Sweltering Heat ,Sweltering Addiction

It is funny sometimes how the weather effects people. When it is a nice cool day and there is a subtle breeze you will see children in the parks, people out socializing as they walk and talk, people just seem happy and appear healthy. But when it is 100 degrees moods seem to falter. People don't want to go out, it is just too hot. They don't spend the day at the park, it is just too miserable. Go have lunch with a girlfriend, unthinkable.I wonder if that is how it feels to be trapped in drug addiction. Is it like being trapped in a 100 degree day 24 hours a day and 7 days a week? Feel trapped? Don't want to go out, don't want to face the day, don't want to face people? Drug Rehab That Works can help. Visit their website at www.drugrehabthatworks.com, it only takes a moment and you can request a information packet on line to be mailed to you along with a 21 minute DVD that tells you about the Arrowhead center and the Program.There is relief from drug addiction, we can get you playing in the park, socializing, and happy again. All you have to do is call 1-800-419-HELP

Is It Safe to Go Dancing?

The more enforcement you use to control the use and distribution of a drug, the more "underground" it will go. My grandfather used to tell me about the days when he'd be sitting in a saloon, and right on the counter would be marijuana cigarettes for anyone to smoke. Funnily enough, marijuana was not much used then; until the crack-down. We also went through prohibition and we all know how that turned out. So what happens when you crack down on drugs?They don't seem to go away! They just go more underground. (That fits right into the mentality of "us against them" or "screw the establishment, I'll do what I want.") If you consider the billions of dollars spent on "cracking down" on the drug trade, you'd think we'd have a reduction in drug use. Instead, we get the opposite effect. Why? Let's take the drug Ecstasy (MDMA-a highly addictive hallucinogenic stimulant which can be fatal). According to recent reports, there have been more arrests of its distributors. Ok, I think that's great! However, has that stopped other drugs from coming in? More importantly, has that lowered drug usage? Of course not. If you lower the supply of something, yet it is still marketed as if it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, you wind up creating even more of a demand. And where there is a demand, ways will be figured out to supply that demand for profit. So what is the solution? If you ask Dance Safe, a nonprofit, "harm- reduction" organization promoting drug use within the "rave" (all-night dance parties) and nightclub community, you'll see that they claim to help kids use drugs safely. They provide pill-testing services for party goers to ensure their Ecstasy is "pure". They currently have chapters throughout the US and Canada manned by young volunteers from within the dance culture who, they say, have a sincere interest in bettering their communities and educating themselves and their peers on the safe use of drugs. Dance Safe feels that pill testing is an important harm reduction service that saves lives and reduces medical emergencies by helping Ecstasy users avoid fake and adulterated tablets that often contain substances far more dangerous than real ecstasy. What they fail to say is that there are few drugs which are more dangerous than Ecstasy. Kids have dies from it with a single use!And the Drug Policy Alliance I have mentioned in previous briefings considers Dance Safe to be a "life-saving activity". This brings us back to the original question: Why does cracking down on drugs seem to have the opposite effect? Our new video Xtasy The Real Story, Part 1, answers this question and more. You will be shocked at what gets uncovered in this new video. I can assure you that this is information you do not know and have not seen anywhere else. Even the most veteran counselors were not prepared for what they saw. This video is already turning kids' attitudes around on the subject of Ecstasy and drugs in general, with the highest success rate we have ever experienced!
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"65% of students Here Are on Drugs"

• According to a recent government survey, 54% of high school seniors have experimented with illegal drugs. Add to this the fact that 87% of high school seniors have used alcohol, and you can see we have a big problem. Despite the fact that the legal drinking age in most areas is 21, approximately 2/3 of teenagers who drink report that they can buy their own alcoholic beverages. Let's face it, if a kid wants to drink, they will find a way. I'm sure you can recall a time when you really wanted something and figured out a way to get it. So we have to ask ourselves these questions: What creates the "want"? Why do so many kids want to drink and do drugs? and What is the solution to this? Before answering these questions, let's look at the Drug Policy Alliance (a non-profit group) and their attitude about the drinking problem:"Critical to reducing harm is reality-based drug education. In theory teenagers aren't allowed to drink alcohol, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be taught to always use designated drivers when attending parties where alcohol is consumed. Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that reduce negative consequences of drug use, incorporating a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence. Harm reduction strategies meet drug users 'where they're at,' addressing conditions of use along with the use itself." - Drug Policy AllianceHuh?!! This goes along the same lines alcohol companies follow, which is to "Drink Responsibly". In other words, if we agree with the Drug Policy Alliance we admit that there is no solution; and if so, let's at least teach them to drink "safely." What kind of message does that send to our youth? The WRONG one! Here is the truth. Any "want" is Created by something or someone. In the case of alcohol and other drugs, advertising creates the "want". It's all about marketing. Big money is involved in those industries and they can afford some of the brightest marketing minds money can buy. So what is the solution for the drug (including alcohol) problem? Cut the "want". How do we do that? Education in the TRUTH about drugs! Our research shows that over 50% of youth will change their mindS about drugs as result of a Drug Education talk. In light of that, the drug problem could be handled rather rapidly. If we could reach all our schools with our video presentations, and properly educate students about drugs, we would see a dramatic change. What are the effects created by our drug education videos?Here is some recent feedback from a class of 10th graders:"It changed my mind... made me realize how cautious I should be, and that they might be fun now but they will just make your future worse." "The video showed me how harmful drugs really are." "I learned that drugs stay in your system for years and years." And this is what they say to our sponsors: "Thank you very much for caring about our students enough to donate something that will help us." "Thank you. I know that there is at least 65% of students here on drugs so we needed this.""Thank you and I hope that every school gets a chance to watch this movie."To do that, we need your help. We must use this window of opportunity to reach our kids before it is too late. You can help just call us at 800-419-HELP

White House Anti Dug Campaign

White House launches new anti-drug media campaign
targeted at helping parents keep their kids away
from drugs and other risky behaviors.


The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced a new "Open Letter" print ad that shares proven actions parents can take to help their teens stay away from alcohol and other drug use. The ad includes such common but successful tactics including setting rules and consequences, keeping close tabs on their teens, and monitoring their teens' time on the Internet.
In a recent release, the ONDCP reported that kids say that the greatest risk from using marijuana is the fear of upsetting their parents and losing respect from friends and family. The report also claims that in a typical high school class in America today seven out of 30 kids are using drugs and 13 drink alcohol.

Good relationships between parents and teens are linked to avoidance or lower use of alcohol and other drugs, which helps combat the fact that one out of four teens are offered drugs at school.

"Open communication on their level can go a long way to keeping kids away from drugs when they have the right information," says J.T. Daily, Director of Drug Education for Arrowhead treatment center. Daily has personally worked with well over 100,000 students, parents and teachers around the country with the leading drug rehabilitation and education program, which uses the drug-free approach.

Said John Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy,"We're here to tell parents they are not alone. Research tells us there are some straightforward steps parents can take not only to help prevent drug use, but to reduce risk-taking across-the-board. We think parents and caregivers will find the information on how to monitor their kids practical and useful in their everyday lives." For more Information call 800-419-HELP or go to www.drugrehabthatworks.com
To view the Press release on the "Open Letter" and the letter itself, go to: www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/news/press06/022806.html

America’s Drug Problem at Glance

The staggering numbers of alcohol and drug abusers in the United States—now more than 23 million—must be confronted with effective rehabilitation and education National estimates of people in need of substance abuse treatment in the United States are somewhere around 23 million people. However, the number of people who abuse alcohol or other drugs occasionally or who are dependent upon prescribed drugs include tens of millions more According to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, more than six and a half million teenagers reported abusing prescription painkillers like Vicodin® or Oxycontin® and another two million used stimulants such as Ritalin® and Adderall® without a prescription. In addition, more than half of our adult population consumes alcohol on a regular basis. The 2000 National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicated that an estimated 46 million persons aged 12 or older were binge drinkers (binge drinking is defined as having five or more alcoholic beverages in a row). Of these, almost 7 million were younger than 21. People who use alcohol and other drugs make irrational and irresponsible decisions. One look at the nation’s jail and prison population, which has risen to over two million people, serves as just one example. In addition to the crimes committed, substance abuse is also a major contributor to the spread of disease, domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, lost productivity at work and increased healthcare costs, to name a few categories. A new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also says that 16.6 percent of adult drivers ages 21 or older (30.7 million persons) reported driving while under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs during the past year. Factor in the additional 4 million people under 21 who drove under the influence in the past year and it’s easy to see how 17,000 people die each year due to alcohol-related traffic accidents. When examining drug abuse statistics, it’s important to understand that a drug is any substance taken into the body that chemically alters one or more of its functions. All drugs are essentially poisons and the amount taken determines the effect. All drugs also have side effects. People use drugs for a seemingly endless variety of reasons, making the situation seem much more complex than it needs to be. The one thing they all have in common is that there is some unwanted physical or mental condition that doesn’t appear to have an immediate solution. Somewhere along the line a drug is presented to them as the solution to their problem and it temporarily seems to work, so they turn to drugs again when that problem or a similar one arises in the future. Although drugs may appear to provide relief from the condition, they don’t actually solve the problem, and because of the impaired perceptions and side effects they eventually leave one in a condition even worse. Add to that the increased tolerance for the substance and the physical and mental dependence, and it’s no wonder how so many people get caught in the trap. The good news is that overall drug use among teenagers declined by 17 percent from 2001 to 2004, which means that all is not lost and it is a great acknowledgement to individuals and groups who are working to end substance abuse throughout the country. Our organization continually gets results through effective drug rehabilitation and education services . Currently the largest program with a international network of more than 120 programs in 40 countries, CONTACT US NOW AT 800 –419-HELP