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Resolve to
Be Ready in 2011
 March
is American Red Cross Month, a great opportunity for citizens,
families and businesses to review disaster plans and build or
restock emergency kits. According to FEMA Region X Administrator
Ken Murphy, the American Red Cross not only provides help, hope and
healing when disaster strikes, but also offers a wide selection of
CPR/AED, first aid, disaster response and emergency preparedness
training.
Parent Alert: Dangers of "Bath Salts"
According to several reports, the latest culprit in drug abuse comes
in the form of what we all thought to be a harmless and legal
household item, bath salts. Emergency calls are being
reported due to the over-exposure to the stimulants the powders
often contain: mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, also known
as MDPV. “The effects of the powders are as powerful as
abusing methamphetamine." Increasingly, law enforcement agents and
poison control centers say the advertised bath salts with complex
chemical names are an emerging menace in several U.S. states where
authorities talk of banning their sale.
Popular But Very Dangerous "Energy" Drink
The tragic death of a high school freshman in Denton
may help spur new federal regulations on alcoholic "energy" drinks.
With names like "Loko," "Maxed" and "Earthquake" and flavors that
include grape, fruit punch and lemonade, this kind of drink packs a
punch. A 24-ounce can is the equivalent of drinking four 12-ounce
beers and a tall cup of coffee from Starbucks. (Watch Video)
First Offender Program Showing
Positive Results
 (Irving,
Texas) In February of 2010, the Irving Police Department
started the First Offender Program, which focuses on teen-age
offenders arrested for non-violent offenses. If a teen is arrested
and eligible for the program, they are contacted by the investigator
who screens every juvenile arrest in the city. The teen and their
family must speak with the investigator and agree to attend and
complete the entire ten-week course together, in order to
successfully complete the program...
 "I
Wish We'd All Been Ready"
Read Pat Lamb's article that was published in the
Fall Issue of the TASBO Report. Mr. Lamb is the chair of the TASBO
Safe Schools committee and an avid reader/writer/speaker on the
subject of emergency preparedness.
 Cell Phone
Ban in School Zones
This
is a reminder that the use of cell phones while driving in active Irving school
zones is prohibited to help provide additional safety to children. The
city guidelines for the ban (which are enforced on school
days during active school zone hours) ban motorists from engaging in
calls by talking, dialing or listening on a hand-held mobile
telephone, and entering or reading text messages. This includes...
 Short-Lived
... A Cheese Story
(by Natalie Posgate) A short high. A
cheap price. An irreversible consequence. One of Dallas’ most
vicious drugs, cheese heroin, falls under all of these categories.
Find out why it’s still keeping many adolescents hooked, or even
worse, cutting short their lives.
 Warning
about K2
(A synthetic marijuana like product)
A recent spate of incidents in Texas sent teens who smoked the
"herbal incense" in Beaumont and Denton to hospitals.
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