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Vol. XXXI, No. 1, Spring 2011

FEATURE ARTICLE Page 1

Wake-up Call: Alcohol Awareness Month 2011

IN THIS ISSUE:OO EnergyODrinksOandOAlcohol,OAODangerousOMix

OO HavingO“TheOTalk”OWithOTeens

OO AdvocatingOforOActionODuringOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonth

OO DearOFriendsO-OAONoteOFromOOurOCEO

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Wake-up Call: Alcohol Awareness Month 2011By Judy Shepps Battle, M.A.

Providing Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Support for Personal Recovery!

SinceOtheOfirstOdesignatedOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonthOinO1987,OtheONationalOCouncilOonOAlcoholOandODrugODependenceO(NCADD)OhasOsponsoredOtheOprogramOeveryOAprilOandOhasOmadeOimpressiveOprogressOinOeducatingOourOkidsO–OandOtheirOparentsO—OaboutOtheOdangersOofOalcoholOexperimentation.OThisOprogram’sOwork,Ohowever,OisOfarOfromOcomplete.O

KidsOstillOdrinkOatOanOalarmingOrateO–OalcoholOremainsOtheOnumberOoneOdrugOofOchoiceOofOourOkids.OKidsOstillOdrink,OdespiteOtheirOsittingOthroughOrequiredOhealthOclassesOthatOdocumentOtheOnegativeOeffectsOofObeerOandOhardOliquor.OTheyOstillOdrink,OdespiteOwarningsOthatOacademicOperformanceOmayObeOcompromised,OandOtheyOmayOdoO“stupidOthings”OwhileOunderOtheOinfluence.OAndOwhenOtheyOdrink,OtheyOplayORussianOrouletteOwithOtheirOfuture.

Mind, Body and Spirit AlcoholOconsumptionOabusesOtheOstill-developingObrain,ObodyOandOsensibilityOofOanOadolescent.OItOimpairsOthinking,OscramblesOpriorities,OlowersOinhibition,OandOencouragesOriskyObehavior.OUnderageOalcoholOuseOisOassociatedOwithOeducationalOfailure,Osuicide,OtrafficOfatalities,OunsafeOsex,Oviolence,OandOotherOproblemObehaviorsOthatOdiminishOtheOprospectsOofOfutureOsuccess,OasOwellOasOincreasingOhealthOrisks.OTheOsadOfactsO–OasOreportedObyOtheOUniversityOofOMichiganOandObyOtheOSubstanceOAbuseOandOMentalOHealthOServicesOAdministrationO(SAMHSA)Oare:O• ApproximatelyO7,000OyoungOpeopleOunderOageO16ObeginOdrinkingOalcoholOeachOday.

• NearlyOthreeOoutOofOeveryOfourOstudentsOhaveOconsumedOalcoholO(moreOthanOjustOaOfewOsips)ObyOtheOendOofOhighO

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Board of TrusteesOPresident

Steven S. PolinskyTreasurer

Rakesh Ganta

Past PresidentKatherine Fallon

MembersSharon Campbell

Agim ComaSusan Neshin, M.DGeorge Rusuloj Marjorie Talbot

OVice PresidentBill DeJianne

SecretaryJeff Jannarone

Staff DearOFriends,IOamOnotOsureOIOhaveOlookedOforwardOtoOspringOasOmuchOasOIOhaveOthisOyear.OOBetweenOtheOweather,OtheOever-growingOstressOload,OandOtheOamountOIOhaveOfallenObehind,OlisteningOtoOtheOrobinsOforOtheOpastOfewOdaysOhasObeenOtrulyOuplifting.

IOmentionOthatOmyOstressOlevelOhasObeenOaObitOoutOofOcontrolOlately,ObecauseOIOcan’tOtellOyouOhowOmanyOpeopleOhaveOtoldOmeOthatOIOjustOneedOtoOhaveOaOdrinkOandOrelax.OOWithOAprilOservingOasOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonth,OitOseemedOanOappropriateOthingOtoOshare.OOAsOaOpersonOwhoOisOnotOalcoholic,OIOdoOenjoyOaOglassOofOwineOtwoOorOthreeOtimesOaOmonth.OOIOcanOalsoOseeOtheOlureOofOhavingOmoreOthanOaOglassO-OmoreOthanOoccasionally!OOHowever,OthisOisOaOtrapOthatOhasOcaughtOtooOmanyOpeopleOunaware.OOWhatOstartsOoutOasOaOwayOtoOrelaxOaOlittleOafterOaOhecticOdayOcanOallOtooOeasilyOturnOintoOaOroutineOcopingOskill.OO

TheOproblemOisOthatOdrinkingOisn’tOaOtrueOcopingOskill.OOItOdoesOnothingOtoOaddressOtheOstressorsOatOall.OAsOearlyOasOinOourOelementaryOschoolOprograms,OweOteachOtheOimportanceOofOfindingOcopingOskillsOweOcanOuseOwhenOfacedOwithOdifficultOsituations.OOAOtrueOcopingOskillOprovidesOusOwithOaOconstructiveOoutletOforOstressOandOenablesOusOtoOworkOthroughOtheOissueOatOhand.OODrinkingOfeelsOgood,OinOthatOitOtakesOourOmindOoffOourOproblems,ObutOtheOproblemsOremainOtoObeOdealtOwith.

ThisOmonthOisOaOperfectOtimeOtoOreflectOonOourOownOcopingOskills,OasOstressOseemsOtoObeOonOtheOriseOeverywhere.OOOThereOwasOaOtimeOwhenOyouthOsnuckOaOdrinkOtoObeOcoolOorOtasteOtheOforbiddenOfruit.OONow,OtooOmanyOyouthOareOdrinking,ObecauseOtheyOdoOnotOknowOhowOtoOcopeOwithOtheirOstress.OOWeOneedOtoObeOtheirOroleOmodelsOrelatedOtoOstressOmanagement.OOInOthisOcase,OtellingOyouthOnotOtoOdrinkOwillOnotObeOnearlyOasOeffectiveOasOdemonstratingOourOownOhealthyOcopingOskillsOinOtheOfaceOofOlife’sOstressors.

IOthinkOnowOwouldObeOaOgreatOtimeOforOmeOtoOheadOoutsideOwithOmyOaxe.OOThereOisOaOpileOofOwoodOthatOhasObeenOstaringOatOmeOfromOunderOaOsoggyOwetOblanketOofOrainOandOsnowOthroughoutOtheOwinter.OORollingOupOmyOsleeves,OworkingOupOaOsweat,OandOwatchingOaOpileOofOlogsOdisappearOamidOtheOsoundsOofOrobinsOandOtheOscentOofOlilacsOshouldOmakeOmeOsoOmuchObetter.

Steven G. Liga, MSW, LSW, LCADC, CPS, CCS

CEO & Executive Director

StevenOG.OLiga,OCEO/ExecutiveODirector

PS We need your support now more than ever. Please see the back cover of this newsletter to see how you can help.

Lissette M. Bacharde Administrative Assistant

Lizette Fallon, BS Financial ManagerAlexandra Lopez,

MA, LCADC, SAC, CPS, DRCCCourse Development Specialist

East Brunswick OfficeEzra Helfand, BAProgram Director

Karen Agatep Administrative AssistantAl-Karim Campbell, BA

Preventionist I

Cathy Cardew, MSW, LSW Preventionist I

Jaclyn Emslie Office Manager

Dara Jarosz, MA, SAC Clinician I

Christina Rak-Samson, BA Preventionist II

Linda Surks, BS, CPSPreventionist II

Christina Van Palla, BS Preventionist I

Jason Victor, BA, CPS Preventionist II

Heather Ward, MSW, LSW Preventionist I

Carteret OfficeLauren Balkan, MSW, LCSW

Program DirectorKaren Boateng Office Manager

Anna Kirzner MSW, LCSWClinician II

Lindsay Rich, MSW, LCSW Clinician II

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school;OaboutOtwo-fifthsOhaveOdoneOsoObyO8thOgrade.O

• MoreOthanOhalfOofOtheO12thOgradersOandOone-fifthOofOtheO8thOgradersOreportOhavingObeenOdrunkOatOleastOonceOinOtheirOlife.

• NearlyOhalfOofOdrug-relatedOhospitalOemergencyOdepartmentOvisitsOamongOpatientsOagedO12OtoO20OinvolvedOalcohol.OO

OItOisOalsoOtrueOthatOtheOearlierOteensOstartOdrinking,OtheOgreaterOtheOdangerOofOseriousOconsequences.OOneOgovernmentOstudyOprojectsOthatO4OofO10OchildrenOwhoObeginOdrinkingObeforeOageO15OwillOexhibitOalcoholicObehaviorOatOsomeOpointOinOtheirOlives.OAnd,OmostOsadly,OtheOmediaOcontinuesOtoOmakeOdrinkingOlookOattractiveOtoOyouthOofOallOages.OMostOteenagersOfindOthatOalcoholOisOeasilyOaccessibleO–OinOfact,Oit’sOtheOdrugOmostOeasilyOavailableOforOconsumption.OOTheOaboveOareOnotOjustO“interesting”OnationalOstatistics.

Carl TheyOrepresentOindividualOkidsO—kidsOlikeOCarl,OaOhighOschoolOsophomoreOandOmemberOofOtheOfootballOteam,OwhoOenjoysObeingOwithOhisOfriendsOonOtheOweekendOandOdismissesOadultOconcernsOaboutOalcoholOconsumptionOasO“overreacting.”O“AllOweOdrinkOisObeer,”OheOsays.O“AndOwhenOIOhaveOaObuzzOon,OeverythingOlooksOlikeOfun.OWeOlaughOaOlot,OandOIOsupposeOsomeOpeopleOhaveOunprotectedOsexOwhenOtheyOareOdrinking,ObutOIOdon’tOandOthat’sOwhatOcounts.OIOdidOrideOhomeO

onOmyObikeOoneOnightOandOcrashedOintoOaOstreetOlight,ObutOIOwasn’tOreallyOhurt.”OO

HowOmanyO“Carl’s”O–OandOhisOfemaleOcounterpartsO—OdoOyouOknow?

Helping Kids Make Better Choices TheOchallengeOofOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonthOisOforOlocalOcommunitiesOtoOfocusOonOalcoholismOandOalcohol-relatedOissues,OsoOthatOkidsOareOencouragedOtoOmakeObetterOchoicesOwithOregardOtoOpeerOpressureOtoOconsumeOalcohol.OOCheckOoutOtheOfederalOSubstanceOAbuseOandOMentalOHealthOServicesOAdministrationO(SAMHSA)OwebsiteOatOhttp://www.samhsa.gov/FBCI/fbci.aspx,OandOreadOaboutOprogramsOthatOcommunitiesOlikeOyoursOhaveOimplementedOtoOhelpOkidsOgrowOintoOresponsibleOandOvigorousOyoungOadults.

OAndOaboveOall,OrememberOthatOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonthOdoesn’tOhaveOtoObeOjustOanOAprilOevent.OItOcanObeginOandOthriveOatOanyOtimeOofOtheOyearOwhenOtwoOorOmoreOpeopleOgatherOtoOhonorOandOsupportOhealth.O

OJudy Shepps Battle is a New Jersey resident, addictions specialist, consultant and freelance writer. She can be reached by e-mail at writeaction@aol.com. Additional information on this and other topics can be found at her website at http://www.writeaction.com/.

CopyrightO2011OJudyOSheppsOBattle

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Energy Drinks and Alcohol, A Dangerous MixBy Antony ThottukadavilForOgenerations,OpeopleOhaveOreliedOonOcaffeinatedOdrinksOsuchOasOcoffee,Otea,OandOsodaOtoOwakeOthemOupOandOkeepOthemOup.OOForOsomeOpeople,OtheOfirstOthingOthatOtheyOreachOforOinOtheOmorningOafterOtheirOtoothbrushOisOthatOcupOofOcoffeeOtoOgetOtheirOdayOstarted.OOWithOtheOemergenceOofOenergyOdrinks,OmanyOpeopleOareOchoosingOthemOinstead.OOTheirOadvertisementsOandOvarietyOofOdrinkOchoicesOhaveOmadeOthemOveryOpopular,OespeciallyOamongOyouth.OOThisOpopularityOhasOspawnedOaOnewOandOdangerousOpracticeOofOcombiningOenergyOdrinksOwithOalcohol.OOEnergyOdrinkOandOalcoholOcombinationsOhaveOactuallyObecomeOaOpartOofOtheOpartyingOsubcultureOandOareOespeciallyOprevalentOonOcollegeOcampuses.OO

AlcoholOactsOasOaOdepressantOonOtheObodyOandOslowsOdownOheartOrate.OOCaffeineOactsOasOaOstimulantOandOincreasesOheartOrate.OOByOcombiningOtheOtwoOyouOareOsendingOmixedOmessagesOtoOyourOnervousOsystemOwhichOcanOcauseOcardiacOproblemsOsuchOasOheartOpalpitations.OOThisOcanObeOveryOdangerousOandOmayOposeOaOseriousOharmOtoOanOindividual’sOhealth.

TheOissueOofOalcoholOandOenergyOdrinkOmixesOhasOcomeOintoOtheOspotlightOwithOtheOemergenceOofOpremadeOalcoholOandOenergyOdrinksOcombinationsOsuchOasOFourOLoko.OOFourOLokoOisOaOdrinkO

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MoreOinformationOisOavailableOthroughOtheOnon-profitOMarinOInstitute’sOwebsiteOatOhttp://www.marininstitute.org.OOTheyOmonitorOandOexposeOtheOalcoholOindustry’sOharmfulOactionsOrelatedOtoOproducts,OpromotionsOandOsocialOinfluence,OandOsupportOcommunitiesOinOtheirOeffortsOtoOrejectOtheseOdamagingOactivities.

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Having “The Talk” With TeensAlmostOeveryOparentOandOteenagerOknowsOaboutOandOdreadsO“theOtalk”.OO

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ThisOsameOissueOexistsOwhenOitOcomesOtoOalcoholOuse.OOAvoidanceOofOtheOissueOandOdelayingOconversationsOwillOforceOtheOchildOtoOlearnOfromOotherOsources,OasOwellOasOthroughOtheirOownOexperimentation.OOThisOexperimentationOcanObeOveryOdangerousOandOcanOcauseOaOmyriadOofOproblemsOinOtheOfuture.OO

ProactiveOparentsOwhoOareOinvolvedOinOtheirOchildren’sOlives,OandOdon’tOshyOawayOfromOtoughOtopicsOsuchOasOalcoholOuse,OcanOhelpOpreventOtheseOfutureOproblems.O

TheOprevailingObeliefOheldObyOmanyOparentsOisOthatOtheyOshouldOtalkOtoOtheirOkidsOaboutOdrugsOandOalcoholOwhenOtheyOgetOtoOhighOschool,ObecauseOthatOisOwhereOtheirOkidsOwillObeOexposedOtoOit.OOThisOisOactuallyOnotOtrue.OO

InOfact,O20%OofO8thOgradeOstudentsOreportOhavingObeenOdrunkOatOleastOonceOinOtheirOlives.OTheObestOadviceOforOparentsOwhenOtalkingOtoOtheirOkidsOaboutOtheseOissuesOisOtoOtalkOaboutOitObeforeOitObecomesOanOissue.OO

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Instead,OparentsOshouldOseekOtoOprovideOtheirOchildrenOwithOknowledgeOaboutOalcohol.OOSpeakingOtoOchildrenOaboutOtheOfactsOsuchOasOalcohol’sOeffectOonOtheObody,Oaddiction,OandOdeathsOcausedObyOalcoholOcanOactuallyOhaveOaOmuchOgreaterOimpact.OOTheOkeyOtoOhelpingOyourOchildOmakeOgoodOdecisionsOisOtoObeOhonest,Oloving,Opatient,OandOtrusting.O

SomeOtipsOforOtalkingOtoOyourOchildren:O• EncourageOconversation-OEncourageOyourOchildOtoOtalkOaboutOtheirOinterestsOandOallowOthemOtoOteachOyouOsomething.OOWithOtheOdoorsOtoOcommunicationOopen,OtalkingOaboutOmoreOseriousOtopicsOwillObeOeasierOandOlessO

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ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH IN MIDDLESEX COUNTYApril is Alcohol Awareness Month, featuring the participation of local organizations, schools, and communities. These groups have joined together to focus on the problem of underage drinking and alcohol abuse. The following announcements give details of various events taking place throughout the county. NCADD encourages groups across the county to join us by planning community events to raise awareness of the social, economic, and health costs of underage drinking and alcohol abuse.

• March 28:OOEastOBrunswickOTownship,OCouncilOMeetingOandOreadingOofOAlcoholOAwarenessOMonthOProclamation,OMunicipalOBuilding,O8Op.m.

• March 31:ONCADD’sO2011OLegislativeOEventOatOtheORutgersOUniversityOInnOandOConferenceOCenter,O178ORydersOLane,ONewOBrunswick,ONJO08901.OOTheOeventOwillOfocusOonOpolicyO–OhowOtoOgetOinvolved,OhowOtoOidentifyOpolicyOissuesOthatOrelateOtoOaddictionOprevention,OhowOtoOgetOtheOcommunityOinvolved,OhowOtoOcreateOpassionOaroundOanOissue,OhowOtoOarriveOatOanOend-resultOthatOmeetsOtheOneedsOofOtheOcommunity,OandOmore.

• March 31 and every Thursday:OPathways,OCarteretOHighOSchool,OGirl TalkOmeetingOatO2:30Op.m.

• April 5: OPATHWAYSOatOCarteretOHighOSchool,O“Under the Influence”OassemblyOforOstudents,O1Op.m.

• April 8: ORutgersOUniversity’sOAlcohol Month Kickoff Event.OBishopOBeach/DarienOQuadOatOCollegeOAvenueOCampus.OFromO2p.m.OtoO6Op.m.

• April 13:OOPlannedOParenthoodOofOCentralONewOJersey,OTeenOConference.ODatingOabuseOprevention,OhealthyOdecision-making,OandObodyOimageOareOonlyOaOfewOofOtheOcrucialOtopicsOthatONewOJerseyOteensOwillOdiscussOduringOtheOConference.OBrookdaleOCommunityOCollege.O9a.m.-O2p.m.

• April 13:OOCoalitionOforOHealthyOCommunities,OmonthlyOmeetingOatONCADDOofOMiddlesexOCounty,O5Op.m.

• April 13: OEastOBrunswickOAllianceOforOtheOPreventionOofODrugO&OAlcoholOAbuse,OMonthlyOMeeting,OEastOBrunswickORecreationOBuilding,ODunhamsOCornerORoad,O7:30Op.m.

• April 20:OProfessionalOcertificationOtrainingO“Addiction Recovery: 12 Steps and Healing”, MiddlesexOCountyOFireOAcademy,OSayreville,O9Oa.mO-O4Op.m.OOCallONCADDOatO732-254-3344OforOregistrationOinformation.

• April 14:ONCADD’sOAlcohol Awareness Month: Town Hall Meeting.OOPerthOAmboyOCommunityOCenter,O1OOliveOStreet,OPerthOAmboy,ONJO08861.OOCallONCADDOatO732-254-3344OforOmoreOinformation.

• April 21: OEdisonOJobOCorpsOAcademy,OAlcoholOAwarenessOPosterOContest,OGymnasium,O6:30Op.m.OOForOmoreOinformation,OcontactODavidOTaylorOatO732-985-4800Oext.O2203

• April 27:OOLevelOOneOTraumaOCenter,ORWJUH,OLunchO&OLearnOforOstaffOfocusingOonOUnderageODrinking,OAuditorium,O12OnoonO–O1Op.m.OOForOmoreOinformation,OcontactODianaOStaraceOatO732-418-8026.

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NCADDOofOMiddlesexOCounty,OInc.OisOaOprivate,Onon-profitOcommunity-basedOhealthOorganizationOservingOMiddlesexOCounty.OOurOmissionO isO toOpromoteOtheOhealthOandOwell-beingOofOindividualsOandOcommunitiesOofOMiddlesexOCountyOthroughOtheOreductionOorOeliminationOofOalcohol,Otobacco,OandOotherOdrugOuseOproblems.O

NCADDOofOMiddlesexOCounty,OInc.

152OTicesOLaneEastOBrunswick,ONJOO08816Phone:O732-254-3344

Email:Omail@ncadd-middlesex.orgWeb:Owww.ncadd-middlesex.org

Continued from Page 5 Jason Surks Memorial Prevention Resource CenterOThrough its Jason Surks Memorial Resource Center, NCADD provides brochures and videos that deal with the various alcohol and drug use and abuse. For free brochures or more information, contact us today at: 732-254-3344. We also deliver in-person presentations to community organizations and area schools on topics ranging from the basics of addiciton, to bullying to prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse. Call us for more information and to arrange for a presentation at your facility.

BelowOweOareOhighlightingOaOcoupleOofOitemsOthatOmightObeOusefulOtoOyouOonOtheOtopicsOofOalcoholOabuseOandOtheOunderageOpopulation.

Videos OO Alcohol and Your

Body -OOThisOvideoOandOprintOmaterialOrevealsOtheOlatestOinformationOonOtheOmanyOwaysOthatOdrinkingOalcoholOcanOdamageObodilyOsystemsOandOcauseOdisease.OOLeadingOdoctorsOandOresearchersOdemonstrateOnewOfactsOaboutOalcoholOabsorptionOandOtheOeffectsOofOalcoholOonOtheObrain,OtheOliver,OtheOdigestiveOsystem,OandOtheOimmuneOsystem.

PamphletsOO Make a Difference:OTalk To Your Child About AlcoholO–OThisOguideOisOwrittenOforOparentsOofOchildrenOagesO10-14,OprovidingOpracticalOadviceOonOwhyOandOhowOtoOtalkOtoOyouthOaboutOalcohol.

uncomfortableOforOyouOandOyourOchildren.O• AskOopenOendedOquestions-OTheOkeyOisOtoOnotOaskOquestionsOthatOcanOhaveOaOyesOorOnoOanswer.OThisOallowsOyourOchildOtoOexpressOhowOtheyOfeelOaboutOaOparticularOissueOandOpreventsOaOconversationOfromOturningOintoOaOlecture.OO

• ControlOyourOemotions-OIfOyouOhearOsomethingOthatOyouOdon’tOlike,OtryOnotOtoOrespondOwithOanger,ObecauseOthisOcanOdiscourageOyourOchildOfromObeingOopenOandOhonestOwithOyouOinOtheOfuture.OOInstead,OrespondOinOaOconstructiveOmannerOthatOwillOaddressOtheOissueOwithoutOclosingOtheOlinesOofOcommunication.OO

SomethingOasOsimpleOasOaOconversationOcanOchangeOtheOcourseOofOaOchild’sOlife,OsoOspeakOtoOyourOkidsOtoday.OO

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