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| August 24, 2006 SCROLL DOWN FOR CASA Points to Parent/Child Divide Other Sources of Prevention News Pride
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Advisory Committee Considers Fate of Drug Free Schools The
final public hearing of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
Advisory Committee was held this week in Washington. The committee plans
a telephone conference call on Sept. 5 with a final report to US Secretary
of Education Margaret Spellings by Sept. 8. Some supporters hope that the advisory committee will recommend at least one more year of funding through Sept. 30, 2008 (FY08). More
information about the committee, including minutes of the meetings CASA: Teens and Parents
Out of Sync on Alcohol and Drugs “80 percent of parents believe that neither alcohol nor marijuana is usually available at parties their teens attend. BUT 50 percent of teen partygoers attend parties where alcohol, drugs or both are available,” according to a new study by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Pride Surveys has historically found that the most common place for alcohol and drug use by teens is a friend’s house, followed by their own home. In June we reported on the gap between what kids say and what parents think about adolescent alcohol and drug use. More> Stay abreast of prevention news Pride Surveys tries to keep you informed of news that can affect your prevention programs. There are other excellent sources of information that we recommend as well. Here are just a few: Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools Prevention News Bulletin Office of National Drug Control Policy Community Prevention Listserv Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Coalitions Online University of Maryland Center for Substance Abuse Research U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse If you would like us to mention your listserve in an upcoming edition of the Pride Surveys newsletter, please drop us a line.
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