Here is your weekly news roundup of articles, reports, resources and webinars you might find interesting.
Alcohol Awareness Month continues. This week we explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption
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In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, it has become easier to buy alcohol than toilet paper or eggs.
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Have you heard about the Instagram Drinking Challenge? With the world stuck in
quarantine
and looking for new forms of entertainment, Instagram users are coming up with more challenges every day to have some fun and stop some of the
lockdown
boredom. The newest challenge that everyone is doing and tagging their friends in is the Instagram
Drinking Challenge
. But is it just a bit of lighthearted fun or the promotion of excessive binge drinking?
Read the full article
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Power of Parents Session from MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) created a Power of Parents pre-recorded session to get parents, guardians, community members, and other adults involved in talking now and talking often about alcohol with their teens. While proms and graduations have sadly come to a halt for now, that doesn’t mean alcohol and marijuana are not a part of the teens life in our community anymore.
Watch the video
and
download FREE parent handbooks and other materials
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Many people are surprised to learn what counts as a “standard” drink. In the United States, a standard drink is any drink that contains about 0.6 fluid ounces or 14 grams of pure alcohol (also known as an alcoholic drink-equivalent). Although the drinks pictured here are different sizes, each contains approximately the same amount of alcohol and counts as one U.S. standard drink or one alcoholic drink-equivalent.
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The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans defines moderate drinking as up to 1 drink per day for women of legal drinking age and up to 2 drinks per day for men of legal drinking age.
When is moderate drinking still too much?
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If you are concerned about your drinking,
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Save the Date for These Online Trainings!
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 | 7:30 PM
Pathways to Empower presents a webinar for parents every Thursday at 7:30. This week they explore Trauma & The Brain.
Trauma
puts us at a higher risk of mental health issues but understanding brain science can help to protect us.
Join this week.
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
Most years, this is a unique "holiday," but it may be the norm lately. The observance originated
as a reprieve after tax day.
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C
ATCH My Beath Service Learning Project Webinar
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 | 2:00 PM CST
This June, CATCH.org will award $5,000 in college sponsorships to students who help advance the vaping prevention movement by completing a
CATCH My Breath Service Learning Project
. The CATCH My Breath team is hosting a webinar about the project to give teachers, parents, and students the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the projects and ask questions directly to our team!
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FREE Stay-at-Home Resources
Fun Things to Do
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#DisneyMagicMoments lets you experience the magic of Disney wherever you may be. Enjoy Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and National Geographic with stories, videos, and activities to inspire imagination and discovery among kids, fans, and families alike. There is everything from drawing how-to videos to storytime to backgrounds to spruce up your next video call.
Check it out!
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Kids Time Capsule Project
No matter how stressful this time is, we are living during a period that will go in the history books. Now your kids can document their memories in this time capsule.
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Reports
Because the coronavirus attacks the lungs, this is exactly the moment, they say, when people should be tapering — or better yet, stopping — their use of such products, not escalating them.
”Quitting during this pandemic could not only save your life, but by preventing the need for your treatment in a hospital, you might also save someone else’s life,” said Dr. Jonathan Winickoff, director of pediatric research at the Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Read the full article.
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Ezra Golberstein, PhD; Hefei Wen, PhD; Benjamin F. Miller, PsyD
The COVID-19 pandemic may worsen existing mental health problems and lead to more cases among children and adolescents because of the unique combination of the public health crisis, social isolation, and economic recession.
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The course is broken into ten lessons designed to teach students brain science in a clear & understandable way. The lessons here will help you understand how to build resilience & foster mental health in yourself and the people you care about.
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Managing Anxiety During the Coronavirus Crisis:...
A mandatory pause is not quite as easy to take as stumbling upon one, but the message is the same - stop. The universe has hit the pause button on our lives as we have known them.
Read more
www.rtor.org
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Your Daily Dose of Humor ...
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