Smoke Signals March 1990
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"Are You Looking
For Child Care?"
My name is Shelley Hanson and I am a Grand Ronde
Tribal Member. I am interested in starting a day care in
the Grand Ronde area and want to get an idea of the
number of families who would be interested in using
these services. The facility would be open to non-tribal
members as well as tribal members, so please pass this
survey on to others who may be interested. Thank You
for your help and I will keep you posted on the results.
Please complete the following questions and return to
me, Shelley Hanson, co CTGR, P.O. Box 38, Grand
Ronde, Oregon 97347.
Number of children requiring full-time V
- Ages of your children:
- Number of children requiring after-school
care:
- Approximately cost of current day caremo.:
What types of activities would you like to see your child
involved in at day care?
Are there any special services your child would need?
(i.e. transportation to medical appts., medical treat
ments, etc.) Please specify:
Comments:
Thanks For Your Help!!
Parent Committee Meeting
March 7, 1990 5:30pm
Willimina High School Library
Any Questions, please call:
Camille Van VleetJOM Coord. 879-5211
or
Sepha ThomasTitle V tutor 879 5210
Live-In Sitter
Nita Hurt from Yamhill is looking for a live-in sitter
for her three children, ages 15, 13, and 7.
Sitter will need a car. The job pays $600.00. The Hurt's
will be on a shrimp boat for several months in Alaska. If
interested call 662-3689.
Monteverdi Offers
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services to the Indian community for the cost of materi-
als. A professional photographer, he has done work for
the NW Indian Child Welfare Association, United W'',
Indian Students for Higher Education(UlSHE), and the
Confederated Tribes of SiletzJHe cart bereached afH
246-1790 weekend? and evenings.4
Native American Foster
Homes Needed
A new unit of the Children Services Division is seeking
foster homes from the American Indian Community in
Portland. Known as the ICWA unit, their goal is to
develop a better relationship with CSD in order to
better serve the Indian children and families in
Multnomah County. The ICWA unit is working closely
with the Indian Education office and Portland Public
Schools. One of their most urgent needs is for foster
homes, both short and long-term, to house children who
can, for a variety of reasons, no longer reside at home.
For more information contact Alex Stone (Cheyenne) at
238-8423.
What You Should Know About
SMOKING AND DRUG INTERACTIONS
Medications: Pay attention if you taking one of the fol
lowing drugs:
Adapin, Librium, Amitid, Norpramin, Amitril, Oral
contraceptives, Aventyl, Pamelor, Asendin, Pcrtofrane,
Darvocet-N, Sinequan, Darvon, Talwin, Elavil, Theo
phylline, Endep, Thorazine, Heparin, Tofranil, Inderal,
Valium
Conditions: Do you have one of the following conditions
or diseases ?
Allergy, Stomach ulcers, Angina pectoris, Peripheral
vascular disease (e.g. poor circulation to extremities),
Diabetes, High blood pressure, Lung disease (e.g.
emphysema, bronchitis)
Note!
Smoking may adversely affect your condition.
Smoking cigarettes can alter the way you respond to
various medications. Cigarette smoke contains sub
stances which can cause the enzymes in the liver to
make drugs less effective. Thus, smokers may have a
reduced effect from these medications. If you smoke,
yhour physician and pharmacist should be aware of the
fact so that they can be alert for evidence of altered drug
effect. Medications whose effect may be altered by
smoking include the following.
Analgesics: Smoking may reduce the effect of pain
killers such as pentazocine (Talwin) and propoxyphene
(Darvon, Darvocet-N). "
Antianxiety Agents: Smoking may reduce the effect
of chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and diazepam (Valium).
Antidepressants: Smoking may reduce the effect of
tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyling (e.g.,
Amitid, Amitril, Elavil, Endep), desipramine
(Norpramin, Pertofrane), imipramine (Tofranil), and
nortriptyline (Aventyl, Pamelor). Other tricyclic
antidepressants such as trimipraming (Surmontil),
amoxapine (Asendin), and doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan)
might also be affected.
Heparin: Smoking may reduce the effect of this anti
coagulant drug. However, the response to oral antico
agulant drugs such as warfarin (Coumadin) docs not
appear to be affected by smoking.
Oral Contraceptives: Smoking increases the risk of
serious complications associated with the use of oral
contraceptives. These complications include strokes,
heart attacks, and blood clots. You should avoid
smoking if you are taking an oral contraceptive.
Phenothiazines: Smoking may reduce the effect of
the plychiatric drug, chlorpromazine (Thorazine).
Propranolol: Smoking may inhibit the effect of pro
pranolol. This is especially important if the propranolol
is being used to treat angina pectoris.
Theophylline: Smoking may reduce the effect of this
antiasthmatic drug. Smokers may need larger dosed
than non-smokers.
In addition to affecting the response to various medica
tions, smoking may adversely affect the course of several
conditions and diseased. If you have one or more of the
following disorders, cigarette smoking should be
avoided.
Allergies: Smoking may produce symptoms in allergic
individuals.
Angina pectoris: Smoking can aggravate angina and
may inhibit the effectiveness of medication prescribed
for it.
Diabetes: Smoking can increase the probability that
persons with diabetes will develop arteriosclerosis.
Hypertension: Smoking may worsen hypertension and
can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.
Lung disease: Smoking causes or worsens a variety of
lung diseases.
Ulcers: Smoking increases the likelihood of developing
stomach ulcers. Discontinuing smoking may lead to
more rapid healing of this condition in patients.
Peripheral vascular disease: Smoking appears to
increase the risk of vascular disease.