Red Orbit, May 29, 2013
"Non-medical prescription drug abuse is on the rise in young people, and a new study from the University of Cincinnati could shed light on what could increase or lower the risk of such abuse.
The research team, led by Keith King, professor of health promotion, focused on 54,000 students – 7th through 12th grade – in the Greater Cincinnati area, including the Tristate regions of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The data they used was from the 2009-2020 Pride Survey on Adolescent Drug Use in America, collected by the Coalition for a Drug Free Greater Cincinnati." Read More
Friday, May 31, 2013
Blackboard introduces plan that allows students to report bullying to schools via text message
The Washington Post (Washington D.C) May 29, 2013
"Students are getting a new weapon to fight back against bullies: their cell phones.
A leading education technology company on Wednesday announced it would give schools a free and confidential way for students to tell school officials via text that they are being bullied or are witnessing bullying. Blackboard’s TipTxt program could change the school climate — or reveal just how pervasive student-on-student harassment has become." Read More
"Students are getting a new weapon to fight back against bullies: their cell phones.
A leading education technology company on Wednesday announced it would give schools a free and confidential way for students to tell school officials via text that they are being bullied or are witnessing bullying. Blackboard’s TipTxt program could change the school climate — or reveal just how pervasive student-on-student harassment has become." Read More
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Pot-laced treats may send more kids to the ER, study suggests
The Associated Press, May 27, 2013
"Increased use of medical marijuana may lead to more young children getting sick from accidentally eating food made with the drug, a Colorado study suggests.
Medical marijuana items include yummy-looking gummy candies, cookies and other treats that may entice young children. Fourteen children were treated at Colorado Children's Hospital in the two years after a 2009 federal policy change led to a surge in medical marijuana use, the study found. That's when federal authorities said they would not prosecute legal users." Read More
"Increased use of medical marijuana may lead to more young children getting sick from accidentally eating food made with the drug, a Colorado study suggests.
Medical marijuana items include yummy-looking gummy candies, cookies and other treats that may entice young children. Fourteen children were treated at Colorado Children's Hospital in the two years after a 2009 federal policy change led to a surge in medical marijuana use, the study found. That's when federal authorities said they would not prosecute legal users." Read More
Alcohol Brands Flooding The Silver Screens While Depictions Of Smoking Fall Drastically
Medical Daily, May 28, 2013
"In the marketplace of ideas that is the Hollywood film, teenagers and adolescents are seeing fewer product placements for tobacco and more for alcohol, new research shows.
Once a staple of the silver screen, scenes with smoking in youth-oriented movies fell by 42.3 percent in the United States between 1996 and 2009, researchers reported Tuesday in the June issue of JAMA Pediatrics. Tobacco placements also fell 85.4 percent in movies aimed at adult audiences, while the appearance of alcohol products increased in both." Read More
"In the marketplace of ideas that is the Hollywood film, teenagers and adolescents are seeing fewer product placements for tobacco and more for alcohol, new research shows.
Once a staple of the silver screen, scenes with smoking in youth-oriented movies fell by 42.3 percent in the United States between 1996 and 2009, researchers reported Tuesday in the June issue of JAMA Pediatrics. Tobacco placements also fell 85.4 percent in movies aimed at adult audiences, while the appearance of alcohol products increased in both." Read More
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Dangerous new fad "alcohol smoking" has experts concerned
News 13 WBTW (Florence County, SC) May 23, 2013
"A dangerous new trend has many medical experts and addiction prevention teams working to spread awareness to parents of teens.
The fad is 'smoking' alcohol, which essentially involves people pouring liquor over dry ice and then inhaling the vapors.
The method has become especially popular with young people because it gives them a quick 'buzz' with fewer calories than the regular drinking consumption of alcohol." Read More
"A dangerous new trend has many medical experts and addiction prevention teams working to spread awareness to parents of teens.
The fad is 'smoking' alcohol, which essentially involves people pouring liquor over dry ice and then inhaling the vapors.
The method has become especially popular with young people because it gives them a quick 'buzz' with fewer calories than the regular drinking consumption of alcohol." Read More
Compliance with Conn. anti-bullying law questioned
Associated Press (Hartford, CT) May 27, 2013
"Roberto has put up with all kinds of abuse from his classmates over the years. The 18-year-old high school senior recently spoke at a state forum on bullying using only his first name, saying his tormentors have called him degrading names, pushed him around and thrown things at him.
He said school staff could be doing more to deal with the bullying problem that afflicts schools nationwide, and the state Commission on Children agrees with him. Commission officials believe many school districts aren’t fully complying with the state’s 2011 anti-bullying law." Read More
"Roberto has put up with all kinds of abuse from his classmates over the years. The 18-year-old high school senior recently spoke at a state forum on bullying using only his first name, saying his tormentors have called him degrading names, pushed him around and thrown things at him.
He said school staff could be doing more to deal with the bullying problem that afflicts schools nationwide, and the state Commission on Children agrees with him. Commission officials believe many school districts aren’t fully complying with the state’s 2011 anti-bullying law." Read More
New study shows childhood bullying increases risk of self-harming in later adolescence
News Medical, May 28, 2013
"A new study has proven that being bullied during childhood directly increases the likelihood of self- harm in late adolescence.
The analysis, led by researchers from the University of Warwick in association with colleagues at the University of Bristol, highlights that being bullied at primary school age can cause enough distress to significantly increase the risk of self-harming in later adolescence.
Almost 5,000 participants in the Children of the 90s study were assessed for exposure to bullying between seven and ten years of age and later asked whether they had engaged in self-harm at sixteen to seventeen years." Read More
"A new study has proven that being bullied during childhood directly increases the likelihood of self- harm in late adolescence.
The analysis, led by researchers from the University of Warwick in association with colleagues at the University of Bristol, highlights that being bullied at primary school age can cause enough distress to significantly increase the risk of self-harming in later adolescence.
Almost 5,000 participants in the Children of the 90s study were assessed for exposure to bullying between seven and ten years of age and later asked whether they had engaged in self-harm at sixteen to seventeen years." Read More
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