Huffington Post, August 19, 2014
"Imagine: A health crisis claiming over 16,000 lives each year. Then imagine a prescription drug that could be made widely accessible to save those lives, but isn't.
This is not a hypothetical situation. Overdose deaths have surpassed car crashes in the United States as the second leading cause of accidental death. Drug overdose was responsible for over 41,000 deaths in 2011, and over 16,000 of those deaths were attributable to opiates." Read more
Friday, August 29, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Lockers among the Hurdles Facing New Middle-Schoolers on First Day
The Day (Waterford, CT) August 27, 2014
"'I know I’m doing it right, I think,' Nitia Somineni, 11, assured herself between fumbling attempts to open her locker.
Wednesday was the first day of sixth grade at Clark Lane Middle School for Nitia and her twin, Nidhi. The two kneeled before their lockers alongside another friend from Great Neck Elementary School, who will join them on the Aquamarine Team this year.
Students on the same teams share teachers for the core subjects of math, science, social studies and language arts." Read more
"'I know I’m doing it right, I think,' Nitia Somineni, 11, assured herself between fumbling attempts to open her locker.
Wednesday was the first day of sixth grade at Clark Lane Middle School for Nitia and her twin, Nidhi. The two kneeled before their lockers alongside another friend from Great Neck Elementary School, who will join them on the Aquamarine Team this year.
Students on the same teams share teachers for the core subjects of math, science, social studies and language arts." Read more
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Town Joins Statewide Effort to Reduce Drug Overdoses
Ridgefield Press, August 20, 2014
"Looking to lower the growing number of opiate related deaths throughout the state, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities has formed a drug abuse prevention working group that wants to improve the current system for monitoring prescription drugs.
Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi attended the group’s latest conference in New Haven on Aug. 5, along with 154 other representatives from municipalities across the state.
The group first met on May 22 and then for a second time on June 24. Mr. Marconi said members will meet again in September to consider state legislation and other proposals." Read more
"Looking to lower the growing number of opiate related deaths throughout the state, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities has formed a drug abuse prevention working group that wants to improve the current system for monitoring prescription drugs.
Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi attended the group’s latest conference in New Haven on Aug. 5, along with 154 other representatives from municipalities across the state.
The group first met on May 22 and then for a second time on June 24. Mr. Marconi said members will meet again in September to consider state legislation and other proposals." Read more
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
NASCAR: Matt Kenseth Targets Bullying by Authoring Children's Books
Detroit Free Press, August 26, 2014
"Matt Kenseth likes books. He doesn’t like bullies.
So when the Joe Gibbs Racing driver was offered a chance to become a first-time author of a children’s series, the topic was obvious.
'There were three kids who picked on me constantly in high school and never stopped,' Kenseth told USA TODAY Sports. 'Everyone kind of goes through it, but everything these days seems to start younger and younger. So that was the top of my mind for the first one.'" Read more
"Matt Kenseth likes books. He doesn’t like bullies.
So when the Joe Gibbs Racing driver was offered a chance to become a first-time author of a children’s series, the topic was obvious.
'There were three kids who picked on me constantly in high school and never stopped,' Kenseth told USA TODAY Sports. 'Everyone kind of goes through it, but everything these days seems to start younger and younger. So that was the top of my mind for the first one.'" Read more
Prescription Drugs Can be Dropped at Meriden Police Department
Record Journal (Meriden, CT) August 8, 2014
"City residents no longer have to worry about their unwanted or expired prescriptions getting into the wrong hands or tainting the local water supply.
Residents can drop old medicines off at a prescription drop box in the lobby of the Police Department, 50 W. Main St., no questions asked.
'Unfortunately, prescription drugs have become the target of theft and misuse, oftentimes by young people who have access to residential homes and apartments,' said Krystle Blake, chairperson of the Meriden Healthy Youth Coalition, which lobbied for the drop box. 'This is something we’ve been working on for nine months to a year with Meriden police.'" Read more
"City residents no longer have to worry about their unwanted or expired prescriptions getting into the wrong hands or tainting the local water supply.
Residents can drop old medicines off at a prescription drop box in the lobby of the Police Department, 50 W. Main St., no questions asked.
'Unfortunately, prescription drugs have become the target of theft and misuse, oftentimes by young people who have access to residential homes and apartments,' said Krystle Blake, chairperson of the Meriden Healthy Youth Coalition, which lobbied for the drop box. 'This is something we’ve been working on for nine months to a year with Meriden police.'" Read more
Tai Chi for the Brain
WTNH News 8, August 24, 2014
"With the school year about to begin, Tai Chi instructor Karl Romain is helping parents teach their kids about how to prevent bullying.
He discusses his book 'The Self Confidence Factor: A Parents’ Guide to Bully Prevention.'" Watch the full interview
"With the school year about to begin, Tai Chi instructor Karl Romain is helping parents teach their kids about how to prevent bullying.
He discusses his book 'The Self Confidence Factor: A Parents’ Guide to Bully Prevention.'" Watch the full interview
Monday, August 25, 2014
DEA Restricts Narcotic Pain Drug Prescriptions
The Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2014
"The Obama administration moved Thursday to restrict prescriptions of the most commonly used narcotic painkillers in the U.S. in an attempt to curb widespread abuse.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said it would reclassify hydrocodone combination drugs such as Vicodin and put them in the category reserved for medical substances with the highest potential for harm. The "rescheduling" means people will be able to receive the drugs for only up to 90 days without obtaining a new prescription." Read more
"The Obama administration moved Thursday to restrict prescriptions of the most commonly used narcotic painkillers in the U.S. in an attempt to curb widespread abuse.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said it would reclassify hydrocodone combination drugs such as Vicodin and put them in the category reserved for medical substances with the highest potential for harm. The "rescheduling" means people will be able to receive the drugs for only up to 90 days without obtaining a new prescription." Read more
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