Combination of Heat and Alcohol Sends Teens Sent to Hospital After Concert in Boston
/By Join Together Staff
June 26th, 2014/


At least 22 teenagers attending an electronic dance music show in Boston were sent to the hospital on Wednesday. Many of them were suffering from a combination of alcohol and heat, ABC News reports.

Dozens more concertgoers were treated onsite. Signs of Molly and other illicit drugs were apparent, the article notes.

Organizers of summer music festivals are increasing drug screening, after four people died at festivals last year. The deaths were linked to Molly. Concertgoers should expect sniffer dogs, pat-downs and other drug screening measures. Music festivals will provide medical tents with doctors, nurses and emergency medical technicians.

In April, organizers of New York’s Electric Zoo three-day event said this year fans will be required to view an anti-drug public service announcement online in order for their festival wristbands to activate. The event will start later in the day, to reduce exposure to the sun. In addition, the organizers will scrutinize vendors more closely. The festival may place “amnesty bins” at the gates, so fans can drop off illicit substances before they are searched.

In 2013, the last day of Electric Zoo was canceled after two concertgoers died after taking Molly. Medical experts say club drugs are especially dangerous when they are taken in warm temperatures by people who are dehydrated and who exert themselves at all-day events.

Last year’s Electric Zoo festival included safety measures such as on-site emergency treatment centers, free bottled water, and periodic safety announcements. After the event, the promoters brought together an advisory board of doctors, security consultants and DJs to prevent future drug-related deaths.

Attached is our July calendar for PRO-ACT’s Central Bucks Recovery Resource Center. Also attached you will find our NEW programs. The “New Health & Wellness Program”. This comprehensive 7 week, 7 session program will help you find the Sacred part of Your Sobriety through Health & Wellness. This is an integral component of your recovery program. The next NEW Program is “The Women’s Recovery Group”. This 6 week, 6 session program will help you find yourself with a support group. This program will help women in recovery discover & discuss things like Real World Living, Acceptance and Relationships with your women peers in recovery. The next NEW Program is “Understanding Recovery”. This great program meets every 4th Tuesday of the month. This group is a support group dealing with ALL STAGES of RECOVERY. This group will help both males and females in the Guiding Principles of Recovery. Things like living sober and sponsorship. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND. Call Rick at 215-345-6644 x 3151 or email at rpetrolawicz@councilsepa.org with any and all questions with any program being offered. Sign up today!


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HAVE A SAFE – CLEAN & SOBER 4TH OF JULY!!

Rick Petrolawicz

CRS/ Volunteer Coordinator

The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc/ PRO-ACT

Central Bucks Recovery Resource Center

252 W. Swamp Road, Bailiwick Office Campus, Unit 12

Doylestown, PA 18901

Phone: (215) 345-6644 ext 3151

Fax: (215) 348-3377

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Good afternoon everyone, this is a consent form attached for the reflection that we will have at Musikfest for love ones that have been lost to addiction.if you would like to submit a name or a family that we should contact please look at the form and contact Alba herrera or Nancy lion there any mail address is on the form. this will be a powerful addition to the Music Fest this year as we will read those names from the stage during a time of worship and also people will be able to visit the tent. please if you have any questions direct them to Albert or Nancy I will attach their emails at the top



Bob Sofronski
Director CLPRM
www.clprm.org
215-833-2512
Jeremiah 29:11
There is a Hope!

From my Android phone.

JUNE 26 v 28 TWELVE STEPPING WITH POWER IN THE PROVERB

A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.

STEP 6 Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character

In the aftermath of addiction we will discover that we were the ones hurt the most by our lies .

Through the steps we will have to figure out why we hate ourselves so much . If you really think about it that is why we use ,too mask the pain we are in . Telling yourself that you have it under control and you can handle this is flattery and lieing that could lead you into a premature death or a long term jail sentence. Do you want to get better ? Do want to get sober ? Honesty with yourself is where you need to start !



Galatians 5 : 1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Upholding the Legacy of Tony Gwynn
/By David Dobbins
June 25th, 2014/
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SOURCE: KENT HORNER/AP

After a four year battle with salivary gland cancer, San Diego Padres player Tony Gwynn passed on Monday, June 16th. Gwynn’s unfortunate tale involved smokeless tobacco, the chewing of which is still associated with baseball. Despite recent efforts from Major League Baseball (MLB) to discourage the use of this product, coaches and players have battled with addiction to smokeless tobacco for many years.

Nicknamed “Mr. Padre”, Gwynn was a force to be reckoned with on the diamond. He is considered to be one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He was diagnosed with mouth cancer in 2010, and surgery to remove lymph nodes and tumors from the gland left his face partially paralyzed on the right side. Gwynn was extremely vocal of the link between his chewing tobacco and his cancer. He was quoted as saying, “Of course it caused it … I always dipped on my right side.” Ultimately, at the young age of 54, just like 480,000 other Americans each year, Tony Gwynn lost the battle to his tobacco-related disease.

Gwynn’s death has reinvigorated the debate of banning tobacco in Major League Baseball. In 2011, Major League Baseball modified club rules in order to prohibit teams from providing tobacco products to players and strongly discourage clubhouse attendants from purchasing tobacco for players. Players cannot have tobacco tins in their uniform pockets or do televised interviews while using smokeless tobacco. Violators are subject to fines.

The new rules, enacted as part of the latest collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association, aim to look out for the health of players, in addition to helping players be a better example to youth fans. The dangers of smokeless tobacco are evident. Starting in 2012, teams were required to screen players for signs of oral cancer. A total of 28 carcinogens, or cancer-causing agents, have been identified in smokeless tobacco and smokeless tobacco is associated with a high risk of oral cancer, particularly located in the gums or cheek, areas which typically come into direct contact with the tobacco. But the players were not willing to agree to ban tobacco use entirely.

Other players like Dustin Pedroia and Clay Buchholz of the Red Sox have also come forward to publicly comment on their own addiction to chewing tobacco. The most recent is Ian Desmond, from the Washington Nationals – he and others have also spoken about the challenge of quitting, including Steven Strasburg and Bruce Bochy, manager of the World Champion San Francisco Giants. Unfortunately, tobacco is ingrained into the baseball culture. In fact, a survey conducted in 1999 shows almost a third of rookies starting in the major leagues were already users of chewing tobacco.

While the use of smokeless tobacco endangers the health of Major League ballplayers, it also sets a terrible example for the millions of young people who watch baseball at the ballparks and on TV. A survey done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012 found that 11.2 percent of high school boys were using smokeless tobacco, a 6.7 percent increase from 2002. Many kids look up to baseball players as heroes and role models and it’s not uncommon for young fans, including the players’ own children, to want to emulate and follow the lead of their favorite players.

As of late, stadiums for many sports have enacted stricter tobacco policies for patrons as it relates to tobacco use, baseball included. Additionally, other leagues have led the charge on instituting tobacco bans including the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Hockey League. Even the Olympics are now tobacco-free. In 1993, tobacco use was banned in baseball’s minor leagues, but yet still allowed in the MLB.

With his impressive career and respected legacy, Gwynn will always be remembered and loved by family, friends, and fans alike. He will be remembered for his incredible swing and untouchable statistics, but we will remember him for his stand against tobacco in baseball and we will strive to ensure that is part of his legacy. We’ve lost far too many people, far too early – so we cannot give up the fight.

David Dobbins
Chief Operating Officer
Legacy

Biggest Risk Factor for Teens Taking Ecstasy: Use of Other Drugs
/By Join Together Staff
June 25th, 2014/
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High school seniors who are most likely to take Ecstasy are those who use other drugs, researchers at New York University have found.

Overall, about 4.4 percent of high school seniors reported using Ecstasy within the last year, Newswise reports. Males are at particularly high risk for use. The drug is also known as “Molly,” “E” and “X,” the article notes. It has become popular at dance parties.

The findings, published in Substance Use & Misuse, are based on data from the Monitoring the Future nationwide annual study. About 15,000 high school seniors are included in the study each year. The study did not specifically ask about Molly. Since many teens may not realize Molly is another name for Ecstasy, more of them may be using the drug than the study indicates, the researchers noted.

Other risk factors for teen Ecstasy use included having a weekly income of more than $50 from a job, or more than $10 weekly from other sources. Students living in cities were at increased risk, as were teens who had used alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana or other illegal drugs.

“Ecstasy use also tends to precede use of other club drugs so preventing Ecstasy use (e.g., among those who attend nightclubs and parties) may also prevent initiation and use of drugs such as ketamine (‘Special K’) and GHB,” lead researcher Joseph J. Palamar, PhD, MPH, said in a news release.

“Hundreds of new designer drugs have emerged in recent years, some of which were created to mimic the effects of Ecstasy,” Dr. Palamar said. “Many individuals may be ingesting what they think is Ecstasy, but it may in fact be an even more dangerous new substance. Likewise, today Ecstasy commonly comes in powder form instead of pill form, which may even further increase the chances of receiving the drug cut with additional designer substances.”