Archive for February 2011

Great Materials Being Offered To Tobacco Merchants

The FDA has created and are now sharing a great new tobacco addiction campaign designed to educate retailers about tobacco product regulations. The materials offered are all free. Materials include posters, flyers, videos, podcasts, and public service announcements. 

Southeast Missouri’s youth “buy rate” has gone up over 50% in 2010. This means an underage youth employed by the state was able to go into a tobacco retailer such as a convenience store and buy tobacco products.  Parents and compliant store owners should be outraged at this increase of unlawful sales!  It is against the law to sale cigarettes or other tobacco products to be sold or otherwise provided to any person under the age of eighteen or for such person to purchase, attempt to purchase or possess cigarettes or other tobacco products. Merchants who sale tobacco products to underage youth are adding to the number of addicted youth. 

Let’s all work together to “Break the chain of tobacco addiction. Keep tobacco out of the hand of America’s youth. It’s the right thing to do”!            -FDA Break the Chain campaign

Check us out on FaceBook

Facebook seems to be the wave of communication these days which is what prompted the ADA funded Substance Abuse Prevention Regional Support Center to develop their own facebook page. We will on a regular basis post information relative to substance abuse prevention, treatment and parenting to keep youth drug free. If you would like to become a fan or friend of our page check us out at Rsc Fcc.

Substance Abuse Prevention Conference

The RSC will host a training entitled “Substance Abuse Prevention Connections  Getting to know the “real” issues of youth substance use and tools to help stay connected. This training is by registration only on March 22, 2011 at the Malden Community Center from 9am to 3:30pm. We would like to invite everyone to this community based training. Registration fee is $6.00.  If you are interested in attending please email us at starlac@fccinc.org. to check availabilty and obtain a registration form.

Training Agenda

Session 1    Adolescent Drug Use Trends

Session 2 & 4   How to Stay Connected with the Adolescent

Session 5   State Representative Kent Hampton

Session 6    Drugs of Abuse- A detailed venture into Drug Identification and Prevention of Underage Use

Booth Space is Available at no cost- must register with RSC; contact 888-5925 Ext 219 or email above.

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