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Parents are also being forced to put their child on such drugs as a requisite for their education. The problem is so pervasive that Holidays are perfect time to discuss issue with kids ((CON TA C TS City of Portland CONTRACTS) Business and networking opportunities for architecture and engineering firms. Z Portland Parks and Recreation T Bureau of Water Works THURSDAY, DEC. 11,2003 8 AM to NOON Portland Conference Center 300 NE Multnomah Street • Portland, OR < < 1 < I UPCOMING A & E CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPECTATIONS CITY OF PORTLAND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTING PROCEDURES Bureau of Environmental S ervices W P ortland Ä JRANSPORHTIOM Bureau of General Services HOW TO GET READY TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY ONE - ON - ONE NETWORKING WITH CITY BUREAUS AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES LARGE A & E FIRM PANEL ON TEAMING STRATEGIES AND MUCH MORE -F re d Shaw Jr. drugs to receive educational ser vices. The resolution, introduced by the N AACPCompton Branch, con demns the inappropriate psychiat ric drugging of children and the misuses of special education to Fred Shaw Jr. are scheduled by the Drug Enforce ment Administration in the same abuse category as opium, amphet amine and cocaine. I wanted the NAACP to do something to ac tively combat this on a national level. For more information regarding what you can do to help get the Child Medication Safety Act made into law, contact Mikki Jenkins or Fred Shaw Jr. at the N A ACP Compton Branch by calling 310- 637-8540. Fred Shaw Jr. is the president o f the Compton, Calif. NAACP. by J udy C ushing featuring a smorgasbord of clever, sexy beer ads that attract a huge audience of young, impressionable The holiday season, with its emphasis on families, presents par ents with the perfect opportunity to discuss an issue that involves the health and well being of all our children - underage drinking. I'm afraid many, many parents and grandparents are in the dark about underage drinking and the destruction it can cause our chil dren, our families and our commu nities. Ourchildren are starting todrink at a very early age, many when they are in the sixth or seventh grade. And they're not drinking socially; they're drinking to get drunk. Drinking, in fact, is associated with the three major causes of teen death: accidents, suicide and homi cide. Some parents view alcohol use f r o m Given these mind-numbing facts, what can parents do? For starters, take advantage of the holidays to talk to yourchildren about the dangers o f underage drinking, and about how some of the ads they see romanticize prod ucts that are not only illegal but Judy Cushing also harmful. Parents also need to put pres sure on our policy makers - to force the beer industry to refrain from targeting our children with their multi-billion dollar ad campaigns, and to strengthen existing laws for minors in possession and for adults who furnish alcohol to our kids. Not all kids, of course, drink. As ta r g e tin g OUT parents, and as communities and a country, we need to recognize and «round (he holidays as some sort o f c h U d r e n w j , h , h e j r “rite of passage" for their children, celebrate our kids who abstain from without thinking about how much alcohol, and emulate and fund those is at risk when alcohol is mixed with programs that keep them abstinent. young minds and bodies. But new Judy Cushing is president and studies by the National Institute of CEO o f Oregon Partnership, a Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ents. Our kids see more TV commer statewide non-profit organization reveal that alcohol consumption cials for beer- the number-one illicit that provides prevention educa by adolescents results in brain dam drug in this country for teens - than tion and treatment referral fo r a l age - possibly permanent - and for chips, sneakers, jeans or juice. cohol and drug issues. For frCe impairs intellectual development. They are seeing those commercials a n d c o n fid e n tia l in fo rm a tio h Recent research has also found on TV shows popularw ithchildren about substance abuse issues, call that youth are getting the wrong and teens. Oregon Partnership's HelpLine at or v isit message about alcohol. Alcohol And during the holidays there 8 0 0 -9 2 3 -H E L P companies are out-shouting par- are bow I and playoff footbal I games ww w.orpartnership.org. Parents also need to put pressure on our policy makers - to force the beer industry to refrain multi-billion dollar ad campaigns... Jusf Alen In R ecovery P re s e n ts : .[ lie 7fh Annual NAME OF COMPANY / ORGANIZATION the contacts you make TODAY may be your contracts for TOMORROW The drugs they are put on to 'treat ' the so-called disorder are a chemical lynching. stigmatize African-American chil dren as "disabled." Through these programs, our children are being told they have various mental disorders and learn ing disabilities such as Attention D eficit H yperactivity D isorder (ADHD) despite no objective, mea surable scientific test being able to prove these. Most people are unaware that no blood test, brain scan. X-ray, or urinalysis exists to verify these ‘dis orders.’ Even worse, children are being given mind-altering / behav ior-modifying drugs to treat a non existent disorder without their par ents being told of the serious and sometimes fatal side effects of the drugs. I’ vebecome increasingly alarmed about our normal African-Ameri can males being labeled with men tal disorders. The drugs they are put on to ‘treat’ the so-called disor der are a chemical lynching. They are more potent than cocaine and In the Dark About Underage Drinking? HOSTED BY: Bureau of Purchases at the 94,h Annual N A ACP National Convention in Miami Beach in July, NAACP delegates and national board members joined President and CEOKweisi Mfume and Chairman Julian Bond in unanimously pass ing a resolution in support of the Child Medication Safety Act o f2003 (S. 1390). The act prevents school personnel from forcing parents to put their children on psychiatric A la le F a s h io n S h o w !! Miracles Club NAME OF IN D M D U Al(S ) ATTENDING 4069 N.E. M.L.K. & Mason Saturday December 6th, 2003 6pm-10pm. Food, Raffle and Entertainment ADDRESS PHONE E-MAIL Please CHECK the categories that best describe your firm or organization: □ D/M/W/ESB certified firm □ Prime/large A & E firm □ Owner/agency representative There is no fee for this event. 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