Wood County Prevention Coalition
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Upcoming marijuana use prevention campaign to target Oregon youth
By Francesca Fontana | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on July 02, 2016 updated at July 02, 2016 at 7:02 AM
Oregon health officials are launching a campaign this month aimed at persuading young people to stay away from marijuana -- or at least put it off until they are of age.
The Oregon Health Authority, armed with nearly $4 million from the Oregon Legislature to develop and evaluate the pilot program, is attempting to raise awareness among Oregonians 21 and younger about the health effects of marijuana use, policy specialist Kati Moseley said Friday afternoon.
In the year since Oregon became one of a handful of states that allows anyone 21 and older to possess pot and grow it in their backyard, the public health concern at hand is how legalization "changes the social norms around its use," Moseley said, and subsequently affects the attitudes and actions of young people
"[These young people] are more likely to see it normalizing in society," she said.
Moseley said that in developing the media campaign, it was important to find a way to present this information to young people in a way that is "palatable, believable and motivating."
In order to do so, the public health division drew on focus groups of people aged 12 to 20 all over the state to inform the campaign.
"This age group is tricky to market to because they are so heavily marketed to," she said. The agency was careful in choosing messages that would resonate with this group, she said.
Their research found that two core messages resonated most with their audience: brain development isn't complete until your 20s and young people have the best chance to reach their full potential if they don't use marijuana to get high during their youth; and being high will impair your ability to drive, bike, play sports and do other activities, she said.
FDA approves Syndros for cancer, AIDS indications
July 5, 2016 healio.com
Dronabinol oral solution (Syndros, Insys Therapeutics) — an orally administered liquid formulation of cannabinoid dronabinol, a version of tetrahydrocannabinol — is indicated for patients who failed to respond adequately to conventional antiemetic treatments.
The FDA also approved use of the agent for the treatment of anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS.
This is the first FDA–approved dronabinol solution for oral use.
Its liquid formulation allows for dosage to be titrated to clinical effect and, once opened, it does not need to be refrigerated for 28 days, John N. Kapoor, PhD, Insys Therapeutics’ chairman, CEO and president, said in a press release.
“We believe that these product features, coupled with patient support services, will prove to be important differentiators for patients and prescribers and will be key drivers of a successful market launch and sustained growth,” Kapoor said.
Company officials noted dronabinol oral solution may cause cognitive and psychiatric effects, as well as impair physical and/or mental abilities. Patients with cardiac disorders may experience hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia or syncope, according to the press release.
Insys Therapeutics officials expect to launch dronabinol oral solution in the second half of this year.
Hanna Lottritz, 21, Breaks Silence On Binge Drinking, Shares Photo Of Her Near Death
inquisitr.com July 4, 2016 by Amy Schaeffer
Hanna Lottrtiz is a beautiful and successful woman on the cusp of all things good – a wonderful career, good friends, and many promising attributes that make her life bound to be a success. However, the fresh-faced girl is talking about something that she has not had the courage to face until now. It’s about the night she drank so much alcohol she nearly lost her life, and she had never had any problems with alcohol with before, according to Glamour.
It’s taken her a long time to come to grips with the realities of that night, including things she will never remember, but she feels it is her duty to let other women know about the risks of binge drinking, which studies show continues to grow among young and middle-aged women.
On the evening she nearly died started so innocently, Hanna was attending a music festival with several friends. She had several beers, but that is not harmful to a grown female of average weight. She was feeling “buzzed and happy,” she said, when the last thing she remembers well is being with a group of friends who were playing a game to see who could drink the most. Wanting to have fun and participate, she quickly drank a glass of whiskey. That’s the last thing she remembers until two days later. Witnesses say she literally fell to the ground in a deep state of unconsciousness.
Quick thinking friends, buzzed but able to make decisions for her, rushed her to the emergency room in Reno, Nevada. She was near death upon arrival, Lottritz says.“I was in critical condition, suffering from acute respiratory failure and acute alcohol intoxication. My blood alcohol concentration was .41 when I arrived at the hospital, five times over the legal limit..."
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Wood County Prevention Coalition Meeting
Friday, Sep 16, 2016, 08:30 AM
Wood County Educational Service Center 1867 N Research Drive, Bowling Green, OH, United States
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Our Vision: Helping youth be drug-free, productive and responsible citizens.
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