E-update - June 2006

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Exeter, NH 03833
Phone: 603-658-2770
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In this e-Update:

This Month's Success Story

Educating Parents in the Seacoast

New Futures News

1. Leadership Partners: Please tell us what you think
2. Upcoming Community Leadership Initiative Retreat Locations Announced

Legislative Update

1. Update on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Legislation: Session Wrap Up

Resources

1. SAMHSA Webcast: A Look At Alcohol and Drug Abuse Trends
2. Study Says Youth Who Own Alcohol-Branded Items More Likely to Drink
3. Partnership for a Drug-Free America Launches Education Campaign Targeting Abuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications
4. NH Task Force on Women and Recovery: Women's Leadership Training Institute
5. 2003-2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health Now Available
6. Underage Drinkers, Alcoholics and Alcohol Abusers Consume Between 37.5 and 48.8 Percent of Alcohol Sold
7. CAMY: Youth Seeing Fewer Alcohol Ads in Magazines
8. Silent Treatment: Addiction in America
9. Resources on Confidentiality & Communication Now Available Online
10. Weed and Seed Guide and Application Kit Now Available
11. NIAAA Alcohol Alert: Young Adult Drinking

Upcoming Events

1. New Program Focus Open House, Springfield College - June 14
2. Using Media to Maximize Success - June 15
3. NH Task Force on Women and Recovery's Annual Dinner- June 29
4. Adolescent Chemical Dependency: Current Perspectives and Treatment Approaches - June 30
5. The Juggling Act: Work, Family & Self - July 10
6. 2006 National Conference on Women, Addiction and Recovery- July 12-14
7. Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence: Working with Batterers - July 14
8. Adult ADHD, Substance Abuse & Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome - Aug 7
9. New England School Of Best Practices In Addiction Treatment - Aug 21-24
10. UDETC: 7th Annual National Leadership Conference- Charting The Course: Promoting Innovations Through Leadership - Aug 27-26
11. 2006 NH Substance Abuse Conference - Oct 19-20

SUCCESS STORY

Educating Parents in the Seacoast

June means the end of school, proms, graduation and other celebrations. Recently the Portsmouth School Department sent out letters to the parents and guardians of every student at Portsmouth High School with some tips for keeping students safe- not only now, but throughout the year. Cosigned by the Chiefs of Police from Portsmouth, Exeter, Hampton, Greenland, New Castle, Newington, Rye and Seabrook along with Eddie Edwards, Chief of Enforcement for the NH Liquor Commission, the letter reminded parents of the law (RSA 179:5) that prohibits providing alcohol to anyone under 21, regardless of whether they are within their own home, and the law (RSA 644:18) commonly referred to as Party Host Liability. This law provides criminal penalties for anyone who knowingly hosts a party where underage drinking or drug use occurs. Parents were encouraged to ask their children where they are going, who they will be with, what they are doing and when going to a friend's house to check with the parents to make sure there would be adequate supervision and no alcohol available. This is a great example of the school, community and parents taking simple, yet important steps to keep our kids safe and alcohol free.

New Futures News

1. Leadership Partners: Please tell us what you think

   In the next several weeks, you will be receiving an email from Dr. Andy Smith and the UNH Survey Center asking for your confidential feedback on the Community Leadership Initiative. Your thoughts, input and feedback are important to the project, and we look forward to hearing from you. Please take a moment to complete this survey and help shape the future of the Community Leadership Initiative. Upon completing the survey, you can enter your name into a raffle to win one of five blue denim New Futures shirts.

2. Upcoming Community Leadership Initiative Retreat Locations Announced

   Did you miss a Leadership Retreat in 2005? New Futures Community Leadership Initiative builds a network of advocates in New Hampshire to reduce underage alcohol problems and increase access to treatment. Dates and locations for the next four leadership retreats have been chosen and include:

   December 7, 2006	Concord
   February 7, 2007	Keene
   March 8, 2007	Derry
   December 6, 2007	Plymouth

   Interested in learning more about this leadership development opportunity? Please contact Linda King at lking@new-futures.org or by phone at 431-1770. You can also visit the New Futures website at www.new-futures.org for more information.

Legislative Update

1. Update on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Legislation: Session Wrap Up

   The end of the legislative session is here, with the House and Senate preparing to conclude their work. Both the House and Senate will meet on Wednesday, June 28th at 10:00 a.m. to take up the gubernatorial vetoes - any bill that the Governor vetoed now goes back to the House and Senate. It takes 2/3 of both the House and the Senate to override the Governor's veto and pass the bill into law. The House and Senate worked on close to 1,100 bills this session.
   
   What kind of progress was made on alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues in this session? The House and Senate took up no fewer than 25 bills related in some manner to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Thanks to the hard work of advocates and others, great progress was made. To review a full list of bills related to alcohol and other drug issues from this session and to learn more about their outcomes, please go to: www.new-futures.org/issues-action/current-issues/legislative-updates.asp

Resources

1. SAMHSA Webcast: A Look at Alcohol and Drug Abuse Trends

   A look at the emerging trends related to underage drinking, illicit drug use, and non-medical use of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Also covered - the challenges and successes of treating youth who are becoming alcohol or drug dependent while living on the dangerous frontiers of substance abuse. To view the webcast from your computer, visit: www.health.org/multimedia/webcasts/w.aspx?ID=410

2. Study Says Youth Who Own Alcohol-Branded Items More Likely to Drink

   A Dartmouth University study says teens who own merchandise promoting an alcohol brand are more likely to begin drinking than those without such items. The findings by the Dartmouth Medical School researchers are published in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. For more information, visit: www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20060320-015842-6776r

3. Partnership for a Drug-Free America Launches Education Campaign Targeting Abuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications

   For the third straight year, the Partnership for a Drug Free America found that about 20 percent of U.S. teens have misused prescription painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin. In response, the PDFA will be releasing a multi-faceted public relations effort in English and Spanish that speaks directly to parents by alerting them that their own homes are easily accessible sources for teens to obtain and abuse these medications. For more information, visit: www.drugfree.org

4. NH Task Force on Women and Recovery: Women's Leadership Training Institute

   The Women's Leadership Training Initiative (WLTI) is scheduled for three consecutive Saturdays in June. This is a series of empowerment workshops for recovering women scheduled from 9:00AM-2:00PM on Saturday June 3, June 10 and June 17 at the First Unitarian Society Of Exeter. For more information, or to register, call the NH Task Force on Women and Recovery at info@nhtfwa.org or 647-4629.

5. 2003-2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health Now Available

   State estimates from this national survey are now available online by visiting: www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4State/toc.htm
   For NH-specific data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, visit: www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/instruction/HealthHIVAIDS/youthrisk.htm

6. Underage Drinkers, Alcoholics and Alcohol Abusers Consume Between 37.5 and 48.8 Percent of Alcohol Sold

   Underage drinkers and adults who meet the clinical criteria for alcohol abuse or addiction account for at least $48.3 billion and as much as $62.9 billion in alcohol sales in 2001. The study, conducted by researchers at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, finds that 25.9 percent of underage drinkers meet clinical criteria for alcohol abuse and addiction -- more than two and one-half times the 9.6 percent of adult drinkers who meet the criteria for such pathological drinking. For more information, go to: 66.135.34.236/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.asp?articleid=437&zoneid=56

7. CAMY: Youth Seeing Fewer Alcohol Ads in Magazines

   Overall youth exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines is on the decline, but some brands continue to be advertised in publications with large youth readership, according to a report from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY). The CAMY report said that youth continued to see more ads for beer, distilled spirits, and 'alcopops' than adults, but exposure declined sharply between 2001 and 2004. Learn more at: www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?id=10409

8. Silent Treatment: Addiction in America

   The Breaking the Silence Action Guide is designed to encourage the diverse groups promoting addiction prevention, treatment and recovery to take advantage of the media spotlight created by Silent Treatment. Generating action at the grassroots level is one of the most effective ways to spread key messages in a community. Find details at: www.silenttreatment.info/action_guide.htm

9. Resources on Confidentiality & Communication Now Available Online

   The Legal Action Center's new book, Confidentiality and Communication: A Guide to the Federal Alcohol & Drug Confidentiality Law and HIPAA includes critical new information about recent rulings about HIPAA, updated model forms, and new sections on consent forms, use of modern technology, and many other topics. For more information, visit: http://www.lac.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=pub_cc&Category_Code=P&Product_Count=0
   Also from the Legal Action Center, 2 online courses on confidentiality: Introduction to Confidentiality; and Advanced Confidentiality. For more information, visit: www.lac.org/pubs/online_course.htm

10. Weed and Seed Guide and Application Kit Now Available

    The Office of Justice Programs' Community Capacity Development Office has released its FY 2007 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive Program Guide and Application Kit. For more information, visit: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/ws/2007guideln.html

11. NIAAA Alcohol Alert: Young Adult Drinking

    Research consistently shows that people tend to drink the heaviest in their late teens and early to mid-twenties. This high level of alcohol use comes at an age when people are moving away from parental restrictions but before they take on the full responsibilities of adult life. As young people begin to assume more adult roles they often reduce their drinking. To read this Alcohol Alert from NIAAA, visit: pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA68/AA68.htm

Upcoming Events

For more training opportunities offered by the NH Training Institute on Addictive Disorders, visit: www.nhadaca.com/details.html

1. New Program Focus Open House, Springfield College- June 14

   Springfield College in Manchester is hosting a reception from 2:00-4:00 pm to announce their New Program Focus, Addictions Counseling. They are currently accepting applications for September 2006. If interested in attending the open house, please call 666-5700 or email mblanchard2@spfldcol.edu

2. Using Media to Maximize Success- June 15

   Consistent underage drinking law enforcement operations are part of a comprehensive plan for reducing youth access to alcohol. The use of law enforcement for underage drinking prevention is often misunderstood or neglected by the general public and elected officials. This audio-call will focus on how the media can be a tool in gaining support for underage drinking law enforcement operations. For more information, visit www.udetc.org/audioconfregistration.asp.

3. NH Task Force on Women and Recovery's Annual Dinner- June 29

   Come hear Susan Foster, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA), Director of Policy Research and Analysis, Vice President & driving force behind CASA's first book: Women Under the Influence at The Exeter Inn Thursday, June 29th - 5:30-8:00PM. Individual tickets are $45 for members; $50 for non-members. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW by emailing info@nhtfwa.org or calling 647-4629.

4. Adolescent Chemical Dependency: Current Perspectives and Treatment Approaches- June 30

   Training topics will include: developmentally appropriate assessment techniques, biogenetic influences and consequences, neurological functioning and condition progression. The training will be held at the Tom Fox Memorial Chapel in Concord from 8:30 am - 4 pm. Please register by June 23 by contacting Dianne Pepin at 271-6101 or dpepin@dhhs.states.nh.us.

5. The Juggling Act: Work, Family & Self- July 10

   Participants will examine the stress in their lives and means of reducing and preventing undue stress. Participants will develop and investigate approaches to balance their activities, thereby bringing a healthier perspective and energy to the workplace. The training will be held at the Tom Fox Memorial Chapel in Concord from 8:30 am - 4 pm. Please register by July 3 by contacting Dianne Pepin at 271-6101 or dpepin@dhhs.states.nh.us.

6. 2006 National Conference on Women, Addiction and Recovery- July 12-14

   This conference in Anaheim, CA seeks to address the gap between scientific research and clinical practice by bringing together leading substance abuse treatment researchers, policymakers, and clinicians. For more information, visit: conferences.jbs.biz/womensconference/

7. Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence: Working with Batterers - July 14

   This training will be presented by Jacqui Abikoff from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Common Man Inn in Plymouth, NH. Registration fee is $40, please register by contacting Dianne Pepin at 271-6101 or dpepin@dhhs.states.nh.us.

8. Adult ADHD, Substance Abuse & Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome - Aug 7

   This workshop will examine treatment strategies when working with the restless, distracted and overwhelmed adults with ADHD and PAWS. The training will be held at the Tom Fox Memorial Chapel in Concord from 8:30 am - 4 pm. Please register by Aug 1 by contacting Dianne Pepin at 271-6101 or dpepin@dhhs.states.nh.us.

9. New England School Of Best Practices In Addiction Treatment - Aug 21-24

   For more information, visit www.neias.org. Please check the New England Institute of Addiction Studies (NEIAS) website frequently for updated event information.

10. UDETC: 7th Annual National Leadership Conference- Charting The Course: Promoting Innovations Through Leadership - Aug 27-26

    The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center's Leadership conference will be held in Baltimore, MD. Workshop proposals are due April 10. Rooms at the hotel are going quickly, so visit the website to register and reserve your hotel room at www.udetc.org. Early bird registration is July 14.

11. 2006 NH Substance Abuse Conference - Oct 19-20

    The theme for the conference is Recovery and Resiliency: Strength through Connections. The conference will be held at the Attitash Grand Summit Resort and conference Center in Bartlett, NH. For more information, contact Diane Pepin at dpepin@dhhs.states.nh.us or call 271-6101.

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