Pharmaceutical Misuse and Abuse ED Visits by Older Adults

Nearly one ton of old and unused medicines were turned in and destroyed.

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marijuana use increased -cocaine use decreased

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NEARLY 700 POUNDS!!!!!!

Please go HERE to learn about the success of the Harford County Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Survey Reveals 17 Million Americans Drive Drunk

Issues: Drunk/Impaired driving
Coalition resources: Data Analysis
Drug type: Alcohol

Twenty percent of American drivers have gotten behind the wheel within two hours of drinking, and 8 percent have driven when they considered themselves drunk, Join Together reports.

The findings are the result of a 2008 survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The survey also found 8 percent of adults overall, and nearly one-quarter of men aged 21 to 24, accepted rides from someone they thought was drunk. This is in contrast to additional survey data indicating that four out of five Americans see drunk driving as a “major threat” to their own and their family's safety.

Complete survey results are available on the NHTSA WEBSITE.

"Madison Kiefer’s tragic death March 1 from a prescription drug overdose horrified a community. But it also shed light on a troubling reality: drug and alcohol problems can exist anywhere"

To learn more about Madison's story click HERE

Our Saint Margaret SAM WEBSITE

PLEASE Click For Guidance to access important LINKS available at our website.

If you wish further information about our ministry please click HERE

Sunday, September 5th Parish Bulletin

To see More of the Bulletin please click HERE

Hurting People Need to Understand God's Character

Please click HERE for a posting from Pastor Rick Warren

Alcohol Use Among Adults

For more information on this chart please visit HERE

National Take Back Initiative

For some statistical background on the lethal impact of prescription drugs in Harford County please review the chart above by clicking on it.

In the interest of Public Safety and the Environment Harford County is participating in the National Tack Back Initiative on Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the County Administrative Building (220 South Main Street, Bel Air, Maryland 21014)

For more information about the local event please contact the Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy 410-638-3333 or click HERE.

For national information about this event please go to: THIS LINK

PLEASE Consider Joining Families Anonymous

Teen Girls Are Drinking More Than Boys

"New data released today from the Partnership for a Drug Free America suggest that not only are girls now drinking more than boys, they turn to drugs and alcohol for more serious reasons as well." To read the full Newsweek Article, please click HERE

Tobacco Retailer Violation Rate, National Weighted Average, FY97 to FY09

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Percentage of Maryland Drivers Reporting Drinking and Driving Decreased by Nearly Half Since 2004

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FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Policy Statement
Alcohol Use by Youth and Adolescents: A Pediatric Concern

Alcohol use continues to be a major problem from preadolescence through young adulthood in the United States. Results of recent neuroscience research have substantiated the deleterious effects of alcohol on adolescent brain development and added even more evidence to support the call to prevent and reduce underaged drinking. Pediatricians should be knowledgeable about substance abuse to be able to recognize risk factors for alcohol and other substance abuse among youth, screen for use, provide appropriate brief interventions, and refer to treatment.

To read MORE Please click HERE

National Treatment Admissions for Opiates Other Than Heroin Continue to Increase

Why Not Consider Families Anonymous???

If you would like to learn more about Families Anonymous, please click HERE.

"STAYING CLEAN" - Our Sunday NA Group

Saint Margaret Church is pleased to host an NA Group - "Staying Clean"

They meet every Sunday at 6:00 pm

For more information on our NA Group click HERE

If you would like to confidentially report a tip to the Harford County Liquor Control Board

Confidential Tip Line: Phone 410.638.3028 or Fax 410.638.4970 - To report illegal activity in Harford County, Maryland

To learn more about the Harford County Liquor Control Board
please click HERE

Have you visited UDETC lately???

Click Here to visit UDETC the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center

UDETC Vision Statement:
The Vision of the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center is to create healthier and safer environments in which States, local communities, and Federal entities engage in environmental prevention and enforcement practices that proactively and effectively limit youth access to alcohol and significantly reduce harmful consequences associated with alcohol use by underage youth.

Find out what's gong on with regard to Alcohol from CADCA

Click On CADCA - Alcohol to get the latest news from the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA).

Since 1992, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) has been training local grassroots groups, known as community anti-drug coalitions, in effective community problem-solving strategies, teaching them how to assess their local substance abuse-related problems and develop a comprehensive plan to address them.

How Can Alcohol Destroy A Life?

Jessie was a beautiful 20-year old girl. She was someone’s first love; She was someone’s best friend; She was someone’s granddaughter; She was someone’s niece; She was someone’s sister; She was Daddy’s Baby Girl.

CLICK HERE to hear Jessie's Story

CESAR FAX - - A Weekly FAX from the Center for Substance Abuse Research

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Educate. Engage. Empower!

How long does it take to make a difference in a child's life? Try 25 minutes. Taking 25 minutes out of your day to talk with children about personal safety can empower them to make safer choices and perhaps even save their lives. With nearly 800,000 children reported as missing to law enforcement each year, talking to children about safety is critical.

To learn more CLICK HERE

Please visit Cyberbullying Research Center

"The bullying and torment on [AOL Instant Messenger] and on my websites made me feel absolutely terrible." (9th grader from South Carolina)

CLICK HERE to learn more about "CYBERBULLYING"

"Tragedy at University of Virginia Drenched in Alcohol Abuse"

The full story is available at http://chairmanscorner.casacolumbia.org/?cat=12
Here are the openeing words:

"Our nation’s media has been flooded with reports of the brutal killing of University of Virginia senior Yeardley Love by her classmate George Huguely, both college lacrosse players who had been “in a relationship” until she broke it off . . ."

Please click HERE to read the rest of the story.