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[ 5 Dec 2012 | One Comment ]
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Parents and educators may play critical role in prevention
By Angela Sivak
We’ve just released a report on how synthetic marijuana accounted for 11,406 visits to hospital Emergency Departments in 2010.
CBS News, U.S. News and World Report, WebMD and The Hill have all reported on the new data.
So what’s all the fuss about?
Synthetic marijuana, while different from authentic marijuana, can still have a negative impact on your health. Our Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) reported that the use of this drug has been linked to high blood pressure, increased heart rate, …

Data, Outcomes, and Quality, Featured, Headline, Prevention, tobacco »

[ 15 Nov 2012 | 4 Comments ]
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Written By: Doug Tipperman, Lead Public Health Advisor, SAMHSA 
A recent SAMHSA report indicates that adolescent cigarette use nationwide declined significantly over the past decade.  However, smoking remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable death, responsible for an estimated 443,000 American deaths each year, with 50,000 of these deaths from exposure to secondhand smoke.  One in eleven adolescents in the U.S. report smoking in the past month. In addition, tobacco use takes an enormous toll among people with mental and substance use disorders:

Almost half of tobacco deaths are people with mental and …

Bullying, Family-Member, Featured, Headline, Prevention, Public Awareness and Support »

[ 23 Oct 2012 | 3 Comments ]
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Guest Post By: Ronald Slaby, Ph.D., Senior Scientist & Kim Storey, EdD, Senior Scientist with National Center for the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Youth Violence
SAMHSA’s National Center for the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Youth Violence
 Bullying among young children is not uncommon. When groups of young children, who often differ significantly in physical size, skill level, and family experience, get together regularly, patterns of hurtful behavior often emerge. Children make mean faces, say threatening things, grab objects, push others aside, falsely accuse, or refuse to play …

Alcohol, Headline, Prevention, Public Awareness and Support, Substance Use »

[ 22 Oct 2012 | 4 Comments ]
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Written By:  Frances M. Harding, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, a time for all of us to take a closer look at what we—as organizations, communities, families, and individuals—can do to prevent substance abuse.  SAMHSA applauds this observance, which is focused on preventing substance abuse before it starts and recognizing everyone who has been affected by this issue.
We support the observance, because we know that together, individuals and communities can make a difference in preventing and reducing alcohol and drug abuse.  Substance abuse takes …

Bullying, Children, Family-Member, Featured, Headline, Prevention, Public Awareness and Support »

[ 15 Oct 2012 | 5 Comments ]
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Addressing Cyberbullying
Guest Post By: Melyn Huntley, Project Director, Safe Schools/Healthy Students
“People bully me. I want to die.”  The words echoed in the mind of the parent who found the crumbled note in her daughter’s room.  Words of desperation cried out for help.  How do you help her?  How serious is the threat?
Protecting your child is critical.  Today with online communications, a bully can follow their victim home to the aloneness of their bedroom.  If your child should become a victim of bullying, there are several things you should do.

Believe …