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Vol. XXX, No. 1, Spring 2010

FEATURE ARTICLE Page 1

The Importance of Advocacy

IN THIS ISSUE:OO PromOandOPrevention

OO SubstanceOAbuseOPreventionOforO...OOlderOAdults?

OO DearOFriendsO-OAONoteOFromOOurOCEO

OO HelpOUsOCelebrateOOurO30thOAnniversaryO-OSeeObackOpanel

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Advocacy meansOtoOspeakOup,OtoOpleadOtheOcaseOofOanother,OorOtoOfightOforOaOcause.ODerivedOfromOtheOLatinOwordOadvocare,OwhichOmeansO“comingOtoOtheOaidOofOsomeone.”OItOdescribesOaOwideOrangeOofOexpressions,OactionsOandOactivitiesOthatOseekOtoOinfluenceOoutcomesOdirectlyOaffectingOtheOlivesOofOtheOpeopleOservedObyOtheOorganization.

AdvocacyOshouldOnotObeOconfusedOwithOlobbying.OLobbying,OasOdefinedObyOtheOInternalORevenueOService,OinvolvesOattemptsOtoOinfluenceOlegislationOatOtheOlocal,OstateOorOfederalOlevel.OAdvocacyOisOmoreOaboutOissuesOthanOspecificOlegislation.OOLobbyingOalwaysOinvolvesOadvocacy,OthoughOadvocacyOdoesOnotOalwaysOinvolveOlobbying.OBothOareOimportantOtoolsOforOmostOnon-profitOorganizationsOandOourOconstituencies.

GovernmentOregulationsOandOlawsOhaveOaOsignificantOandOpowerfulOimpactOonOeveryOnonprofitOorganizationOandOtheOpeopleOweOserve.O

ThisOmakesOitOimperativeOforOnonprofitsOlikeONCADDOtoObecomeOinvolvedOwithOpolicymakersOatOtheOcity,Ocounty,OstateOandOnationalOlevelsOwhoOaffectOourOorganizationsOandOconstituencies.OWhileOtheOservicesOweOprovideOareOcriticalOtoOtheOvariousOcommunitiesOweOserve,OsoOisOspeakingOoutOonOtheOissuesOthatOconcernOthoseOinOneed.O

NonprofitsOtraditionallyOserveOconstituenciesOandOissuesOthatOhaveOaOlimitedOvoiceOinOtheOpolicyOprocess.ONonprofitsOprovidingOservicesOfrequentlyOhaveOtheObest,OifOnotOonly,OinformationOonOtheOsocialOneedsOtheyOexistOtoOaddress.O

NCADDOisOdrivenObyOitsOcommitmentOtoOaObroadOcommunityO–OallO

The Importance of Advocacy

Celebrating 30 Years of Providing Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Support for Personal Recovery!

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Alexandra Lopez MA, LCADC, SAC, CPS, DRCC

Deputy DirectorEzra Helfand, BA

Public Information CoordinatorJacqueline Jackson, MBA

Financial Manager

East Brunswick OfficeLissette M. Bacharde

Administrative Assistant

Al-Karim Campbell, BA Preventionist I

Padma Sonti Desai, MA Preventionist I

Dara Jarosz, MA, SACClinician I

Christina Rak-Samson, BA Preventionist I

Linda Surks, BS, CPSPreventionist II

Laura Tittel, BAPreventionist I

Jason Victor, BA, CPS Preventionist II

Heather Ward, MSW, LSW Preventionist I

Carteret OfficeLauren Balkan, MSW, LCSW

SupervisorChristine Hughes, MSW, LSW

Preventionist IAnna Kirzner MSW, LCSW

Clinician IILindsay Rich, MSW, LCSW

Clinician IIDana Tosk, BA

Administrative Assistant

Board of TrusteesOPresident

Katherine FallonTreasurer

Bill DeJianne

Past PresidentBrian T. Rose

MembersAgim Coma

Rakesh GantaJeff Jannarone

Steven S. PolinskyGeorge RusulojMarjorie Talbot

OVice PresidentSusan Neshin, M.D.

SecretarySharon Campbell

Staff DearOFriends,AddictionOAwarenessOMonthO2010OisOuponOus.OOWhileOeachOSeptemberOweOcelebrateOtheOindividual’sOtriumphOoverOaddictionOandOhonorOthoseOinstitutionsOinOtheOcommunityOthatOsupportOpersonalOrecovery,OApril’sOfocusOisOonOtheOcontinuedOneedOforOcomprehensiveOprevention,Ointervention,OandOtreatmentOservices.OOThisOisOtheOtimeOofOyearOwhenONCADDOseeksOtoOinspireOadvocacy,ObecauseOweOcannotOcarryOtheOtorchOalone.OThisOyearOweOhaveOmoreOworkOthanOusual:

•O TheOannualOMonitoringOtheOFutureOSurveyOreleasedOinODecemberOnotedOtheOfirstOsignificantOincreaseOinOyouthOsubstanceOabuseOinOhalfOaOdozenOyears;

•O SafeOandODrugOFreeOSchoolsOfundingOhasObeenOeliminatedOforOmanyOofOourOschoolsOacrossOtheOcountry;O

•O FundingOforONewOJersey’sOpilotOneedleOexchangeOprogramOhasObeenOcut;O

•O HealthcareOReform,OwhichOincludesOsignificantOpositiveOgainsOforOaddictionOpreventionOandOtreatment,OisOonOtheOvergeOofOcollapse;Oand

•O RepresentativeOPatrickOKennedy,OCongress’sOmostOvocalOsupporterOofOaddictionOservices,OhasOannouncedOthatOheOwillOnotOseekOre-electionOthisONovember.

NCADD’sOOgoalOthisOyearOisOtoOreigniteOtheOpassionOforOadvocacy.OOOurOcoverOstoryOoutlinesOitsOimportance,OespeciallyOnow.OOThatOarticleOisOaimedOatOyou,OourOsupportersOwhoOalreadyOareOcommittedOtoOourOmission.OOTheOtaskOnowOisOtoOmoveOfromOsilentOsupportOtoOvocalOadvocacy.OO

ForOthirtyOyears,ONCADDOhasObeenOatOtheOforefrontOofOadvocacyOgroundedOinOtheOvisionOofOMartyOMann,OtheOfounderOofOtheONCADDOmovementOdecadesOago.OInOtheOpastOsixOmonthsOalone,OIOhaveOmetOpersonallyOwithOFranOHarding,OtheODirectorOofOtheOFederalOCenterOforOSubstanceOAbuseOPreventionO(CSAP)OthreeOtimes;OGilOKerlikowske,OtheODirectorOofOtheOOfficeOofONationalODrugOControlOPolicyO(ONDCP);OandORepresentativeOPatrickOKennedy.OOYes,OitOisOourObirthday,OandOitOisOfittingOthatOthisOyearOhasOtheOsameOfocusOasOourOfirst.OO

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

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

CEO & Executive Director

StevenOG.OLiga,OCEO/ExecutiveODirector

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thoseOwhoOmayObeOaffectedObyOtheOharmfulOconsequencesOofOalcohol,Otobacco,OandOotherOdrugOuse.OWithOtheOstigmaOstillOattachedOtoOsubstanceOabuseOandOaddiction,OthoseOmostOaffectedOareOoftenOtheOmostOsilentO–OweOmustOspeakOonOtheirObehalf!

ReducedOtoOitsOmostObasicOlevel,OeffectiveOnonprofitOadvocacyOisOaboutOcommunicationOandOrelationships.OUsuallyOchangesOcomeOaboutOslowly,OandOadvocatesOneedOtoOexerciseOpersuasiveness,OpersistenceOandOpatienceOinOrepresentingOanOissue.OEffectiveOadvocatesOareOflexibleOandOresourceful,OwillingOtoOcompromise,Onegotiate,Ocollaborate,OandOprioritizeOtoOaccomplishOourOgoals.O

NCADD’sOadvocacyOworkOtakesOmanyOforms.O

WhileOweOdoOreachOoutOtoOourOelectedOofficialsOdirectly,OmoreOfrequentlyOweOaimOeducateOtheOpublicObyOresearchingOandOreportingOonOaddictionOissuesOandOproblemsOfacingOthoseOweOserve,OmakingOeffectiveOuseOofOtheOmediaOthroughOTV,Oradio,OandOnewspaperOcoverageOandOinspiringOothersOtoOact.

InOrecentOyears,ONCADDOhasOtakenOaOleadOroleOinOadvocatingOsuccessfullyOforOLifelineOlegislation,OwhichOallowsOunderageOdrinkersOtoOcallOforOhelpOinOaOmedicalOemergencyOwithoutOfearOofOprosecution;OmunicipalOprivateOpropertyOordinances,OwhichOholdOunderageOdrinkersOthemselvesO

accountableOwhenOpoliceObreakOupOhouseOpartiesOinsteadOofOonlyOtheOownersOofOtheOhomes;OandOcleanOairOlegislation,OallowingOcitizensOtoOenjoyOaOsmoke-freeOenvironmentOinOallOpublicOfacilitiesOandOmanyOofOourOlocalOcommunityOplaygrounds.OO

Together,OweOcan,OandOmust,OdoOevenOmore.

WeOareOonceOagainOlookingOforOindividualsOtoOcommitOtoOjoiningONCADD’sOAdvocacyOTeam.OO

ResponsibilitiesOprimarilyOinvolveOrespondingOtoOselectOactionOalertsObyOcontactingO

localOelectedOofficialsOandOwritingOlettersOtoOtheOeditorsOofOlocalOpapers.OOItOalsoOmeansOyouOwillOcommitOtoOnotOonlyOstayingOinformedOaboutOtheOissuesOconnectedOtoONCADD’sOmission,ObutOalsoOspreadingOtheOwordOwithOthoseOyouOknow.OOIfOyouOareOinterested,OcontactOEzraOHelfandOatO732-254-3344OorOviaOemailOatOezra@ncadd-middlesex.org

NCADD’s 2010 Legislative event, scheduled for April 13th, is designed specifically to educate the Rutgers student community regarding both the opportunities and the need for advocacy regarding Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) policy issues and to inspire them to act once they are educated about how best to do so. This year’s event is designed to highlight those issues at the state, county, municipal, and university levels that would benefit most from student advocacy.

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Prom and Prevention - Helping teens think before they drink By Lindsay Rich, MSW, LCSW

WelcomeOtoOspringOandOtheObeginningOofOpromOseason!OAsOtheOweatherOturnsOwarm,OstudentsOgetOexcitedOaboutOdressingOupOandOattendingOpartiesOasOaOpartOofOaOtraditionalOendOofOtheOyearOhighOschoolOexperience.OInOadditionOtoOhelpingOourOyouthOthroughOtheOstressfulOprocessOofOdecidingOwhoOtoOaskOandOwhatOtoOwear,OitOisOourOresponsibilityOasOadultsOtoOdoOeverythingOpossibleOtoOensureOthatOthisOtimeOisOnotOonlyOfestiveObutOalsoOsafe.O

ItOmayOnotObeOsuchOaOcoincidenceOthatOAprilOisOalsoOAlcoholOAwarenessOmonthOinOtheOU.S.OStatistically,OthereOareOincreasedOreportsOofOunderageOdrinkingOonOpromOnight,OandOaccordingOtoOtheONationalOHighwayOTrafficOSafetyOAdministration,Oprom-graduationOseasonO-OtheOmonthsOofOApril,OMayOandOJuneO-OisOtheOmostOdangerousOtimeOforOteensOinOtermsOofOalcoholOrelatedOtrafficOfatalities.ODuringOApril,OMayOandOJuneObetweenOsixOandOsevenOhundredOyouthOunderOtheOageOofO21OareOkilledOnationwideOasOaOresultOofOalcoholOrelatedOcarOcrashes.OThankfully,OthereOisOevidenceOthatOthisOnumberOisOdecreasingOinOmoreOrecentOyears;Ohowever,O

itOisOclearOthatOunderageOdrinkingOremainsOproblematicO(2008ONationalOSurveyOonODrugOUseOandOHealth).O

The Teenage Perspective

WhenOweOaskedOteensOatOCarteretOHighOSchoolOwhatOtheyOplanOtoOdoOtoOstayOsafe,OtheyOsaidOthatOsomeOkidsOwillOarrangeOforOdesignatedO

driversOifOtheyOplanOtoOdrinkOonOpromOnight,OandOsomeOwillOevenOuseO“buddyOsystems”OtoOmakeOsureOtheyOwillOstayOsafe.OHowever,OtheseOsameOstudentsOacknowledgeOthatOperspectivesOchangeOonceOtheOdrinkingOstartsOandOpeopleOjustOdon’tOcareOaboutOtheOconsequences.O“DrinkingOisOcontagious”OsaysOoneOteenager,OandO“asOlongOasOoneOpersonOstartsOit,OitOjustOspreads.”OOManyOstudents,OandOwayOtooOmanyOparents,ObelieveOthatOkidsOwillOinevitablyOdrink,OsoOtheOmostOrealisticOsafetyOplanOincludesOknowingOwhoOtoOcallOinOanOemergencyO

andOpredeterminingOsleepingOandOtransportationOarrangements.OTheOtruthOisOthatOweOcanOdoOmore.

What Can Parents Do?

WhileOitOoftenOlooksOlikeOtheirOteensOareOnotOlistening,OstudiesOshowOthatOteenagersOfeelOmostOinfluencedObyOtheirOparents’OopinionsOwhenOitOcomesOtoO

makingOaOdecisionOtoOabstainOfromOalcoholO(Simpson,O2001).OOWithOthisOresearchOinOmind,OitObecomesOaOself-fulfillingOprophesyOwhenOparentsOassumeOtheirOteensOwillOdrink,ObutOthatOdoesOnotOhaveOtoObeOtheOcase.OParentsOshouldOtalkOtoOtheirOkidsOinOadvanceOofOpromOnightOaboutO

theOdangersOandOimplicationsOassociatedOwithOunderageOdrinking,OasOwellOasOplanOforOsafety.OThingsOtoOconsider:

•O OfferingOtheirOchildOaO“noOquestionsOasked”OrideOhomeO-OItOisOnotOuncommonOforOteensOtoOattendOaOpartyOthinkingOtheyOwillObeOfineOandOthenOgetOuncomfortableOwhenOtheOdrinkingOgetsOoutOofOhand.OTheyOneedOtoOknowOtheyOcanOcomeOhomeOandOthatOtheirOparentsOwillOrespectOtheOgoodOdecisionOtheyO

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madeOtoOleaveOanOunsafeOsituationOratherOthanOfocusOonOtheOpoorOdecisionOtoOattendOaOpartyOwhereOalcoholOwasOprovidedOandOperhapsOpartakeOinOalcoholOthemselves.

•O HostingOafter-promOactivitiesOthatOdoOnotOincludeOalcoholO–OThereOareOparentsOwhoOwillOinevitablyOprovideOalcoholOforOtheirOteen’sOparty.OOOtherOparentsOhaveOtoObeOwillingOtoOhostOaOsafeOalternativeOsoOteensOhaveOaOchoice.

•O BeingOawareOofOwaysOteensOmayOobtainOalcohol,OincludingOinOtheirOownOhomeO–OTheOnumberOoneOwayOforOhighOschoolOyouthOtoOobtainOalcoholOisOtoOtakeOfromOtheirOownOhomeOorOtheOhomeOofOaOfriend.

•O SupportingOpoliceOenforcementOofOunderageOdrinkingOlawsO–OWhenOlawOenforcementObreaksOupOanOunderageOdrinkingOpartyOandOteensOmustOfaceOtheOconsequences,OparentsOneedOtoOreinforceOtheOfactOthatOthisOwasOdoneOoutOofOconcernOforOtheOsafetyOofOourOyouth.OOThereOisOonlyOsoOmuchOlawOenforcementOcanOdoOifOtheyObelieveOthatOparentsOwillOnotOsupportOthem.

•O NotOallowingOyourOteenOtoOgoOawayOunsupervisedOforOaOnightOorOweekendOafterOpromO–OCheckOoutOYouTubeOforOyourself.OOThoughOyourOteenOmayObegOtoOgoOandOpromiseOtoObeOsafe,OunsupervisedOpartiesOandOovernightsOdownOatOtheOshoreOinvariablyOinvolveOalcoholOandOsex.OOOnceOthere,OitOisOdifficultOtoOleave.OODon’tOallowOyourOteenOtoOwalkOintoOsomethingOtheyOmayOseriouslyOregretOonOMonday.

•O TalkingOpointsOsuchOasO:

•O “YouOmayOnotOevenOrememberOyourOpromOifOyouOdrink.”

•O “WhateverOgoodOmemoriesOyouOcreateOcanObeOerasedOifOyouOdrink.”

•O AndOtheOveryOblunt,O“IfOyouOvomitOfromOdrinkingOonOyourOdressOorOtuxedo,OhowOgrossOandOembarrassingOisOthat?”O

AnotherOnewOideaOisObeingOpromotedObyOwhatOmostOwouldOconsiderOanOunlikelyOally;OtheOCenturyOCouncilOisOaOnot-for-profitOorganizationOfundedObyOdistillersOthatOworksOtoOpreventOunderageOdrinkingOandOdrunkOdriving.OAsOpartOofOitsOpreventionOcampaign,OtheOgroupOimplementedOTextOMessageOyourOTeenOonOPromONight.OTextOmessagingOisOanOadditionalOwayOtoOremindOkidsOthatOparentsOcareOonOpromOnight,OutilizingOanOunobtrusiveOcommunicationOmethodOthatOteensOlikeOtoOuse.O

PromOseasonOshouldObeOaOwonderfulOtimeOforOourOyouth.OItOisOnotOsomethingOweOadultsOcanOsitObackOandOsimplyOhopeOfor;OourOwordsOandOactionsOcanOmakeOitOhappen.

Sources

• White House Office of National Drug Control Policy http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pathways/safeschools/drugprev.htm

• Brain Injury Resource Foundation – Article June 2009, “Tips for staying safe on prom night.”

• Tuesday, 19 May 2009, “Preventing Prom night Tragedy” Atlantic Highlands Herald

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), www.nhtsa.org

• The Century Council, www.Centurycouncil.org

• Raising Teens: A Synthesis of Research and a Foundation for Action. Harvard School of Public Health . A. Rae Simpson, PhD. (2001)

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Substance Abuse Prevention for … Older Adults? By Laura Tittel, BA

WhenOconsideringOsubstanceOabuseOprevention,OmanyOthinkOonlyOofOhowOweOcanOkeepOourOyouthOfromOusingOandOabusingOdrugs.OOHowever,OthereOisOaOgrowingOpopulationOofOolderOadultsOwhoOareOinOneedOofOpreventionOeducation,OasOwell.OOInOtheOUnitedOStates,O4.3OmillionOadultsOoverOtheOageOofO50OhaveOusedOanOillicitOdrugOinOtheOpastOyear.OOAboutO1OinOeveryO6OadultsOoverO60OregularlyOabuseOorOmisuseOsubstances—primarilyOalcohol,Oprescription,OorOover-the-counterOmedications.OOBetweenO1995OandO2002,OadmissionOratesOforOsubstanceOabuseOtreatmentOroseO32%OforOolderOadults.OOWhenOmoreOrecentOdataObecomeOavailable,OitOisOprojectedOthatOweOwillOnotOonlyOseeOthisOincreaseOcontinue,ObutOalsoOseeOitOriseOatOanOevenOsteeperOrate.O

TheOolderOadultOpopulationOisOgrowingOlargerOasOtheObabyOboomerOgenerationO(thoseObornObetweenO1946OandO1964)Oages.OInONewOJersey,OtheOpopulationOoverO60OmakesOupO17%OofOtheOtotalOpopulation.OMoreover,OoneOinOfourOresidentsOofOOceanOandOCapeOMayOcountiesOisOoverOtheOageOofO60.OYouOmayObeOsurprisedOtoOlearnOthatONewOJerseyOisOhomeOtoOmoreOseniorOcitizensOthanOFlorida.

AdultsOareOlargelyOunawareOthatOageOchangesOtheOwayOtheirObodiesOareOableOtoOmetabolizeOalcoholOandOdrugs.OOTheOsameOglassOofOwineOthatOhadOaOminorOeffectOatO40OyearsOofOageOmayOhaveOaOmuchOmoreOprofoundOimpactOatO60,OdueOtoOtheOslowingOofOtheObody’sOmetabolism.

AOlackOofOrecognitionOofOtheOsideOeffectsOofOdrugO

therapiesOputOolderOadultsOatOanOincreasedOriskOofOadverseOeffects,OparticularlyOsinceOolderOadultsOareOmoreOlikelyOtoObeOonOmultipleOmedications,OwhichOincreasesOtheirOriskOofOsufferingOnegativeOdrug-relatedOconsequences.OOAllOadultsOshouldOunderstandOhowOtheirOprescriptionOandOover-the-counterOmedicationsOinteractOwithOeachOotherOandOwithOalcohol.OOMixingOalcoholOwithOcertainOmedicationsOcanObeOdeadly.

Age-relatedOstresses,OincludingOlossOofOaOjobOorOlovedOone,OdeclinesOinOphysicalOandOmentalOfunctioning,OorOfeelingsOofOdepressionOorOisolationOincreaseOtheOriskOforOalcoholO

consumptionOinOolderOadults.OOManyOadultsOdoOnotOrealizeOthatOconsumingOalcoholOputsOthemOatOriskOforO“late-onsetOalcoholism,”OaOformOofOalcoholismOthatOdoesOnotObecomeOevidentOuntilOtheOuserOisOoverOtheOageOofO50.

KnowingOtheseOcurrentOfactsOandO

statisticsOalreadyOcallsOattentionOtoOtheOseriousOneedsOofOtheOolderOadult;ObutOaOrecentOreportOindicatesOthatOsubstanceOabuseOtreatmentOforOthoseOoverOtheOageOofO50OisOexpectedOtoOdoubleObyOtheOendOofOthisOdecade.OOWeOcanOnoOlongerOaffordOtoOneglectOtheOneedsOofOtheOseniors.OOPreventionOagenciesOcanOmakeOaOtremendousOimpactOonOthisOpopulationOandOdecreaseOtheirOneedOforOfutureOtreatmentOthroughOproperOeducationalOactivities.

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NCADD of Middlesex County, Inc. is a private, non-profit community-based health organization serving

Middlesex County. Our mission is to promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities of Middlesex County

through the reduction or elimination of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use problems.

NCADD of Middlesex County, Inc.

152 Tices LaneEast Brunswick, NJ 08816

Phone: 732-254-3344Email: mail@ncadd-middlesex.orgWeb: www.ncadd-middlesex.org

TheONewOJerseyOPreventionONetworkO(NJPN)OhasOcreatedOaOprogramOtailoredOtoOtheOspecificOpreventionOneedsOofOtheOolderOadult:OtheOWellnessOInitiativeOforOSeniorOEducation,OorOWISEOprogram.OOWISEOoffersOaOcomprehensiveOapproachOtoOwellnessOinOtheOolderOadultOandOcelebratesOhealthyOaging.OOParticipantsOareOgivenOtheOopportunityOtoOdiscussOaOvarietyOofOissuesOrelevantOtoOtheOolderOadultOandOincreaseOtheirOknowledgeOonOhowOagingOcanOaffectOthem.OOTheyOleaveOtheOprogramOarmedOwithOtoolsOtheyOcanOuseOtoOmakeOhealthierOlifeOchoicesOandOareOempoweredOtoOshareOtheirOnewOknowledgeOwithOfriendsOandOfamily.OO

TheOWISEOprogramOwasOawardedOtheO2009ONationalOExemplaryOAwardOforOInnovativeOSubstanceOAbuseOPreventionOPrograms,OPractices,OandOPoliciesObyOtheONationalOAssociationOofOStateOAlcoholismOandODrugOAbuseODirectors.OOTheOprogramOwasOalsoOfeaturedOinOanOarticleOinOTheOJournalOonOActiveOAging,OwhichOsuggested,O“IfOindividualsOunderstandOhowOtheirOlifestyleOchoicesOandObehaviorsOimpactOtheirOhealth,OtheyOwillOmakeOmoreOpositiveOchoicesOandOexperienceObetterOhealth.”

InOadditionOtoOtheOWISEOprogram,ONCADDOoffersOfiveOdifferentOone-hourOeducationOprogramsOforOseniorsOonOtopicsOincluding:OGriefOandOLoss,ODepression,OConflictOResolution,OAlcoholOandOMedicationOIssues,OandO“SeniorOJeopardy,”OwhichOincludesONutritionOandOStressOManagement.OToOlearnOmoreOaboutOtheseOprogramsOandOtoOscheduleOaOpresentationOatOyourOfacility,OpleaseOcallOAlexandraOLopez,ODeputyODirectorOatO732-254-3344.

References:• NewOJerseyOPreventionONetwork,Owww.ONJPN.org• MerckOManualOHomeOEdition,Owww.Merck.com• U.S.ODept.OofOHealthOandOHumanOServices,O

SAMHSA,Owww.Samhsa.gov,ONSDUH,ODec.O29th,O2009,OSAMHSAOpressOreleaseOJan.O8th,O2010

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