Thursday, September 6, 2012
Survey Finds 17% of High School Students Abuse Substances During School Day
By Join Together Staff | September 5, 2012 | Leave a comment | Filed inAlcohol, Drugs, Marketing And Media, Parenting & Youth
A new survey finds an estimated 17 percent of American high school students say they drink, smoke or use drugs during the school day. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University found 86 percent of teens say they know which of their peers are abusing substances at school, CNN reports.
The findings come from an annual telephone survey of about 1,000 students ages 12 to 17. According to the survey, 60 percent of high school students say drugs are available on school grounds, and 44 percent know a classmate who sells drugs at school. Marijuana is the most commonly sold drug at school. Prescription drugs, cocaine and Ecstasy are also available.
Social media plays a role in peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol, the study found. Three-quarters of students said they are encouraged to use marijuana or alcohol when they see images of their peers doing so. The survey found 45 percent said they have seen photos online of their classmates drinking, using drugs or passing out, up 5 percent since last year.
For the first time in the history of the survey, a majority of private school students—54 percent—said their school was “drug-infected.” In 2011, that figure was 36 percent.
Teens are more likely to use drugs or alcohol if they have been left alone overnight, and are less likely to do so if they regularly attend religious services, the survey found.
“The take away from this survey for parents is to talk to their children and get engaged in their children’s lives,” Emily Feinstein, project director of the teen survey, said in a news release. “They should ask their children what they’re seeing at school and online. It takes a teen to know what’s going on in the teen world, but it takes parents to help their children navigate that world.”
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Please Join us for the 4th Annual French Scramble honoring Fred R. French, the founder of the Cape Cod Symposium!!
The 4rd Annual
French Scramble Golf Tournament
Date: Thursday, September 6th
Time: Tee Time 8:00 am – arrive by 7:30 am
Where:
Hyannis Golf Course
Rte #132 | Hyannis, MA 02601 |
508-362-2606We will have a scramble that will begin at 8:00 am sharp and it is suggested that you arrive at 7:30 am in order to get everything ready.
It will be at the Hyannis Golf Course, a par 71, 18 hole public golf course with a 55 Station Practice Range and 2 Practice Greens. Proper golf attire please. Blue jeans and metal spiked golf shoes are not allowed.
$65.00 per player includes 18 holes and a cart.
Route 132, Hyannis, MA 02601
508-362-2606Directions:
From the Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center: Got to the Rotary, take West Main Street all the way to the end, go left onto Rte 28, go through first set of lights, at second set of lights take a right onto Old Stage Road, go about 400 years, take right onto Shoot Flying Hill Rd. Take that to the end, and the Golf Course is at the end. (take approximately 15 minutes from the hotel)
From North - off Cape: Rte 3 South over the Sagamore Bridge to Rte 6. Take exit 6. Stay straight off ramp onto Rte 132. Follow approximately 1/2 mile, entrance on left.
From West/South - off Cape: Rte 495 (becomes Rte 25) to exit 2 (Rte 6/Hyannis). Keep left around rotary, follow Rte 6 signs. Follow alongside canal to end. Over Sagamore bridge. Take exit 6. Stay straight off ramp onto Rte 132. Follow approximately 1/2 mile, entrance on left.
From East (down Cape): Rte 6. Take exit 6. Turn left off ramp (at light) onto Rte 132. Follow approximately 1/2 mile, entrance on left
We are excited to have you as part of the 24th Cape Cod Symposium. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, I will be leaving Michigan arriving in Hyannis on Tues late afternoon, but available via cell
616-581-4855 or email - deemcgraw@ameritech.netMany thanks!
Dee
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The Medicine Abuse Project launches
September 23 – 29, 2012JOIN US!
The Medicine Abuse Project launches the week of September 23-29, setting the stage for a multi-year effort to raise awareness and curb the abuse of medicine.
Join The Partnership at Drugfree.organd help us prevent a half a million teens from abusing medicine within five years through education and action.
Our Action Plan
Together with parents, teachers, health care professionals, media and state, local and federal government partners, we are leading a national education effort and call to action to:
- Educate about the dangers of abusing prescription and over-the-counter medicines
- Monitor prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines
- Safeguard and properly Dispose of unused medication
- Eliminate improper prescribing and dispensing practices
BECOME A MEDICINE ABUSEPROJECT PARTNER
Corporate Partners
Help us raise awareness and reduce medicine abuse through corporate citizenship. To learn how you can align your company or association with a nationwide campaign that will make an impact in the medicine abuse issue, and support families across the country contact April Brown, Director of Corporate Relations at april_brown@drugfree.org or .
Strategic Partners
Nonprofit organizations, grassroots, advocacy, academic and health professionals will play a crucial role raising awareness about the dangers of medicine abuse during this national campaign. To learn more about national and local strategic partner opportunities, please contact Marcia Lee Taylor, SVP, Government Affairs atmarcialee_taylor@drugfree.org or .
Monday, September 3, 2012
Eva's Village Visions of hope Gala
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Grove
691 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Wells Fargo
We are pleased to honor Wells Fargo Bank at our 30th Anniversary Benefit Gala. Wells Fargo supports organization working to strengthen our communities. Wells Fargo’s commitment to improving the lives of others has been demonstrated time and time again through their generous support of Eva’s Village.
The Church of Christ the King
This year we recognize the 30 years of dedicated service given to Eva’s Village by The Church of Christ the King, New Vernon. Many parishioners continue their service of feeding the hungry each month. Msgr. Puma becan Eva’s Village through the dedicated service of parishes like The Church of Christ the King. We are grateful to Father Paddy and all of the parishioners who so faithfully help the people of Eva’s Village.
Call Ext. 235 for more information.
monday december 12, 2011
Save The Date: November 8, 2012
Save the Date for the Visions of Hope 2012 Gala:
The Date: November 8th, 2012
The NEW Location: The Grove, 691 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
The Grove is a newly constructed event venue, so you can look forward to a new and exciting experience, from the color-lit fountain at the entrance to magnificent Italian light fixtures, decorative marble lobby flooring, luxurious bathrooms and impeccably designed ballrooms. Save the date and plan on having a wonderful time, while supporting Eva’s Village, the most comprehensive and progressive antipoverty nonprofit in the state!
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