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12/12/2008 - RADAR e-Bulletin

Welcome to the new user-friendly monthly e-Bulletin from the Idaho RADAR (Regional Alcohol Drug Awareness Resource) Network Center.  Update yourself with the most current materials.  Videos/DVDs are available on loan, and print material is distributed free statewide.  Staff assistance provided weekdays 9a. to 5p. (Tuesdays reserved for scheduled appointments).  The RADAR Center will be closed December 22-26 and January 1st.

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  • 1. On the RADAR Screen
  • 2. News from the Field
  • 3. Brand New Videos
  • 4. What's New in Print
    • Featured Title
    • Drug Alert
    • Posters
    • Back In Stock
    • Updated Lists of Resources
    • Available in Quantities

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  • 1. On the RADAR Screen Homepage    http://hs.boisestate.edu/radar
    • Choices Comic Book Contest - The 2009 contest for 4th through 8th graders runs through January 31st, 2009.
    • Benzodiazepines Crossword Puzzle, developed by the RADAR Center

  • 2. News from the Field
    • NIDA DrugPubs Research Dissemination Center opens to streamline distribution. Call 1-877-NIDA-NIH to order print publications; view items at http://www.drugabuse.gov 
    • Open Letter Print Advertisement addresses the dangers of mixing prescription drugs with alcohol or illicit drugs. Download Customizable Print Ads.  http://www.theantidrug.com/resources

  • 3. Brand New Videos

  • 4. What's New in Print - View a full list of new items at http://hs.boisestate.edu/radar/whatsnew.html
    • Featured Title
      • When You Become 18: A Survival Guide for Teenagers, a 16-page magazine created for  Idaho youth.  Accompanying lesson plan and instructions to acquire classroom sets available.

    • Drug Alert 
      • New High From Old Weed, information sheet.

    • Posters

    • Back In Stock
      • Drugs, Brains, and Behavior, Science of Addiction, 30-page booklet
      • Marijuana: Facts for Teens, 16-page booklet

    • Updated Lists of Resources
      • Alcohol Alert Series, with the addition of No. 75 & No. 76
      • Online Educational Resources, a source list for educators and parents
      • TIPs and TAPS Series, including the out of print (but downloadable) publications

    • Available in Quantities
      • I Take Responsibility, pamphlet >LI>Can Be Done, pamphlet
      • Serve Kids, Serve Time, poster
      • Start Talking Before They Start Drinking, poster

The Idaho Regional Alcohol Drug Awareness Resource (RADAR) Network Center is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug information clearinghouse and resource referral service.  We are your connection to resources and other people in cities and towns across our state who are working together to prevent substance abuse disorders.