Resources for Parents
Websites with information & resources for parents:
Summer Programs Brochure Informed Families
Family Education The Anti-Drug
Be Safe Child Magazine Drug Information
Interactive Site on Alcohol & the Body
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
** New Tobacco Regulations - in effect since June 22, 2010 - limit the sale and marketing of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco by:
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Prohibiting the sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to people younger than 18;
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Prohibiting the sale of cigarette packages with less than 20 cigarettes;
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Prohibiting distribution of free samples of cigarettes;
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Restricting distribution of free samples of smokeless tobacco; and
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Prohibiting tobacco companies from sponsoring any athletic, musical or other social or cultural events, among other things.
Every day nearly 4,000 kids under 18 try their first cigarette and 1,000 children under 18 become daily smokers. Please help protect America's children from disease and premature death caused by tobacco use.
The Coalition's Articles of interest:
25 Benefits of Sports for Girls
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Can you tell which
energy drinks contain alcohol?
Anheuser-Busch agreed to remove the product Tilt and Bud Extra off of the market.
Click here to read the Marin Institute's full report on Alcoholic Energy Drinks.
Click here for a list of energy drinks that include alcohol.
