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A Proud Affiliate of the
Vol. XXXI, No. 1, Spring 2011
FEATURE ARTICLE Page 1
Wake-up Call: Alcohol Awareness Month 2011
IN THIS ISSUE:OO EnergyODrinksOandOAlcohol,OAODangerousOMix
OO HavingO“TheOTalk”OWithOTeens
OO AdvocatingOforOActionODuringOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonth
OO DearOFriendsO-OAONoteOFromOOurOCEO
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Wake-up Call: Alcohol Awareness Month 2011By Judy Shepps Battle, M.A.
Providing Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Support for Personal Recovery!
SinceOtheOfirstOdesignatedOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonthOinO1987,OtheONationalOCouncilOonOAlcoholOandODrugODependenceO(NCADD)OhasOsponsoredOtheOprogramOeveryOAprilOandOhasOmadeOimpressiveOprogressOinOeducatingOourOkidsO–OandOtheirOparentsO—OaboutOtheOdangersOofOalcoholOexperimentation.OThisOprogram’sOwork,Ohowever,OisOfarOfromOcomplete.O
KidsOstillOdrinkOatOanOalarmingOrateO–OalcoholOremainsOtheOnumberOoneOdrugOofOchoiceOofOourOkids.OKidsOstillOdrink,OdespiteOtheirOsittingOthroughOrequiredOhealthOclassesOthatOdocumentOtheOnegativeOeffectsOofObeerOandOhardOliquor.OTheyOstillOdrink,OdespiteOwarningsOthatOacademicOperformanceOmayObeOcompromised,OandOtheyOmayOdoO“stupidOthings”OwhileOunderOtheOinfluence.OAndOwhenOtheyOdrink,OtheyOplayORussianOrouletteOwithOtheirOfuture.
Mind, Body and Spirit AlcoholOconsumptionOabusesOtheOstill-developingObrain,ObodyOandOsensibilityOofOanOadolescent.OItOimpairsOthinking,OscramblesOpriorities,OlowersOinhibition,OandOencouragesOriskyObehavior.OUnderageOalcoholOuseOisOassociatedOwithOeducationalOfailure,Osuicide,OtrafficOfatalities,OunsafeOsex,Oviolence,OandOotherOproblemObehaviorsOthatOdiminishOtheOprospectsOofOfutureOsuccess,OasOwellOasOincreasingOhealthOrisks.OTheOsadOfactsO–OasOreportedObyOtheOUniversityOofOMichiganOandObyOtheOSubstanceOAbuseOandOMentalOHealthOServicesOAdministrationO(SAMHSA)Oare:O• ApproximatelyO7,000OyoungOpeopleOunderOageO16ObeginOdrinkingOalcoholOeachOday.
• NearlyOthreeOoutOofOeveryOfourOstudentsOhaveOconsumedOalcoholO(moreOthanOjustOaOfewOsips)ObyOtheOendOofOhighO
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Board of TrusteesOPresident
Steven S. PolinskyTreasurer
Rakesh Ganta
Past PresidentKatherine Fallon
MembersSharon Campbell
Agim ComaSusan Neshin, M.DGeorge Rusuloj Marjorie Talbot
OVice PresidentBill DeJianne
SecretaryJeff Jannarone
Staff DearOFriends,IOamOnotOsureOIOhaveOlookedOforwardOtoOspringOasOmuchOasOIOhaveOthisOyear.OOBetweenOtheOweather,OtheOever-growingOstressOload,OandOtheOamountOIOhaveOfallenObehind,OlisteningOtoOtheOrobinsOforOtheOpastOfewOdaysOhasObeenOtrulyOuplifting.
IOmentionOthatOmyOstressOlevelOhasObeenOaObitOoutOofOcontrolOlately,ObecauseOIOcan’tOtellOyouOhowOmanyOpeopleOhaveOtoldOmeOthatOIOjustOneedOtoOhaveOaOdrinkOandOrelax.OOWithOAprilOservingOasOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonth,OitOseemedOanOappropriateOthingOtoOshare.OOAsOaOpersonOwhoOisOnotOalcoholic,OIOdoOenjoyOaOglassOofOwineOtwoOorOthreeOtimesOaOmonth.OOIOcanOalsoOseeOtheOlureOofOhavingOmoreOthanOaOglassO-OmoreOthanOoccasionally!OOHowever,OthisOisOaOtrapOthatOhasOcaughtOtooOmanyOpeopleOunaware.OOWhatOstartsOoutOasOaOwayOtoOrelaxOaOlittleOafterOaOhecticOdayOcanOallOtooOeasilyOturnOintoOaOroutineOcopingOskill.OO
TheOproblemOisOthatOdrinkingOisn’tOaOtrueOcopingOskill.OOItOdoesOnothingOtoOaddressOtheOstressorsOatOall.OAsOearlyOasOinOourOelementaryOschoolOprograms,OweOteachOtheOimportanceOofOfindingOcopingOskillsOweOcanOuseOwhenOfacedOwithOdifficultOsituations.OOAOtrueOcopingOskillOprovidesOusOwithOaOconstructiveOoutletOforOstressOandOenablesOusOtoOworkOthroughOtheOissueOatOhand.OODrinkingOfeelsOgood,OinOthatOitOtakesOourOmindOoffOourOproblems,ObutOtheOproblemsOremainOtoObeOdealtOwith.
ThisOmonthOisOaOperfectOtimeOtoOreflectOonOourOownOcopingOskills,OasOstressOseemsOtoObeOonOtheOriseOeverywhere.OOOThereOwasOaOtimeOwhenOyouthOsnuckOaOdrinkOtoObeOcoolOorOtasteOtheOforbiddenOfruit.OONow,OtooOmanyOyouthOareOdrinking,ObecauseOtheyOdoOnotOknowOhowOtoOcopeOwithOtheirOstress.OOWeOneedOtoObeOtheirOroleOmodelsOrelatedOtoOstressOmanagement.OOInOthisOcase,OtellingOyouthOnotOtoOdrinkOwillOnotObeOnearlyOasOeffectiveOasOdemonstratingOourOownOhealthyOcopingOskillsOinOtheOfaceOofOlife’sOstressors.
IOthinkOnowOwouldObeOaOgreatOtimeOforOmeOtoOheadOoutsideOwithOmyOaxe.OOThereOisOaOpileOofOwoodOthatOhasObeenOstaringOatOmeOfromOunderOaOsoggyOwetOblanketOofOrainOandOsnowOthroughoutOtheOwinter.OORollingOupOmyOsleeves,OworkingOupOaOsweat,OandOwatchingOaOpileOofOlogsOdisappearOamidOtheOsoundsOofOrobinsOandOtheOscentOofOlilacsOshouldOmakeOmeOsoOmuchObetter.
Steven G. Liga, MSW, LSW, LCADC, CPS, CCS
CEO & Executive Director
StevenOG.OLiga,OCEO/ExecutiveODirector
PS We need your support now more than ever. Please see the back cover of this newsletter to see how you can help.
Lissette M. Bacharde Administrative Assistant
Lizette Fallon, BS Financial ManagerAlexandra Lopez,
MA, LCADC, SAC, CPS, DRCCCourse Development Specialist
East Brunswick OfficeEzra Helfand, BAProgram Director
Karen Agatep Administrative AssistantAl-Karim Campbell, BA
Preventionist I
Cathy Cardew, MSW, LSW Preventionist I
Jaclyn Emslie Office Manager
Dara Jarosz, MA, SAC Clinician I
Christina Rak-Samson, BA Preventionist II
Linda Surks, BS, CPSPreventionist II
Christina Van Palla, BS Preventionist I
Jason Victor, BA, CPS Preventionist II
Heather Ward, MSW, LSW Preventionist I
Carteret OfficeLauren Balkan, MSW, LCSW
Program DirectorKaren Boateng Office Manager
Anna Kirzner MSW, LCSWClinician II
Lindsay Rich, MSW, LCSW Clinician II
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school;OaboutOtwo-fifthsOhaveOdoneOsoObyO8thOgrade.O
• MoreOthanOhalfOofOtheO12thOgradersOandOone-fifthOofOtheO8thOgradersOreportOhavingObeenOdrunkOatOleastOonceOinOtheirOlife.
• NearlyOhalfOofOdrug-relatedOhospitalOemergencyOdepartmentOvisitsOamongOpatientsOagedO12OtoO20OinvolvedOalcohol.OO
OItOisOalsoOtrueOthatOtheOearlierOteensOstartOdrinking,OtheOgreaterOtheOdangerOofOseriousOconsequences.OOneOgovernmentOstudyOprojectsOthatO4OofO10OchildrenOwhoObeginOdrinkingObeforeOageO15OwillOexhibitOalcoholicObehaviorOatOsomeOpointOinOtheirOlives.OAnd,OmostOsadly,OtheOmediaOcontinuesOtoOmakeOdrinkingOlookOattractiveOtoOyouthOofOallOages.OMostOteenagersOfindOthatOalcoholOisOeasilyOaccessibleO–OinOfact,Oit’sOtheOdrugOmostOeasilyOavailableOforOconsumption.OOTheOaboveOareOnotOjustO“interesting”OnationalOstatistics.
Carl TheyOrepresentOindividualOkidsO—kidsOlikeOCarl,OaOhighOschoolOsophomoreOandOmemberOofOtheOfootballOteam,OwhoOenjoysObeingOwithOhisOfriendsOonOtheOweekendOandOdismissesOadultOconcernsOaboutOalcoholOconsumptionOasO“overreacting.”O“AllOweOdrinkOisObeer,”OheOsays.O“AndOwhenOIOhaveOaObuzzOon,OeverythingOlooksOlikeOfun.OWeOlaughOaOlot,OandOIOsupposeOsomeOpeopleOhaveOunprotectedOsexOwhenOtheyOareOdrinking,ObutOIOdon’tOandOthat’sOwhatOcounts.OIOdidOrideOhomeO
onOmyObikeOoneOnightOandOcrashedOintoOaOstreetOlight,ObutOIOwasn’tOreallyOhurt.”OO
HowOmanyO“Carl’s”O–OandOhisOfemaleOcounterpartsO—OdoOyouOknow?
Helping Kids Make Better Choices TheOchallengeOofOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonthOisOforOlocalOcommunitiesOtoOfocusOonOalcoholismOandOalcohol-relatedOissues,OsoOthatOkidsOareOencouragedOtoOmakeObetterOchoicesOwithOregardOtoOpeerOpressureOtoOconsumeOalcohol.OOCheckOoutOtheOfederalOSubstanceOAbuseOandOMentalOHealthOServicesOAdministrationO(SAMHSA)OwebsiteOatOhttp://www.samhsa.gov/FBCI/fbci.aspx,OandOreadOaboutOprogramsOthatOcommunitiesOlikeOyoursOhaveOimplementedOtoOhelpOkidsOgrowOintoOresponsibleOandOvigorousOyoungOadults.
OAndOaboveOall,OrememberOthatOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonthOdoesn’tOhaveOtoObeOjustOanOAprilOevent.OItOcanObeginOandOthriveOatOanyOtimeOofOtheOyearOwhenOtwoOorOmoreOpeopleOgatherOtoOhonorOandOsupportOhealth.O
OJudy Shepps Battle is a New Jersey resident, addictions specialist, consultant and freelance writer. She can be reached by e-mail at [email protected]. Additional information on this and other topics can be found at her website at http://www.writeaction.com/.
CopyrightO2011OJudyOSheppsOBattle
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Energy Drinks and Alcohol, A Dangerous MixBy Antony ThottukadavilForOgenerations,OpeopleOhaveOreliedOonOcaffeinatedOdrinksOsuchOasOcoffee,Otea,OandOsodaOtoOwakeOthemOupOandOkeepOthemOup.OOForOsomeOpeople,OtheOfirstOthingOthatOtheyOreachOforOinOtheOmorningOafterOtheirOtoothbrushOisOthatOcupOofOcoffeeOtoOgetOtheirOdayOstarted.OOWithOtheOemergenceOofOenergyOdrinks,OmanyOpeopleOareOchoosingOthemOinstead.OOTheirOadvertisementsOandOvarietyOofOdrinkOchoicesOhaveOmadeOthemOveryOpopular,OespeciallyOamongOyouth.OOThisOpopularityOhasOspawnedOaOnewOandOdangerousOpracticeOofOcombiningOenergyOdrinksOwithOalcohol.OOEnergyOdrinkOandOalcoholOcombinationsOhaveOactuallyObecomeOaOpartOofOtheOpartyingOsubcultureOandOareOespeciallyOprevalentOonOcollegeOcampuses.OO
AlcoholOactsOasOaOdepressantOonOtheObodyOandOslowsOdownOheartOrate.OOCaffeineOactsOasOaOstimulantOandOincreasesOheartOrate.OOByOcombiningOtheOtwoOyouOareOsendingOmixedOmessagesOtoOyourOnervousOsystemOwhichOcanOcauseOcardiacOproblemsOsuchOasOheartOpalpitations.OOThisOcanObeOveryOdangerousOandOmayOposeOaOseriousOharmOtoOanOindividual’sOhealth.
TheOissueOofOalcoholOandOenergyOdrinkOmixesOhasOcomeOintoOtheOspotlightOwithOtheOemergenceOofOpremadeOalcoholOandOenergyOdrinksOcombinationsOsuchOasOFourOLoko.OOFourOLokoOisOaOdrinkO
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ofOcaffeineOasOfourOcansOofOsoda.OOBecauseOallOofOthisOisOcontainedOinOoneOcan,OaOpersonOmayOthinkOthatOtheyOareOhavingOoneOdrinkOwhen,OinOfact,OtheyOareOhavingO6-alongOwithOaOlargeOdoseOofOcaffeine.OOThisOhasOcausedOstudentsOallOoverOtheOU.S.OtoOoverOdrinkObecauseOtheyOareOnotOawareOofOhowOmuchOtheyOareOactuallyOdrinking.OOFourOLokoOhasOactuallyObeenOlabeledObyOtheOcollegeOcommunityOasOaO“blackoutOinOaOcan.”OO
InONovemberOofO2010,OtheOFoodOandODrugOAdministrationO(FDA)OplacedOaObanOonOFourOLokoOandOotherOdrinksOlikeOit,OdeemingO
themOunsafeOandOrequiringOthemOtoObeOpulledOoffOtheOshelves.OOFourOLokoOhasOsinceOchangedOtheOrecipeOforOtheirOdrinks,OandOtheyOnoOlongerOcontainOcaffeineOandOotherOstimulants.
TheOFDAObanOonOtheOsaleOofOtheOoriginalOFourOLokoOwasOtheOfirstOstepOinOcreatingOpublicOawarenessOofOtheOdangersOofOmixingOenergyO
drinksOandOalcohol.OODespiteOtheOrulingOthatOcaffeineOisOanOunsafeOadditiveOtoOalcoholicObeverages,OtheOmessageOhasOnotOreachedOmanyOpeopleOwhoOcontinueOtoOcreateOtheirOownOenergyOdrinkOcocktails.OOThisOposesOaOdangerOtoOtheOhealthOofOtheOindividualsOdoingOit,OasOwellOasOtoOtheOpeopleOaroundOthem.OOWhileOitOwillOnotObeOanyOtimeOsoonOthatOenergyOdrinksOareOpulledOoffOtheOmarket,O
thisOproblemOcanObeOaddressedObyOpeopleOtakingOresponsibilityOforOtheirOownOactionsOandOhealthObyOnotOcombiningOalcoholOandOenergyOdrinks.
MoreOinformationOisOavailableOthroughOtheOnon-profitOMarinOInstitute’sOwebsiteOatOhttp://www.marininstitute.org.OOTheyOmonitorOandOexposeOtheOalcoholOindustry’sOharmfulOactionsOrelatedOtoOproducts,OpromotionsOandOsocialOinfluence,OandOsupportOcommunitiesOinOtheirOeffortsOtoOrejectOtheseOdamagingOactivities.
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Having “The Talk” With TeensAlmostOeveryOparentOandOteenagerOknowsOaboutOandOdreadsO“theOtalk”.OO
“TheOtalk”OisOwhenOaOparentOtriesOtoOhaveOaOconversationOwithOtheirOchildOaboutOsex.OOThisOcanOoftenObeOaOveryOawkwardOandOuncomfortableOconversationOforObothOparentOandOchild.OOMostOparentsOhaveOnoOideaOwhenOtheyOshouldOhaveOthisOtalkOwithOtheirOkidsOorOhowOtoOgoOaboutOit.OInstead,OmanyOchooseOtoOavoidOit.OOWhenOtheirOparentsOdon’tOspeakingOtoOthemOaboutOtheOtopic,OkidsOinsteadOlearnOfromOotherOsourcesOsuchOasOfriends,Omusic,Otelevision,OandOtheOinternet.OOO
ThisOsameOissueOexistsOwhenOitOcomesOtoOalcoholOuse.OOAvoidanceOofOtheOissueOandOdelayingOconversationsOwillOforceOtheOchildOtoOlearnOfromOotherOsources,OasOwellOasOthroughOtheirOownOexperimentation.OOThisOexperimentationOcanObeOveryOdangerousOandOcanOcauseOaOmyriadOofOproblemsOinOtheOfuture.OO
ProactiveOparentsOwhoOareOinvolvedOinOtheirOchildren’sOlives,OandOdon’tOshyOawayOfromOtoughOtopicsOsuchOasOalcoholOuse,OcanOhelpOpreventOtheseOfutureOproblems.O
TheOprevailingObeliefOheldObyOmanyOparentsOisOthatOtheyOshouldOtalkOtoOtheirOkidsOaboutOdrugsOandOalcoholOwhenOtheyOgetOtoOhighOschool,ObecauseOthatOisOwhereOtheirOkidsOwillObeOexposedOtoOit.OOThisOisOactuallyOnotOtrue.OO
InOfact,O20%OofO8thOgradeOstudentsOreportOhavingObeenOdrunkOatOleastOonceOinOtheirOlives.OTheObestOadviceOforOparentsOwhenOtalkingOtoOtheirOkidsOaboutOtheseOissuesOisOtoOtalkOaboutOitObeforeOitObecomesOanOissue.OO
AnotherOcommonOmistakeOthatOparentsOmakeOwhenOtalkingOtoOtheirOkidsOaboutOalcoholOisOtoOofferOtheOoverlyOsimplisticO“alcoholOisObadOsoOdon’tOdoOit”Omessage.OOThisOcanOoftenOdoOmoreOharmOthanOgood.OOIfOkidsOhearOthis,ObutOthenOwitnessOaOparentOorOfamilyOmemberOdrinkingOalcohol,OitOcanOcreateOconfusionOandOaOmixedOmessage.OO
Instead,OparentsOshouldOseekOtoOprovideOtheirOchildrenOwithOknowledgeOaboutOalcohol.OOSpeakingOtoOchildrenOaboutOtheOfactsOsuchOasOalcohol’sOeffectOonOtheObody,Oaddiction,OandOdeathsOcausedObyOalcoholOcanOactuallyOhaveOaOmuchOgreaterOimpact.OOTheOkeyOtoOhelpingOyourOchildOmakeOgoodOdecisionsOisOtoObeOhonest,Oloving,Opatient,OandOtrusting.O
SomeOtipsOforOtalkingOtoOyourOchildren:O• EncourageOconversation-OEncourageOyourOchildOtoOtalkOaboutOtheirOinterestsOandOallowOthemOtoOteachOyouOsomething.OOWithOtheOdoorsOtoOcommunicationOopen,OtalkingOaboutOmoreOseriousOtopicsOwillObeOeasierOandOlessO
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ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH IN MIDDLESEX COUNTYApril is Alcohol Awareness Month, featuring the participation of local organizations, schools, and communities. These groups have joined together to focus on the problem of underage drinking and alcohol abuse. The following announcements give details of various events taking place throughout the county. NCADD encourages groups across the county to join us by planning community events to raise awareness of the social, economic, and health costs of underage drinking and alcohol abuse.
• March 28:OOEastOBrunswickOTownship,OCouncilOMeetingOandOreadingOofOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonthOProclamation,OMunicipalOBuilding,O8Op.m.
• March 31:ONCADD’sO2011OLegislativeOEventOatOtheORutgersOUniversityOInnOandOConferenceOCenter,O178ORydersOLane,ONewOBrunswick,ONJO08901.OOTheOeventOwillOfocusOonOpolicyO–OhowOtoOgetOinvolved,OhowOtoOidentifyOpolicyOissuesOthatOrelateOtoOaddictionOprevention,OhowOtoOgetOtheOcommunityOinvolved,OhowOtoOcreateOpassionOaroundOanOissue,OhowOtoOarriveOatOanOend-resultOthatOmeetsOtheOneedsOofOtheOcommunity,OandOmore.
• March 31 and every Thursday:OPathways,OCarteretOHighOSchool,OGirl TalkOmeetingOatO2:30Op.m.
• April 5: OPATHWAYSOatOCarteretOHighOSchool,O“Under the Influence”OassemblyOforOstudents,O1Op.m.
• April 8: ORutgersOUniversity’sOAlcohol Month Kickoff Event.OBishopOBeach/DarienOQuadOatOCollegeOAvenueOCampus.OFromO2p.m.OtoO6Op.m.
• April 13:OOPlannedOParenthoodOofOCentralONewOJersey,OTeenOConference.ODatingOabuseOprevention,OhealthyOdecision-making,OandObodyOimageOareOonlyOaOfewOofOtheOcrucialOtopicsOthatONewOJerseyOteensOwillOdiscussOduringOtheOConference.OBrookdaleOCommunityOCollege.O9a.m.-O2p.m.
• April 13:OOCoalitionOforOHealthyOCommunities,OmonthlyOmeetingOatONCADDOofOMiddlesexOCounty,O5Op.m.
• April 13: OEastOBrunswickOAllianceOforOtheOPreventionOofODrugO&OAlcoholOAbuse,OMonthlyOMeeting,OEastOBrunswickORecreationOBuilding,ODunhamsOCornerORoad,O7:30Op.m.
• April 20:OProfessionalOcertificationOtrainingO“Addiction Recovery: 12 Steps and Healing”, MiddlesexOCountyOFireOAcademy,OSayreville,O9Oa.mO-O4Op.m.OOCallONCADDOatO732-254-3344OforOregistrationOinformation.
• April 14:ONCADD’sOAlcohol Awareness Month: Town Hall Meeting.OOPerthOAmboyOCommunityOCenter,O1OOliveOStreet,OPerthOAmboy,ONJO08861.OOCallONCADDOatO732-254-3344OforOmoreOinformation.
• April 21: OEdisonOJobOCorpsOAcademy,OAlcoholOAwarenessOPosterOContest,OGymnasium,O6:30Op.m.OOForOmoreOinformation,OcontactODavidOTaylorOatO732-985-4800Oext.O2203
• April 27:OOLevelOOneOTraumaOCenter,ORWJUH,OLunchO&OLearnOforOstaffOfocusingOonOUnderageODrinking,OAuditorium,O12OnoonO–O1Op.m.OOForOmoreOinformation,OcontactODianaOStaraceOatO732-418-8026.
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NCADDOofOMiddlesexOCounty,OInc.OisOaOprivate,Onon-profitOcommunity-basedOhealthOorganizationOservingOMiddlesexOCounty.OOurOmissionO isO toOpromoteOtheOhealthOandOwell-beingOofOindividualsOandOcommunitiesOofOMiddlesexOCountyOthroughOtheOreductionOorOeliminationOofOalcohol,Otobacco,OandOotherOdrugOuseOproblems.O
NCADDOofOMiddlesexOCounty,OInc.
152OTicesOLaneEastOBrunswick,ONJOO08816Phone:O732-254-3344
Email:[email protected]:Owww.ncadd-middlesex.org
Continued from Page 5 Jason Surks Memorial Prevention Resource CenterOThrough its Jason Surks Memorial Resource Center, NCADD provides brochures and videos that deal with the various alcohol and drug use and abuse. For free brochures or more information, contact us today at: 732-254-3344. We also deliver in-person presentations to community organizations and area schools on topics ranging from the basics of addiciton, to bullying to prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse. Call us for more information and to arrange for a presentation at your facility.
BelowOweOareOhighlightingOaOcoupleOofOitemsOthatOmightObeOusefulOtoOyouOonOtheOtopicsOofOalcoholOabuseOandOtheOunderageOpopulation.
Videos OO Alcohol and Your
Body -OOThisOvideoOandOprintOmaterialOrevealsOtheOlatestOinformationOonOtheOmanyOwaysOthatOdrinkingOalcoholOcanOdamageObodilyOsystemsOandOcauseOdisease.OOLeadingOdoctorsOandOresearchersOdemonstrateOnewOfactsOaboutOalcoholOabsorptionOandOtheOeffectsOofOalcoholOonOtheObrain,OtheOliver,OtheOdigestiveOsystem,OandOtheOimmuneOsystem.
PamphletsOO Make a Difference:OTalk To Your Child About AlcoholO–OThisOguideOisOwrittenOforOparentsOofOchildrenOagesO10-14,OprovidingOpracticalOadviceOonOwhyOandOhowOtoOtalkOtoOyouthOaboutOalcohol.
uncomfortableOforOyouOandOyourOchildren.O• AskOopenOendedOquestions-OTheOkeyOisOtoOnotOaskOquestionsOthatOcanOhaveOaOyesOorOnoOanswer.OThisOallowsOyourOchildOtoOexpressOhowOtheyOfeelOaboutOaOparticularOissueOandOpreventsOaOconversationOfromOturningOintoOaOlecture.OO
• ControlOyourOemotions-OIfOyouOhearOsomethingOthatOyouOdon’tOlike,OtryOnotOtoOrespondOwithOanger,ObecauseOthisOcanOdiscourageOyourOchildOfromObeingOopenOandOhonestOwithOyouOinOtheOfuture.OOInstead,OrespondOinOaOconstructiveOmannerOthatOwillOaddressOtheOissueOwithoutOclosingOtheOlinesOofOcommunication.OO
SomethingOasOsimpleOasOaOconversationOcanOchangeOtheOcourseOofOaOchild’sOlife,OsoOspeakOtoOyourOkidsOtoday.OO
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