Connecticut Plus (Hartford, CT) June 18, 2013
"The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) on Monday announced that Connecticut has been selected by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) to participate in a national effort to address policy options and other strategies to decrease prescription drug misuse, abuse, and diversion.
Drug overdose death rates in the United States have more than tripled since 1990 and have never been higher. In 2008, more than 36,000 people died from drug overdoses, and most of these deaths were caused by prescription drugs. In Connecticut, drug poisoning is the leading cause of accidental death among adults. Connecticut is one of only 16 states in which death from overdose is more common than death from vehicular accident." Read More
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
New Miss USA committed to fighting drug, alcohol abuse
Delaware Online (Las Vegas, NV) June 17, 2013
"A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with a secret glamorous side is the new Miss USA.
Erin Brady of South Glastonbury, Conn., won the beauty pageant Sunday night after strutting in a white sparkly gown and answering a question about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding widespread DNA tests.
She beat out 51 other beauty queens every U.S. state and Washington, D.C., at the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas Strip to take the title from outgoing champion Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether." Read More
"A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with a secret glamorous side is the new Miss USA.
Erin Brady of South Glastonbury, Conn., won the beauty pageant Sunday night after strutting in a white sparkly gown and answering a question about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding widespread DNA tests.
She beat out 51 other beauty queens every U.S. state and Washington, D.C., at the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas Strip to take the title from outgoing champion Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether." Read More
UConn Medical Students Lead Anti-Bullying Class
UConn Today (Farmington, CT) June 17, 2013
"Bullying – whether it’s verbal, physical or cyber – seems to be pervasive among adolescents and may lead to significant emotional and behavioral problems.
Communities may offer multiple programs to address the issue, often with variable results. That may be because some teens find it difficult talking about the issue with adults.
That’s why the University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine has embarked on a different model. The Anti-Bullying Class (ABC) is led by UConn medical students and primarily targets kids in middle school, the age when bullying typically peaks." Read More
"Bullying – whether it’s verbal, physical or cyber – seems to be pervasive among adolescents and may lead to significant emotional and behavioral problems.
Communities may offer multiple programs to address the issue, often with variable results. That may be because some teens find it difficult talking about the issue with adults.
That’s why the University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine has embarked on a different model. The Anti-Bullying Class (ABC) is led by UConn medical students and primarily targets kids in middle school, the age when bullying typically peaks." Read More
Monday, June 17, 2013
Girl Scouts of the USA and New York Academy of Sciences to Partner as Part of Clinton Global Initiative to Provide Girls with STEM Mentoring
Market Watch (New York, NY) June 14, 2013
Bullying by siblings just as damaging, research finds
USA Today, June 17, 2013
"Bullying and aggressive behavior by a sibling can be as damaging as bullying by a classmate, neighbor or other peer, finds a new study that links it to increased depression, anxiety and anger among victimized kids and teens.
And that association holds true for the various types of aggressive behavior studied, both mild and severe, from physical and psychological aggression to property victimization, researchers say." Read More
"Bullying and aggressive behavior by a sibling can be as damaging as bullying by a classmate, neighbor or other peer, finds a new study that links it to increased depression, anxiety and anger among victimized kids and teens.
And that association holds true for the various types of aggressive behavior studied, both mild and severe, from physical and psychological aggression to property victimization, researchers say." Read More
Urban Outfitters halts prescription-themed products
CNN, June 14, 2013
"The coffee mug is covered in a prescription label, with the RX#: VRY-CAF-N8D.
'Drink one mug by mouth, repeat until awake and alert,' the instructions read.
The mug is one of several Urban Outfitters prescription-themed products that have come under fire recently from safety advocates who say the items promote the misuse and abuse of painkillers." Read More
"The coffee mug is covered in a prescription label, with the RX#: VRY-CAF-N8D.
'Drink one mug by mouth, repeat until awake and alert,' the instructions read.
The mug is one of several Urban Outfitters prescription-themed products that have come under fire recently from safety advocates who say the items promote the misuse and abuse of painkillers." Read More
Friday, June 14, 2013
Student Group Aims to Prevent Underage Drinking With Sticker Attack
Durham-Middlefield Patch (Durham, CT) June 13, 2013
"Sticker Attack is a DMYFS/EDGE project where youth raise public awareness about the minimum drinking age and the dangers of underage drinking by placing stickers on multi-packs of beer, wine coolers and any other alcohol products at local liquor stores.
The goal of this project is to educate adults and older peers (those who are 21 or over) about the dangers of underage drinking as well as the laws about underage drinking and ultimately discourage them from providing alcohol to minors. The project was developed by area teens as part of the DMYFS Teen Power Conference in the summer of 2011." Read More
"Sticker Attack is a DMYFS/EDGE project where youth raise public awareness about the minimum drinking age and the dangers of underage drinking by placing stickers on multi-packs of beer, wine coolers and any other alcohol products at local liquor stores.
The goal of this project is to educate adults and older peers (those who are 21 or over) about the dangers of underage drinking as well as the laws about underage drinking and ultimately discourage them from providing alcohol to minors. The project was developed by area teens as part of the DMYFS Teen Power Conference in the summer of 2011." Read More
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