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From: Subject: Sun Newspapers - MNSUN.com - Working together we can change attitudes Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:48:40 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C8260C.A976D720" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C8260C.A976D720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: mhtml:file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\LMASANZ\My%20Documents\press\Sun%20Newspapers%20-%20MNSUN_com%20-%20Working%20together%20we%20can%20change%20attitudes.mht Sun Newspapers - = MNSUN.com - Working together we can change attitudes =

Working together we can = change=20 attitudes

By Melissa Drews - Guest=20 Columnist
(Created: = Wednesday, November=20 7, 2007 11:22 PM CST)

Each year, our state observes Minnesota = Chemical=20 Health Week during the third week of November. It is = dedicated to=20 raising awareness of the widespread abuse of alcohol and = other drugs=20 and the problems associated with tobacco use. More than just = knowing=20 about these problems, however, let's adopt attitudes and = practices=20 that keep all of us living healthier lives - not just for = one day or=20 week, but for all year long.

Let's work together to = change=20 attitudes that condone underage drinking, abusive drinking, = illegal=20 drug use, and tobacco addiction. As adults, our choices and = actions=20 set examples. Let's make them good ones. As parents, we can = uphold=20 standards for our children and work together to guide them = to make=20 wise choices.

We need not go far to raise our = awareness of=20 alcohol and drug abuse. Not a day goes by that we don't hear = of an=20 alcohol- or drug-related incident or fatality. Even those = who do not=20 use tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs are = affected.

While=20 most adults use alcohol responsibly or refrain from drinking = it,=20 more than 19,000 people in the U.S. die of alcohol-induced = causes=20 every year and this does not include traffic fatalities = involving=20 alcohol.

Last year in Minnesota, alcohol-related = crashes=20 killed 255 people at an estimated economic impact of nearly = $280=20 million. Fully 39 percent of Minnesota's traffic fatalities = are=20 alcohol-related.

According to the Minnesota = Department of=20 Health, the annual economic cost of alcohol use in the state = is $4.5=20 billion. That amounts to $900 per person and is 19 times = greater=20 than the tax revenue generated by the sale of = alcohol.

We=20 need not go far to raise our awareness of the drug and = alcohol=20 abuser; their faces are more familiar than many of us = realize. She's=20 your child. He's your grandson. They're the middle-aged = couple next=20 door. She's your babysitter. He's your newspaper carrier or = pizza=20 delivery boy. We can work together and make a difference in = their=20 lives.

Melissa Drews is youth health promotion = specialist for=20 Bloomington's Public Health Division.

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