April 2, 2009
In this issue:
Poll Shows Oregonians Support Beer Tax
Echoing previous polls, a survey of Oregon voters conducted by Moore Information, Inc. shows that 61 percent favor increasing the beer tax by fifteen cents a glass.
Other findings in the poll show that 80 percent of voters statewide are concerned about substance abuse, and 64 percent expect substance abuse problems to increase as a result of the recession.
Click here to read the rest of the news release.
Click here for more information about the proposed beer tax increase.
2009 Spring A&D Prevention Summit and Drug Free Communities Training
The 2009 Spring A&D Prevention Summit and Drug Free Communities Training will take place on May 5, 6 and 7 in Eugene, Oregon, at the Lane County Public Works. The Drug Free Communities Meeting (open to all) will take place on May 5, and the A&D Prevention Summit (open to all) will take place on May 6 and 7. The registration deadline is April 24.
The training is sponsored by the Oregon Department of Human Services, Addictions and Mental Health Division and Lane County Health and Human Services.
Click here to download a registration form.
Click here to download a draft agenda.
Oregon Drug Treatment Cuts: A Lot to Lose
A front-page story in the Oregonian this week ("Drug treatment cuts: a lot to lose") offered a compelling summary of the damage that would result if the state curtails funding for drug treatment programs. The cuts will be especially hard on those families benefitting from successful treatment.
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month
To recognize the serious problem of alcohol abuse, April has been designated as Alcohol Awareness Month and April 10, 2009, as National Alcohol Screening Day. The purpose of Alcohol Awareness Month is to draw attention to the problems related to alcohol abuse and to get people in touch with resources that can help.
For more information and resources on this most important event from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration click on the link below.
Click here for more information.
Oregon Partnership 2009 Annual Gala and Auction
Oregon Partnership's annual Gala, Dinner and Auction, "Over the Rainbow, Where Hope is Alive," takes place on Saturday, May 2nd at the Oregon Convention Center.
The inspiring, festive evening includes sensational international trips, local vacation get-a-ways and unique auction packages. This annual event celebrates Oregon Partnership in its mission to end alcohol and drug abuse while raising critical funds for programs focusing on alcohol and drug prevention, suicide prevention, treatment referral, and crisis counseling.
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Spring Break Binge Drinking a Problem Among Underage Oregonians
While Spring Break is over for most families, there are lessons to be learned about the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse by teens during time off from school. Parents need to deal with the realities and the statistics that are all too troubling.
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Alcohol on Screen Drives Viewers to Drink
Watching films and ads which prominently feature alcohol drives people to immediately reach for the bottle themselves, researchers said.
An experiment with students showed that volunteers exposed to a film and commercials where alcohol was predominately featured drank an average one-and-a-half bottles of beer more during the hour they were watching.
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Do you have information to share with your prevention colleagues around the state? Please send to: dslifman@orpartnership.org.
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