Culture is Prevention – warrior Pride
By Rusty Butler, Prevention
Coordinator/Trainee
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The Second Annual Warrior PRIDE
Day at Siletz Valley School on Jan. 10 was
a very successful day.
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All students in grades 9-12 were
required to participate.
Presentations were held on healthy
lifestyles, bullying, drugs and alcohol,
suicide prevention, healthy relationships,
problem solving, conflict resolution, tradi-
tional drum, singing and dancing.
Challenge course activities also took
place, as did the most awesome talent
show I’ve ever seen! Thank you for lead-
ing it, Felicia Taylor and Scott Kalama.
Special thanks to our guest speakers –
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Siletz Tribe – Megan Morley, Brittany
Russell and Zebuli Payne
Siletz Valley School
Partnership Against Alcohol & Drug
Abuse – Elise Jordan
Lincoln County Victim Impact Panel
– Michele Osterhoudt
Native American Rehabilitation
Association of the Northwest, Inc. –
Shane Lopez and Solomon Trimble
Warm Springs Prevention – Scott
Kalama
Native American Youth and Family
Center – Glenn LaMotte
Army National Guard – Sgt. Kyle
Bowen
Lincoln County – Jennifer Versteeg
Felicia Taylor – PSU student and
member of Healing Feathers
Sheila and Isaac DeAnda – audio
Drummers and singers
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Thank you for all the participation
and support from our community. Sorry
if I forgot anyone.
Courtesy photos
Communication and teamwork are key
aspects of problem solving efforts, even
when you’re having fun with a
challenge during Warrior Pride Day.
Young people who smoke at greater risk for health issues now and later
From the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
1. How does smoking affect chil-
dren and adolescents?
In general, young people who smoke
are not as healthy as their peers. Smoking
by children and adolescents impairs lung
growth and reduces lung function.
Teenage smokers suffer from short-
ness of breath almost three times as
often as teens who don’t smoke and they
produce phlegm more than twice as often.
Early smoking also is related to respira-
tory infections, chronic cough, wheezing,
periodontal problems, tooth loss, vision
problems and headaches.
Smoking at a young age increases
the risk for lung cancer and because most
people who begin smoking in adolescence
continue to smoke as adults, they have an
increased risk for many types of cancer
that continues to escalate over time.
Studies also have shown that early
signs of heart disease and stroke can be
found in adolescents who smoke.
Resources
Preventing Tobacco Use Among
Youth and Young Adults (and related
publications), U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, cdc.gov/tobacco/
data_statistics/sgr/2012/index.htm
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Siletz News
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A Report of the Surgeon General,
How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease:
What It Means to You, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, cdc.
gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2010/
consumer_booklet/index.htm
The Health Consequences of Smok-
ing: Impact on Unborn Babies, Infants,
Children and Adolescents , CDC, cdc.
gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2004/
highlights/children/index.htm
Children and Secondhand Smoke
Exposure – Excerpts from the Health
Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to
Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon
General, 2007, CDC, surgeongeneral.gov/
library/smokeexposure/report/fullreport.pdf
CDC Healthy Youth website: Tobacco
Use , cdc.gov/healthyyouth/tobacco/
index.htm
Although many young smokers
believe that smoking helps them deal with
stress, teenage smokers are more likely to
see a doctor or other health professional
for an emotional or psychological com-
plaint than teens who do not smoke.
Resources
Preventing Tobacco Use Among
Youth and Young Adults: A Report of
the Surgeon General (and related pub-
Quit Line Update
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The Quit Line is open 24 hours a
day, seven days a week
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800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669),
quitnow.net/oregon/
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Español: 855-DÉJELO-YA (855-
335-35692), quitnow.net/ore-
gonsp/. Note: The extra digit in
this number is intentional – it does
correctly link to the QL.
2. Are teens who smoke more likely
to use other drugs or alcohol?
Young smokers quickly become
addicted to nicotine and are at greater risk
of using other drugs. Teens who smoke are
three times more likely than nonsmokers
to use alcohol, eight times more likely to
use marijuana and 22 times more likely
to use cocaine.
Smoking also is associated with other
risky behaviors, such as fighting and
engaging in unprotected sex.
February 2014
lications), U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, cdc.gov/tobacco/
data_statistics/sgr/2012/index.htm
Preventing Tobacco Use Among
Young People – A Report of the Surgeon
General, CDC, cdc.gov/tobacco/data_
statistics/sgr/1994/index.htm
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug Information, 800-729-6686;
TDD, 800-487-4889; Español, 877-767-
8432; ncadi.samhsa.gov/
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TTY: 877-777-6534
Current Quit Line Benefits
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Insured – Health plan or coordinated
care organization (CCO) offers Quit
Line benefit – Members receive
what the plan covers, typically
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4-5 counseling calls and nicotine
replacement therapy (NRT)
Underinsured – Health Plan or
CCO does not offer Quit Line
benefit – Members receive one
counseling call, two weeks of NRT
Uninsured – Four counseling calls,
two weeks of combined NRT (patch
and gum)
Online Resources
For up-to-date PowerPoint presen-
tations, recommendations about cessa-
tion benefits for health systems/CCOs/
clinics, e-referral FAQ and more, visit
smokefreeoregon.com/resources/quit/
quit-resources.