Center for Substance Abuse Research (College Park, MD) October 18, 2010
"Early onset of alcohol use is associated with a greater likelihood of developing alcohol abuse or dependence at a later age, according to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Those who first used alcohol at or before the age of 14 were nearly four times more likely to meet the criteria for past year alcohol abuse or dependence than those who started using alcohol between the ages of 18 and 20 and more than six times more likely than those who started using alcohol at or after age 21." Read more.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
City, CCSU look to address underage drinking
New Britain Herald (New Britain, CT) October 17, 2010
At the Community-Campus Leadership Summit CCSU President Jack Miller and New Britain Police Chief William Gagliardi spoke about the progress being made, through ongoing, collaborative town and CCSU efforts, in addressing underage drinking in the CCSU-New Britain community. Items addressed by the task force include underage drinking prevention, house parties... Read more.
At the Community-Campus Leadership Summit CCSU President Jack Miller and New Britain Police Chief William Gagliardi spoke about the progress being made, through ongoing, collaborative town and CCSU efforts, in addressing underage drinking in the CCSU-New Britain community. Items addressed by the task force include underage drinking prevention, house parties... Read more.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Fairfield County Schools Renew Bullying Prevention Efforts
WiltonPATCH (Wilton, CT) October 16, 2010
"In the wake of Tyler Clementi's suicide and other instances of bullying in schools and through the Internet, focus has returned to area schools' anti-bullying policies...Their suicides are prompting Fairfield County schools to reinforce their anti-bullying policies." Read more.
"In the wake of Tyler Clementi's suicide and other instances of bullying in schools and through the Internet, focus has returned to area schools' anti-bullying policies...Their suicides are prompting Fairfield County schools to reinforce their anti-bullying policies." Read more.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Kids Under 6 Account for Two-Thirds of Drug-Related ER Visits
Bloomberg Businessweek, October 15, 2010
"Children aged 5 years or younger accounted for 68.9 percent of the estimated 100,340 U.S. emergency department visits in 2008 that involved accidental ingestion of prescription medicines and other drugs, says a U.S. government report." Read more.
"Children aged 5 years or younger accounted for 68.9 percent of the estimated 100,340 U.S. emergency department visits in 2008 that involved accidental ingestion of prescription medicines and other drugs, says a U.S. government report." Read more.
Students to take part in disability mentoring day
TheDay.com (New London, CT) October 16, 2010
"As part of National Disability Mentoring Day, college students in the state Wednesday will participate in a three-hour career mentoring workshop designed for students with disabilities." Read more.
"As part of National Disability Mentoring Day, college students in the state Wednesday will participate in a three-hour career mentoring workshop designed for students with disabilities." Read more.
Joel Burns' Emotional Speech Urging Bullied Young Gays to Persevere Has Gone Viral; He Assures Them Life Gets Better
CBS News.com - October 16, 2010
"An openly gay Fort Worth, Texas city councilman says a dramatic speech he gave this week -- a video of which has gone viral and been viewed more than a half-million times on YouTube - has kept some gay teens who are being bullied from committing suicide." Read more.
"An openly gay Fort Worth, Texas city councilman says a dramatic speech he gave this week -- a video of which has gone viral and been viewed more than a half-million times on YouTube - has kept some gay teens who are being bullied from committing suicide." Read more.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
BULLYING: Middletown BOE Hears Complaints
The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT) October 14, 2010
"She looks as you would expect she would: glossy blonde hair, upturned nose, complexion as perfect as her clothes. She speaks volumes with just a surgical flick of her head and can slice the air with simple phrases like 'shut up.' Tess Tyler is the privileged, beautiful-but-brittle 'mean girl' bully who tortures the doe-eyed protagonist Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel movie 'Camp Rock.'
But this relationship is more than just cinematic fodder to Middletown resident Alexa McClain — it’s real life." Read more.
"She looks as you would expect she would: glossy blonde hair, upturned nose, complexion as perfect as her clothes. She speaks volumes with just a surgical flick of her head and can slice the air with simple phrases like 'shut up.' Tess Tyler is the privileged, beautiful-but-brittle 'mean girl' bully who tortures the doe-eyed protagonist Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel movie 'Camp Rock.'
But this relationship is more than just cinematic fodder to Middletown resident Alexa McClain — it’s real life." Read more.
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