another for a 21-plus user,
then used both to test the accessibility of
alcohol-related content. The fictitious profile
included interests and activities -- such as
"alcohol" and "bars" -- designed to attract
alcohol companies, who gain access to such data
when they advertise on Facebook.
They found that pages for brands like Captain
Morgan, Jack Daniels, Bacardi, Bacardi Breezer,
Heineken, and Mike's Hard Lemonade were
accessible to the under-21 user, as was an
application called "Shots!" that allowed users to
send virtual shots of alcohol to their Facebook
friends.
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• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced
  a ban on cigarettes flavored to taste like fruit,
  candy or clove.
• The ban, authorized by the new Family Smoking
  Prevention and Tobacco Control act, is part of a
  national effort by the FDA to reduce smoking in
  America.
• Youth are twice as likely to report seeing
  advertising for these flavored products as adults
  are. Marketing campaigns for products with sweet
  candy and fruit flavors can mislead young people
  into thinking that these products are less
  addictive and less harmful.
• Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, FDA
• Principal Deputy Commissioner

Candy and Fruit Flavored Cigarettes Now Illegal
in United States
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• More People Killed by Drugs Than by Car Accidents
  in the Following States

• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• Ohio
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Utah
• Washington

While automobile crashes remain the top cause of
accidental death nationally, drug-related
incidents caused more deaths in 16 states- double
the number of states in 2003. Most of the
deaths were due to overdoses, especially of
opioid analgesics like methadone, Vicodin,
OxyContin, and fentanyl.
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References

• Join Together
• Underage Facebook Members Exposed to Alcohol Ads,
  Promotions, Report Says
• Candy and Fruit Flavored Cigarettes Now Illegal
  in the United States
• More People Killed by Drugs than Car Accidents in
  Some States
• National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
  at Columbia University
• Impact of Substance Abuse on State Budgets
• Pictures
• Microsoft Clip Art
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